Verbose hardware identification for binding a software package to a computer system having tolerance for hardware changes

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PATENT NO 7290149
APP PUB NO 20040177168A1
SERIAL NO

10378346

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Systems and methods for generating a verbose hardware identification (VHWID) for a given computer system are disclosed. The verbose hardware identification (VHWID) may be used to control the use of software on the given computer system depending on the degree of hardware changes to the computer system.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Alabraba, Ferdinand Jay Seattle, WA 3 99
Gunyakti, Caglar Sammamish, WA 29 631
Hughes, Aidan T Bellevue, WA 33 1082

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