Patent ID: 8719170
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a computer processor; a memory connected to the computer processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the computer processor to perform the steps of: receiving a request to transfer a license for a service feature from a first network device to a second network device, wherein the request identifies the first network device, the second network device and a description of the license to be transferred; generating a master key in response to the received request, which effects a transfer of the license, wherein the master key includes a removal key and an add key; installing the master key at the first network device; removing the license from the first network device based on the removal key; extracting the add key from the master key in response to the removing of the license; and adding the license to the second network device based on the add key.