Software pay per use licensing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6049789
SERIAL NO

09104459

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A software pay-per-use (PPU) licensing system is disclosed. The PPU licensing system includes one or more licensor license management system (LMS) and one or more licensee LMS. Each licensee LMS includes one or more components that operate to grant pay-per-use licenses for software applications, including data collection on amount of usage licenses granted, and to monitor operational states of the pay-per-use license granting and data collection operations, including periodic reporting of state and usage license granted data to a licensor LMS. Each licensor LMS includes components that operate to receive, store and process state and usage license granted data for the software applications from the licensee systems, including verification of timely periodic reporting from the licensee LMS.

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MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION8005 SW BOECKMAN ROAD WILSONVILLE OR 97070-7777

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frison, Michael R Tualatin, OR 1 149
Kirchberger, Bela L McMinnville, OR 1 149

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