# US 2021/0240799 A1 · Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Licensing and Provisioning a Software Product Within a Cloud Based Computing Environment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0240799 A1 - Document ID: US20210240799A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/778,763 - Filed: 2020-01-31 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-31 - Assignees: salesforce.com, inc. - Applicants: salesforce.com, inc. - Inventors: Belinda Y. Wong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240799A1 ## CPC - G06F 21/105: {Arrangements for software license management or administration, e.g. for managing licenses at corporate level} - G06F 21/10: Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material (protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16) {; Digital rights management [DRM]} - G06Q 20/1235: {with control of digital rights management [DRM]} - G06Q 30/0607: {Regulating the sale of restricted items, e.g. alcohol} - G06Q 2220/18: Licensing - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing licensing and provisioning software products within a cloud based computing environment. An exemplary system having at least a processor and a memory therein includes logic for receiving user input defining a plurality of features of a software product, creating a license definition of the software product based on one or more of the plurality of software product features, storing the license definition into a software application depot hosted by a cloud computing service provider, publishing a record for the license definition in a selected management organization for the cloud computing service provider, the record providing a reference to the license definition and an owner thereof, and assigning and linking a stock keeping unit (SKU) to the license definition to make the software product available for purchase. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a system having a processor and a memory therein, comprising: receiving user input defining a plurality of features of a software product; creating a license definition of the software product based on one or more of the plurality of software product features, wherein creating the license definition comprises: creating a plurality of platform license definitions that define functionality of the software product for a tenant organization; creating a plurality of user license definitions that define functionality of the software product for a user; and combining one or more of the plurality of platform license definitions and one or more of the plurality of user license definitions; storing the license definition into a software application depot hosted by a cloud computing service provider; publishing a record for the license definition in a selected management organization for the cloud computing service provider, the record providing a reference to the license definition and an owner thereof; and assigning and linking a stock keeping unit (SKU) to the license definition to make the software product available for purchase. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving from a tenant organization an order for the software product at the selected management organization, the order specifying the SKU. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising generating at the selected management organization a license request comprising the reference to the license definition for the ordered software product. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising transmitting the license request to a cloud service provider that hosts the tenant organization. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising writing a license for the ordered software product to the tenant organization. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising configuring the software product for the tenant organization in accordance with the written license. ### Claim 7 A system to execute within a host organization, wherein the system comprises: a processor and a memory to execute instructions at the system, the system providing: means for receiving user input defining a plurality of features of a software product; means for creating a license definition of the software product based on one or more of the plurality of software product features, wherein the means for creating the license definition comprises: means for creating a plurality of platform license definitions that define functionality of the software product for a tenant organization; means for creating a plurality of user license definitions that define functionality of the software product for a user; and means for combining one or more of the plurality of platform license definitions and one or more of the plurality of user license definitions; means for storing the license definition into a software application depot hosted by a cloud computing service provider; means for publishing a record for the license definition in a selected management organization for the cloud computing service provider, the record providing a reference to the license definition and an owner thereof; and means for assigning and linking a stock keeping unit (SKU) to the license definition to make the software product available for purchase. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, further comprising means for receiving from a tenant organization an order for the software product at the selected management organization, the order specifying the SKU. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, further comprising means for generating at the selected management organization a license request comprising the reference to the license definition for the ordered software product. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, further comprising means for transmitting the license request to a cloud service provider that hosts the tenant organization. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, further comprising means for writing a license for the ordered software product to the tenant organization. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising means for configuring the software product for the tenant organization in accordance with the written license. ### Claim 13 Non-transitory computer readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of a system, the instructions cause the system to perform operations including: receiving user input defining a plurality of features of a software product; creating a license definition of the software product based on one or more of the plurality of software product features, wherein creating the license definition comprises: creating a plurality of platform license definitions that define functionality of the software product for a tenant organization; creating a plurality of user license definitions that define functionality of the software product for a user; and combining one or more of the plurality of platform license definitions and one or more of the plurality of user license definitions; storing the license definition into a software application depot hosted by a cloud computing service provider; publishing a record for the license definition in a selected management organization for the cloud computing service provider, the record providing a reference to the license definition and an owner thereof; and assigning and linking a stock keeping unit (SKU) to the license definition to make the software product available for purchase. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 13, further comprising receiving from a tenant organization an order for the software product at the selected management organization, the order specifying the SKU. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 14, further comprising generating at the selected management organization a license request comprising the reference to the license definition for the ordered software product. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 15, further comprising transmitting the license request to a cloud service provider that hosts the tenant organization. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 16, further comprising writing a license for the ordered software product to the tenant organization. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17, further comprising configuring the software product for the tenant organization in accordance with the written license.