Patent ID: 9299075
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: communicating a web service provisioning call to a web service executing on a first server computer, the web service provisioning call for provisioning the web service for use with a software application and performing a product activation operation, the web service provisioning call including user authentication information, a machine signature, and a product identifier identifying the software application installed on a computer system identified by the machine signature; subsequent to communicating the web service provisioning call to the web service, receiving license information associated with a license for the software application from the web service executing on the first server computer; communicating an activation request to a license manager module executing on a second server computer, the activation request including the license information associated with the license for the software application; and receiving an indication from the license manager module executing on the second server computer that the software application has been activated.