US Patent No: 6,948,168

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Licensed application installer

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A method and system of installing licensed software on an end user's computer comprising having a program storage device and a unique computer identifier distinguishing the end user computer from other computers, e.g., a BIOS serial number or a network adapter address. The network computer contains a plurality of different software for license to end users and a database listing computer identifiers licensed to run the software. The end user computer sends to the network computer a command to run a program identifying to the end user computer the software listed as licensed by the computer identifier of the end user computer. The network computer contacts the end user computer and determine its end user computer identifier, verifies listing of the end user computer identifier in the network computer database, and identifies to the end user computer all of the software on the network computer program storage device listed as licensed by the computer identifier of the end user computer using an executable program on the network computer. The end user computer sends to the network computer a selection of the software to be downloaded. The network computer downloads the selected software and installs it on the end user computer program storage device.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC.SANTA MONICA, CA346

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kuprionas, Paul Nanticoke, PA 1 16

Cited Art Landscape

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (3)
4,953,209 Self-verifying receipt and acceptance system for electronically delivered data objects 287 1988
5,666,501 Method and apparatus for installing software 98 1995
* 6,056,786 Technique for monitoring for license compliance for client-server software 60 1997
 
NCR CORPORATION (1)
* 5,953,532 Installation and deinstallation of application programs 45 1997
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (2)
5,421,009 Method of remotely installing software directly from a central computer 303 1993
* 5,881,236 System for installation of software on a remote computer system over a network using checksums and password protection 135 1996
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (1)
5,005,122 Arrangement with cooperating management server node and network service node 664 1987
 
FUJITSU LIMITED (1)
5,835,911 Software distribution and maintenance system and method 431 1995
 
INTERNET COMMERCE SERVICES CORPORATION (1)
5,864,620 Method and system for controlling distribution of software in a multitiered distribution chain 142 1996
 
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. (1)
* 5,138,712 Apparatus and method for licensing software on a network of computers 611 1989
 
STAMPS.COM INC. (1)
5,638,513 Secure software rental system using continuous asynchronous password verification 199 1995
 
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. (1)
5,708,709 System and method for managing try-and-buy usage of application programs 552 1995
 
KRONE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS INC. (1)
* 6,202,209 Personal information device and method for downloading reprogramming data from a computer to the personal information device via the PCMCIA port or through a docking station with baud rate conversion means 23 1999
 
APPLE INC. (1)
5,903,650 Method and apparatus for electronic license distribution 39 1996
 
RPX CORPORATION (1)
5,905,860 Fault tolerant electronic licensing system 144 1997
 
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC (2)
* 6,189,146 System and method for software licensing 339 1998
* 6,493,871 Method and system for downloading updates for software installation 342 1999
 
SAFENET, INC. (1)
5,337,357 Method of software distribution protection 309 1993
 
BMC SOFTWARE, INC. (1)
5,919,247 Method for the distribution of code and data updates 509 1996
* Cited By Examiner

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
NCR CORPORATION (1)
* 2004/0193,913 Controlled access to software applications and/or data 24 2003
 
CLEVX, LLC (1)
* 2008/0263,542 Software-Firmware Transfer System 0 2006
 
DIGITAL DELIVERY NETWORKS, INC. (1)
* 2009/0094,044 System, method and computer-readable medium for configuring a computer via a network to generate a personalized user experience 2 2007
 
BENQ CORPORATION (1)
* 2005/0097,214 Network peripheral device and installation method thereof 4 2004
 
CA, INC. (4)
* 8,725,647 Method and system for determining software license compliance 0 2008
8,606,718 Method and system for determining software license compliance 0 2008
* 2009/0249,494 Method and System for Determining Software License Compliance 4 2008
* 2009/0248,428 Method and System for Determining Software License Compliance 2 2008
 
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (3)
* 2002/0147,922 Software protection mechanism 7 2001
* 2003/0126,456 Method for licensing software 24 2002
* 2007/0043,675 SOFTWARE LICENSE MANAGER 1 2006
 
TANDBERG TELEVISION, INC. (1)
7,730,513 Systems and methods for provisioning a host device for enhanced services in a cable system 0 2006
 
QLOGIC, Corporation (1)
* 8,185,960 System and method for managing access to adapter features 1 2006
 
SIMPLEX MAJOR SDN.BHD (1)
7,137,140 Transaction verification 6 2001
 
N2 BROADBAND, INC. (6)
7,757,261 Systems and methods for providing flexible provisioning architectures for a host in a cable system 12 2003
* 7,627,868 Systems and methods for distributing software for a host device in a cable system 7 2003
* 2004/0260,798 Systems and methods for distributing software for a host device in a cable system 39 2003
* 2004/0261,114 Systems and methods for providing flexible provisioning architectures for a host in a cable system 49 2003
* 2004/0268,420 Systems and methods for activating a host in a cable system 16 2004
* 2010/0071,020 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING SOFTWARE FOR A HOST DEVICE IN A CABLE SYSTEM 6 2009
 
INTEL CORPORATION (2)
8,356,067 Servicing device aggregates 0 2002
* 2004/0083,262 Servicing device aggregates 86 2002
 
UNWIRED PLANET, LLC (1)
* 2013/0073,725 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CONTENT DISTRIBUTION 4 2012
 
ERICSSON TELEVISION INC. (1)
7,958,505 Systems and methods for distributing software for a host device in a cable system 3 2009
 
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC (10)
* 7,236,958 Electronic software license with software product installer identifier 10 2001
* 2002/0091,644 Electronic software license with software product installer identifier 11 2001
* 7,644,442 Systems and methods for using machine attributes to deter software piracy in an enterprise environment 16 2005
* 2005/0182,732 Systems and methods for using machine attributes to deter software piracy in an enterprise environment 7 2005
8,181,265 Secure machine counting 1 2005
* 2006/0036,552 Secure machine counting 56 2005
7,921,059 Licensing upsell 3 2005
* 2007/0143,228 Licensing matrix 17 2005
* 2007/0143,222 Licensing upsell 11 2005
* 2008/0120,690 Client enforced network tunnel vision 35 2006
 
DROPBOX, INC. (2)
* 7,698,733 Computer system and usage method thereof 2 2002
* 2002/0129,262 Computer system and usage method thereof 13 2002
 
LOG CORP. (1)
* 2012/0030,337 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ACCESS TERMINAL 1 2010
 
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (5)
7,530,117 Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of software 5 2004
* 2004/0254,889 Information processing method and apparatus for managing sales of software 2 2004
* 2004/0254,888 Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of software 6 2004
* 8,239,857 Information processing apparatus and method of installing application program 4 2006
* 2007/0169,119 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INSTALLING APPLICATION PROGRAM 2 2006
* Cited By Examiner

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Mar 20, 2017
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00