Patent ID: 8782385

Claim:
A method of enabling use of a software application comprising: enabling access to a first software licensing information of a first software application within a non-volatile memory of an information handling system, the first licensing information stored in association with an order fulfillment process, wherein the order fulfillment process includes downloading the first software application via an on-line user interface and installing the first software application; storing an initialization routine in association with a BIOS of the information handling system, the initialization routine operable to initiate accessing the software licensing information from the non-volatile memory to enable use of the first software application; receiving a request to obtain the information handling system; receiving a request to license the first software application to be used by the ordered information handling system; initiating an encoding of the software licensing information to access the first software application using the ordered information handling system; initiating loading the encoded software license information into the non-volatile memory of the information handling system during manufacture of the information handling system; and initiating delivery of the information handling system to a user.