Systems and methods for software license management using a distributed ledger

An electronic device including a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:

• detect an initiation of a computer program on the electronic device that requires a license for the electronic device or for a user of the electronic device;
• interrupt the initiation of the computer program;
• access a wallet associated with the electronic device or the user of the electronic device;
• verifying, based on the access, that a license token associated with the computer program is not in the wallet;
• send, to a license management program, a request for the license token;
• receive, at the wallet associated with the electronic device or the user of the electronic device, the license token, wherein the license token is based on a second license token that is written to a license distributed ledger;
• and
• prompt resumption of the initiation of the computer program based on the received license token.

A non-transitory electronic device readable storage medium, including instructions stored thereon for software license management, which when read and executed by an electronic device cause the electronic device to perform steps comprising:

• detecting an initiation of a computer program on the electronic device that requires a license for the electronic device or for a user of the electronic device;
• interrupting the initiation of the computer program;
• accessing a wallet associated with the electronic device or the user of the electronic device;
• verifying, based on the accessing, that a license token associated with the computer program is not in the wallet;
• sending, to a license management program, a request for the license token;
• receiving, at the wallet associated with the electronic device or the user of the electronic device, the license token, wherein the license token is based on a second license token that is written to a license distributed ledger;
• and
• prompting resumption of the initiation of the computer program based on the receiving the license token.