Patent ID: 7752140
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method in which a computer system initiates execution of instructions retrieved from computer storage, the computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a command to allocate a software license to a respective computer system; selecting a type of license configuration file from multiple types of license configuration files to forward to the respective computer system, each of the multiple types of license configuration files requiring the respective computer system to obtain authorization from different respective sources, the multiple types of license configuration files including a first type of license configuration file and a second type of license configuration file, the first type of license configuration file requiring that the authorization be obtained from a remote source over a network connection to operate corresponding vendor software, the second type of license configuration file including the authorization to alleviate the respective computer system from having to obtain the authorization over the network connection from the remote source to operate the corresponding vendor software; and distributing the selected type of license configuration file to the respective computer system to enable operation of the corresponding vendor software application on the respective computer system.