US 2010/0251389 A1 · LICENSE REGISTRATION DEVICE THAT REGISTERS LICENSE FOR USE OF PROGRAM ON DATA PROCESSING DEVICE

Abstract

A storage medium storing a set of program instructions that becomes executable on a data processing device if license information is input to the data processing device within a limiting period set for the license information. The license information is provided by a license registration device after registration of a license for use of the program instructions on the data processing device. The instructions includes storing time information in association with the license information, the time information indicating a cancelable time that arrives at or after an expiration time of the limiting period, accepting input of a disabling command, disabling use of the program instructions, and providing, if the cancelable time has arrived and if the disabling command has been accepted, license cancel information necessary for canceling the license.

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Dependent claims

A storage medium storing a set of program instructions executable on a data processing device, usable for controlling the data processing device, and becoming executable on the data processing device under a condition where license information is input to the data processing device within a limiting period set for the license information, the license information being provided by a license registration device after registration of a license for use of the program instructions on the data processing device, instructions comprising:

storing time information in association with the license information, the time information indicating a cancelable time that arrives at or after an expiration time of the limiting period;
accepting input of a disabling command;
disabling use of the program instructions upon accepting the input of the disabling command;
and
providing, if the cancelable time has arrived and if the disabling command has been accepted, license cancel information necessary for canceling the license.

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A license registration device comprising:

a first receiving section that accepts input of license request information;
a license registration section that registers a license for use of program instructions relating to the license request information in accordance with a license registration status of the program instructions;
a setting section that sets a limiting period;
a license information generation section that generates license information indicating successful registration of the license, the license information including the limiting period;
a providing section that provides the license information to a user, wherein the program instructions can become executable on a data processing device if the license information is input to the data processing device within the limiting period;
a second receiving section that accepts input of license cancel information;
and
a cancel section that cancels the license in response to the license cancel information.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

License registration device that registers license for use of program on data processing device

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License registration device that registers license for use of program on data processing device

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Abstract

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