Patent ID: 8494966
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating the transfer of a software license from a first client to a second client, wherein upon receiving a request at the first client to deactivate the software license for an associated application installed on the first client, the method comprises: using a computer to perform: receiving a deactivation request from the first client at a license activation server, wherein the deactivation request includes an identifier for the software license installed on the first client; validating the identifier for the software license installed on the first client, wherein the license activation server determines whether the identifier for the software license installed on the first client is a valid identifier; and in response to determining that the identifier for the software license installed on the first client is a valid identifier: sending a deactivation message to the first client, receiving a deactivation response from the first client, and incrementing a count of license instances available for the associated application on the license activation server.