Geographic location based licensing system

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H04L 9/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2562725

A computer software license management system wrapper for use in a local computer is described. The software wrapper includes a wrapper interface that provides controlled access to a computer software application file. The software application file is encapsulated by security software code to protect it from unauthorized access. The software wrapper also includes a software license key identifying a license policy specifying a use limitation within a geographic boundary. In addition, the software wrapper includes a license validation mechanism that periodically determines compliance with the license policy. The license validation mechanism permits access by another process operating on the local computer through the wrapper interface in response to a valid license confirmation signal received from the license server. A license server that utilizes and an electronic storefront that sells software license wrappers having software use limitations within a geographic boundary also are described.

L'invention concerne un enveloppeur de système de gestion de licence logiciel informatique à utiliser dans un ordinateur local. L'enveloppeur logiciel comprend une interface fournissant un accès commandé à un fichier d'application logiciel informatique. Le fichier d'application logiciel est encapsulé par un code logiciel de sécurité, afin de le protéger contre un accès non autorisé. L'enveloppeur logiciel comprend également une clé de licence logicielle identifiant une politique de licence spécifiant une limite d'utilisation dans une frontière géographique. De plus, l'enveloppeur logiciel comprend un mécanisme de validation de licence déterminant de manière périodique la conformité à la politique de licence. Le mécanisme de validation de licence autorise l'accès par un autre procédé mis en oeuvre sur l'ordinateur local, par le biais de l'interface de l'enveloppeur, en réponse à un signal de confirmation de licence valide reçu du serveur de licence. L'invention concerne enfin un serveur de licence mettant en oeuvre des enveloppeurs de licence logiciels et un comptoir électronique vendant ceux-ci dans une frontière géographique.

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