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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2009
Wen-pin Scott Hsu, Redmond, WA (US);
Tarik Soulami, Redmond, WA (US);
Richard S. Eizenhoefer, Redmond, WA (US);
Ning Zhang, Bothell, WA (US);
Anil Bazaz, Redmond, WA (US);
Thomas J. Layson, Monroe, WA (US);
Josue L Noriega DE LA Vega, Sammamish, WA (US);
Wen-Pin Scott Hsu, Redmond, WA (US);
Tarik Soulami, Redmond, WA (US);
Richard S. Eizenhoefer, Redmond, WA (US);
Ning Zhang, Bothell, WA (US);
Anil Bazaz, Redmond, WA (US);
Thomas J. Layson, Monroe, WA (US);
Josue L Noriega de la Vega, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A software license for a particular version of a software product on a computing device includes both a branding identifier that identifies the particular version of the software product and component dependency information that identifies one or more aspects of the particular version of the software product. To activate a software product on the computing device, the branding identifier is compared to a portion of the software product on the computing device. If the branding identifier matches the portion of the software product, then the component dependency information is compared to one or more aspects of the software product on the computing device. If the component dependency information matches the one or more aspects of the software product then the software product is activated. Otherwise, the a license state of the software product is kept unchanged.