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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Ronald W. Miller, Sammamish, WA (US);
Xiaoxi Tan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ronald W. Miller, Sammamish, WA (US);
Xiaoxi Tan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, system and computer-readable medium for deterring software piracy in a volume license environment. A volume license key embedded within a volume license file is received. The volume license key has first data derived from at least one machine attribute of the environment. The volume license file is authenticated using second data derived from at least one machine attribute of the environment. A software package associated with the volume license key is then activated on at least one computing device in the environment.