On-premise deployment of virtual desktop service servers
AssigneeStartforce, Inc.
InventorsJonathan R. Pappas, Frank C. Pesek
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Abstract
A license server is used for activating and authorizing operation of software components for providing desktop virtualization service. A service server installed with the software components communicate with the licensing server on a periodic or random basis. The service server is managed by a virtual desktop service provider separate from the developer of the software components for providing desktop virtualization service. If the licensing server does not send any reply messages or sends a reply message including deactivation code to the service server, the service server is disabled. The licensing server may also collect information about the use of service server to determine compliance with licensing restrictions.
Claims20
A method of authorizing virtualization of computers in a service computing device by a license computing device, comprising:
- receiving request messages from the service computing device requesting authorization to initialize or continue virtualization of the computers in the service computing device;
- determining whether the service computing device is authorized to continue virtualization of the computers;
- and
- sending reply messages to the service computing device responsive to determining that the service computing device is authorized to continue the virtualization of the computers, each of the reply message authorizing the service computing device to continue the virtualization of the computers for a predetermined amount of time.
A license computer device for authorizing virtualization of computers in a service computing device, comprising:
- a service server activator to determine whether the service computing device is authorized to continue virtualization of the computers;
- and
- a communication module connected to the service server activator, the communication module configured to:
- receive request messages from the service computing device requesting authorization to initialize or continue virtualization of the computers in the service computing device;
- and
- send reply messages to the service computing device responsive to determining that the service computing device is authorized to continue virtualization of the computers, each of the reply message authorizing the service computing device to continue the virtualization of the computers for a predetermined amount of time.
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions when executed by a processor in a license computing device, cause the processor to:
- receive request messages from a service computing device requesting authorization to initialize or continue virtualization of computers in the service computing device;
- determine whether the service computing device is authorized to continue virtualization of the computers;
- and
- send reply messages to the service computing device responsive to determining that the service computing device is authorized to continue the virtualization of the computers, each of the reply message authorizing the service computing device to continue the virtualization of the computers for a predetermined amount of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.