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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2006
Xuejun Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Juan-carlos Colosso, Mt. View, CA (US);
Xuejun Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Juan-Carlos Colosso, Mt. View, CA (US);
Adobe Systems INc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A licensing server source distributes a so-called license configuration file to a client for purposes of enabling operation of a software application installed on a computer. When a user initiates execution of the vendor software for the first time, code associated with the software application accesses the license configuration file for purposes of obtaining authorization (e.g., one or more activation certificates) to operate the software application. Depending on the type of license configuration file forwarded to the respective client, the license configuration file can include either a corresponding activation certificate to operate the software or include an address of a remote source (e.g., address) in which to register and obtain authorization to operate the software application. Enabling retrieval of the activation certificate directly from the license configuration file (as a possible alternative to requiring remote registering and authentication to obtain authorization) enables immediate use of the software application.