Patent ID: 9053472
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor from a software vendor system, a rule for converting a software license associated with a software program to a cloud software license associated with using the software program in a cloud computing environment; receiving, by the processor from an owner computer of the software license, a request to convert the software license to the cloud software license, the request comprising an identifier of the software vendor system and a license identifier, wherein the license identifier corresponds to the software license; identifying, by the processor based on the received identifier of the software vendor system and the license identifier, the rule for converting the software license to the cloud software license; converting, by the processor, the software license to the cloud software license, in response to the request by changing one or more terms of the software license, based on the rule, wherein the cloud software license controls the software program usage in the cloud computing environment; and transmitting, by the processor, the cloud software license to the owner computer.