Method for the enabling of machine functions on a spinning-mill machine

A method for enabling machine functions on a spinning-mill machine that includes multiple components used in performing the machine functions to produce a yarn at individual sections of the spinning-mill machine, the method comprising:

• transferring machine-specific data from the spinning-mill machine to an enabling device that is physically remote from the spinning-mill machine;
• with the enabling device, evaluating the machine-specific data;
• with the enabling device, selecting enabling data that is dependent on the machine-specific data, wherein the enabling data determines which of the machine functions at the individual sections are authorized by a license for operation;
• transferring the enabling data from the enabling device to the spinning-mill machine;
• using the enabling data at the spinning-mill machine to enable the machine specific functions to produce the yarn at the individual sections that are authorized by the license for operation and to limit or disable the machine specific functions at the individual sections that are not authorized by a license for production of the yarn;
• wherein the machine-specific data includes a machine ID that characterizes the spinning-mill machine, the machine ID further including individual component IDs characterizing the individual components of the spinning-mill machine that are subject to the license for operation;
• wherein the machine ID is stored in a memory unit of the spinning-mill machine;
• and;
• wherein, prior to the transfer of the machine ID to the memory unit, the machine ID is transmitted to a remote verification unit for verification of the individual component IDs, and only upon a successful verification, is then transferred to the memory unit.