Automatic software license manager

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5742757
SERIAL NO

08655132

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A software license management system that assists a user at a local node of a computer network in selecting an appropriate type of software licenses available at the time of a request. When the user requests a license for a required software tool, the system determines whether a node-locked license assigned to its node is available. If not, the system determines whether a floating license for the required software tool is available. If no floating or local node-locked license is available, the system finds out whether a node-locked license assigned to a remote node of the network can be used. If so, the user is connected to the remote node to use that node-locked license. If no license for the required software tool is available at the time of the request, the request is placed on a license request queue for the required software tool. The user is notified in order of the queue when any license for the required software tool becomes available.

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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC & ELECTRONICS USA INCCYPRESS CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hamadani, Mehrdad Durham, NC 4 236
Huffman, Ward Durham, NC 2 146

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