Software configuration based on entitlement records

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9141767
APP PUB NO 20090158269A1
SERIAL NO

11957057

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Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to software license management and provide a method, system and computer program product for authorizing customer managed software installation. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for authorizing customer managed software installation based on entitlement records can be provided. The method can include in response to a request to transfer a registered software product from an existing platform to a new platform, validating both an entitlement record and also a maintenance record for the registered software product and transferring the registered software product to the new platform only if both the entitlement record and the maintenance record validate.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fritsch, James R Rochester, US 2 120
Iversen, Lars R Karlslunde, DK 1 3
Turner, Russell G Byron, US 1 3
Wingard, Daniel J Kingston, US 1 3

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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 22, 2027
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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