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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2003
Michael Zunke, Aschheim, DE;
Michael Zunke, Aschheim, DE;
Aladdin Europe GmbH, Germering, DE;
Abstract
A method of operating a computer system comprises the following steps: installing an executable main module of a program on the computer system, storing module data for the main module and/or for an additional module (A, B, C, D) of the program in the computer system, said stored module data comprising a license part required to determine the presence of the use authorization of the main module and/or of the additional module, and preferably also comprising an information part, evaluating the stored module data for acquisition of a further use authorization for the additional module (A-D) or for a further additional module (A-D), and providing information for the acquisition of a use authorization as a function of the result of evaluation.