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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2001
Giorgio Cognigni, Rome, IT;
Alessio Presciutti, Rome, IT;
Giorgio Cognigni, Rome, IT;
Alessio Presciutti, Rome, IT;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method () of controlling use of a software product (or equivalent digitally encoded products) on a data processing system of a customer by a supplier of the product. The method includes the steps of monitoring () operation of the customer system for detecting a condition of use of the product (such as the number of end-users running the product simultaneously), providing () reconciliation information indicative of the detected condition of use over a corresponding period of time to a data processing system of the supplier (for example periodically sending a corresponding message through the INTERNET), and updating () licensing information stored on the supplier system and indicative of a licensing condition of the product according to the reconciliation information.
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