Patent ID: 9336361
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for issuing a license for a device through a license server, comprising: receiving identification information for a device, wherein the identification information communicates to the license server if at least one of a first license binding identity identifying the device and a first display identity mapped to the first license binding identity has changed; revoking a previous license for the device and returning a previous license credit to a user's credit pool when at least one of the first license binding identity and the first display identity has changed; restoring a factory license for the device as a second license binding identity when the previous license for the device is revoked; receiving a license request, the license request including identification of the second license binding identity identifying the device; determining if the second license binding identity is the same as first license binding identity; issuing the previous license for the device if the second license binding identity is the same as the first license binding identity; and issuing a new license for the device and deducting a new license credit from the user's credit pool if the second license binding identity is not the same as the first license binding identity.