Patent ID: 6289452
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for delivering a digital product electronically comprising the steps of:(a) providing an electronic license certificate (ELC) from an end-user to a server, wherein said electronic license certificate may be used to verify that said user is entitled to download said digital product and no other digital product;(b) validating the ELC by the server;(c) sending the digital product from the server to the end-user based upon validation of the ELC by the server;wherein the ELC is provided to said server by providing to said server an active license which comprises executable code and at least one active license object (ALPO), wherein the at least one ALPO includes the ELC;wherein the executable code generates a license signature which identifies the user; andwherein the at least one ALPO comprises a plurality of ALPOS.