Method and apparatus for license distribution
AssigneeAvaya Technology Corp.
InventorDavid L. 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.
Claims21
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.
23-68. (canceled)
A computer readable medium encoded with 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.