Apparatus, network system, method, and computer program for enabling functions of a plurality of devices
AssigneeDaikin Industries, Ltd.
InventorTakanori Ogura
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a plurality of devices and is configured to enable a specified function of a first device among the plurality of devices in response to a first license key distributed by a licenser. The apparatus includes a key input unit and a key generation unit. The key input unit allows the first license key to be input. A second license key is generated based on the first license key and specific information relating to a second device among the plurality of devices. The apparatus further enables a specified function of the second device that is the same as the specified function of the first device in response to the second license key.
Claims13
An apparatus configured to enable a specified function of a first device of a plurality of devices in response to a first license key distributed by a licenser, the apparatus comprising:
- a key input unit configured to allow the first license key to be input;
- and
- a key generation unit configured to generate a second license key based on the first license key and specific information relating to a second device of the plurality of devices,
- a specified function of the second device that is the same as the specified function of the first device being enabled in response to the second license key.
A method for enabling a specified function of a first device of a plurality of devices in response to a first license key distributed by a licenser, the method comprising:
- inputting the first license;
- generating a second license key based on the first license key and specific information relating to a second device of the plurality of devices;
- and
- enabling a specified function of the second device that is the same as the specified function of the first device in response to the second license key.
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