Patent ID: 8452967
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A machine-implemented method of using a flash storage device to prevent unauthorized use of software, the machine-implemented method comprising: accessing license information regarding use of the software, the license information including at least one of a predefined number of uses of the software or an expiration date; and performing at least one set of acts selected from a group consisting of a first set of acts, a second set of acts, a third set of acts, and a fourth set of acts, the first set of acts comprising: the second set of acts comprising: the third set of acts comprising: the fourth set of acts comprising: determining how many of the uses have occurred by counting a number of the respective ones of the second plurality of sectors that are unusable; and preventing the use of the software when the number of the determined unusable respective ones of the second plurality of sectors indicates that the predefined number of uses have occurred, the license information including the predefined number of uses.