Back to results
US 2006/0143134 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for sharing a digital access license
OwnerNicol So, George Lydeckerinventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method and apparatus for sharing a digital access license by receiving a request to share the license, identifying a current license to be shared, preparing a loaner-license according to the current license and conveying the loaner-license to a borrowing client.
Claims26
[claim_M_B]A method for sharing a digital access license comprising:
- receiving a request to share a digital access license;
- identifying a current license to be shared according to the request;
- preparing a loaner license according to the current licensed to be shared;
- and
- conveying the loaner license to a borrowing client.
2 more elements
[claim_A_A]An apparatus for sharing a digital access license comprising:
- processor capable of executing an instruction sequence;
- communications interface capable of sending and receiving information;
- memory capable of storing one or more instruction sequences and further capable of storing information;
- and
- one or more instruction sequences stored in the memory including:
- protocol stack that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to establish a communications connection using the communications interface;
- and
- license manager that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to:
- receive a request to share a digital access license stored in the memory;
- identify a current license stored in the memory according to the request to share a digital access license;
- execute the protocol stack in order to establish a communications connection;
- prepare a loaner-license according to the identified current license;
- and
- convey the loaner-license to the established connection.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.