Method and apparatus for license distribution
AssigneeAvaya Technology Corp.
InventorDavid Chavez
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for license distribution are disclosed. An endpoint requests information from a server related to information required for the server to grant a license. The server provides the required information to the endpoint. The endpoint obtains the required information, and forwards the information to the server. The server, upon receiving the information, determines if a license may be granted to the endpoint, and transmits a license authorization to the endpoint, which includes the number of licenses which are granted.
Claims43
1-12. (canceled)
A method for copying digital content by a digital content receiver, comprising:
- displaying digital content;
- receiving from a user a request to copy the digital content;
- accessing a server which is geographically dislocated from the digital content receiver;
- receiving, from said server, a request for license information related to requirements for granting license to copy digital content;
- determining said requested license information;
- communicating said requested license information to said server;
- receiving, from said server, a copy license, including a number of copies which are authorized to be made;
- and
- generating a copy of the digital content when said number of copies is greater than zero.
A method for granting a license to copy digital content, comprising:
- receiving, from a digital content receiver, a request for license information fields;
- communicating said license information fields to said digital content receiver over a network connection;
- receiving license information from said digital content receiver over the network connection;
- determining the availability of a copy license based on said license information;
- and
- communicating a license, including a number of copies which the digital content receiver is authorized to make, to said digital content receiver over the network connection.
34-57. (canceled)
A computer readable medium containing instructions for directing a computer to perform a method for granting a license to copy digital content to a digital content receiver which is geographically dislocated from said computer, comprising:
- receiving, from the digital content receiver, a request for license information fields;
- communicating said license information fields to the digital content receiver;
- receiving license information from the digital content receiver;
- determining the availability of a copy license based on said license information;
- and
- communicating a license, including a number of copies which the digital content receiver is authorized to make, to the digital content receiver.
A computer readable medium containing instructions for directing a digital content receiver to perform a method copying digital content, comprising:
- displaying digital content;
- receiving from a user a request to copy the digital content;
- accessing a server which is geographically dislocated from the digital content receiver;
- receiving, from said server, a request for license information related to requirements for granting license to copy digital content;
- determining said requested license information;
- communicating said requested license information to said server;
- receiving, from said server, a copy license, including a number of copies which are authorized to be made;
- and
- generating a copy of the digital content when said number of copies is greater than zero.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.