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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Aaron J. Smith, Kenmore, WA (US);
Tyron M. Balascio, Monroe, WA (US);
Ajay Bhave, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chih-pin Kao, Redmond, WA (US);
Emeron Bachhuber, Seattle, WA (US);
Mikael P. Horal, Renton, WA (US);
Aaron J. Smith, Kenmore, WA (US);
Tyron M. Balascio, Monroe, WA (US);
Ajay Bhave, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chih-pin Kao, Redmond, WA (US);
Emeron Bachhuber, Seattle, WA (US);
Mikael P. Horal, Renton, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed in which inherited activation opens a secure communication path from the host operating system (OS) to the guest (virtual machine) OS. The license state of the software on the host is passed through this channel, and software installed in the guest uses this information to inform its own product activation process. The virtualized (guest) software may then activate without any outside communication when the license requirements for the host are met.