Patent ID: 7058604
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of allowing an installation of software on a computer of a user by an installer executed in the computer of the user, comprising the steps of: transmitting information regarding a credit card of the user to a computer of a sales company; transmitting the information regarding the credit card of the user and a price of the software from the computer of the sales company to a computer of a credit company so as to request a confirmation of use of the credit card specified by the information regarding the credit card of the user; confirming the use of the credit card of the user and settling an account by the computer of the credit company in accordance with the information regarding the credit card of the user, the price of the software and a limit price set for the card, so as to send a result of the confirmation and a remittance for the price to the computer of the sales company; issuing, by the computer of the sales company, a first installation key uniquely assigned to the user on the basis of the information regarding the credit card of the user, and transmitting the first installation key to the computer of the user if the use of the credit card of the user is confirmed; executing the installer to display a form to newly request the user to input the first installation key and information regarding the credit card of the user in the installer; producing, by the installer, a second installation key from the information of the credit card of the user input in the step of executing the installer in order to obtain a comparison result by comparing the first installation key with the produced second installation key; and installing the software on the computer of the user by the installer if the first installation key corresponds to the second installation key in the comparison results.