Patent ID: 6134593
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
An automated method for a user to access a vendor software application on a client computing system, comprising:requesting access to at least a portion of the vendor software application;if access is allowed, then executing the portion of the vendor software application on the client;if access to the portion of the vendor software application is not allowed, then:if access to the portion of the vendor software application is not allowed, then:transmitting to a server, a product distribution identifier and an installation identifier, the installation identifier based at least in part on a vendor identifier and a client identifier;transmitting to the user, a password generated by the server and derived at least in part from both the product distribution identifier and the installation identifier; andsupplying the password to the vendor software application to gain access to the portion of the vendor software application.