Software resale method, apparatus, and system
AssigneeHuawei Device Co., Ltd.
InventorsXi HUANG, Huangwei WU, Jiejing HUANG
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a software resale method. A first device that already obtains permission to use target software sends a resale request to a server, to obtain a distributed resale credential; the first device sends the resale credential to a second device; and the second device purchases a target application program by using the resale credential. A problem that software cannot be resold or transferred currently is resolved, and a software developer and a distribution platform can improve a software purchase rate and activeness of the platform by using a proper business model, thereby increasing an operating income.
Claims18
A software resale method, comprising:
- receiving a resale request for reselling target software that is sent by a first device;
- determining, according to the resale request, whether the target software is resold, and if yes, generating a resale credential and sending the resale credential to the first device, so that the first device sends the resale credential to a second device;
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- receiving the resale credential sent by the second device, verifying whether the resale credential is valid, and if yes, transferring to the second device permission of the first device to use the target software.
A software resale method, comprising:
- generating a first purchase credential according to description information of target software after a first device successfully purchases the target software, and sending the first purchase credential to the first device, so that the first device generates a resale credential according to the first purchase credential and identification information of a second device, and sends the resale credential to the second device, wherein the description information comprises user information of the first device and an identity of the target software;
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- receiving the resale credential sent by the second device, verifying whether the resale credential is valid, and if yes, transferring to the second device permission of the first device to use the target software.
A software resale apparatus, comprising:
- memory and one or more processors, wherein the memory stores a set of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to perform the following operations:
- receiving a resale request for reselling target software that is sent by a first device;
- determining, according to the resale request, whether the target software is resold, and if yes, generating a resale credential and sending the resale credential to the first device, so that the first device sends the resale credential to a second device;
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- receiving the resale credential sent by the second device, verifying whether the resale credential is valid, and if yes, transferring to the second device permission of the first device to use the target software.
A software resale apparatus, comprising:
- memory and one or more processors, wherein the memory stores a set of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory to perform the following operations:
- generating a first purchase credential according to description information of the target software after a first device successfully purchases target software, and sending the first purchase credential to the first device, so that the first device generates a resale credential according to the first purchase credential and identification information of a second device, and sends the resale credential to the second device, where the description information includes user information of the first device and an identity of the target software;
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- receiving the resale credential sent by the second device, verifying whether the resale credential is valid, and if yes, transferring to the second device permission of the first device to use the target software.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.