Methods for Activating End-User Software Licenses
AssigneeVeritrix, Inc.
InventorPaul Headley
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Abstract
Methods for software activation are provided that associate a software license key with one or more authorized individuals such that an authorized individual can readily transfer a license between different platforms. A biometric sample of the individual is stored in an enrollment step upon first activation of the software. Later, the same individual can provide a biometric sample that matches the stored biometric sample in order to activate the software on another platform, rendering the first instance inactive if no additional activations are available. More than one individual can be authorized under a license that allows for multiple activations.
Claims17
A method for activating software on an installation platform, the method comprising:
- receiving, with a first computing system, a software license key and first identifying information;
- storing the first identifying information in association with the software license key;
- enrolling a user by
- receiving a first biometric sample with a second computing system, and
- storing the first biometric sample as a biometric template in association with the software license key;
- and
- sending a first activation code from the first computing system to the installation platform upon completion of the user enrollment.
A system for activating software on an installation platform, the system comprising:
- a computing system of one or more servers in communication with one another, the one or more servers including logic configured to
- receive, over a network from an installation platform, a software license key and first identifying information;
- store the first identifying information in association with the software license key in a computer-readable medium;
- enroll a user by
- receiving a first biometric sample with a second computing system, and
- storing the first biometric sample as a biometric template in association with the software license key;
- and
- send a first activation code from the first computing system to the installation platform upon completion of the user enrollment.
A method for activating software comprising:
- installing an instance of software on a platform;
- and
- activating the instance on the platform by
- submitting a software license key and a biometric sample, and
- receiving, with the installation platform, an activation code in response to submitting the biometric sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.