Patent ID: 7506382
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for activating an electronic product and installing the electronic product on a computer, comprising the steps of: obtaining a local license from a storage medium of the electronic product and storing the local license with the electronic product on the computer by inputting a product key and obtaining the local license, determining a license type and an installation ID for the electronic product, wherein the installation ID comprises a product ID (PID); transmitting the installation ID to an activation authority; at the activation authority, determining whether the PID has been previously used to activate the software product; if the PID is determined not to have been previously used more than a predetermined number of times to activate the electronic product, determining a backend license to grant and transmitting the backend license to the computer to be stored on the computer; and if the determined previous use of the PID exceeds the predetermined number, transmitting an indication to the computer that installation of the electronic product was not successful.