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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Cecil Ray Brooks, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Jay Robert Girotto, Kirkland, WA (US);
Caglar Gunyakti, Sammamish, WA (US);
Todd Haugen, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Cecil Ray Brooks, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Jay Robert Girotto, Kirkland, WA (US);
Caglar Gunyakti, Sammamish, WA (US);
Todd Haugen, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An application includes a plurality of features. A transaction is engaged with a retailer to obtain a product license corresponding to the application. The product license defines at least one feature of the application that may be employed. A base copy of the application is obtained from a distributor and is actuated. A use license corresponding to the product license is acquired from a licensor by way of the actuated application sending the product license to the licensor along with an identification of at least one of a user, the computing device, and a trusted component operating on the computing device, where the use license includes feature policy granting rights to employ each feature defined in the product license.