LICENSE INSTALL SUPPORT SYSTEM, LICENSE INSTALL SUPPORT METHOD

摘要

A license install support method includes receiving input of a first license identifier used for receiving license data, the license data being used by an electronic device for determining whether activation of a program is allowable; sending, to a license source determining device connected via a network, an acquisition request specifying the first license identifier for acquiring issuing source information including issuing source identification information of the license data; receiving the issuing source information returned from the license source determining device; and using a license install processing unit to acquire the license data corresponding to the first license identifier from a license management device relevant to the issuing source information included among plural license management devices connected via the network, and to send the license data to the electronic device.

主权项

1. A license source determining device comprising:
an issuing source information storing unit configured to store association information that concerns issuing source information including issuing source identification information of license data for each piece of license identification information of the license data used by an electronic device for determining whether activation of a program is allowable; and an issuing source information providing unit configured to acquire the issuing source information corresponding to a first piece of the license identification information specified in an acquisition request in response to the acquisition request of the issuing source information from a license install support device connected via a network by using the issuing source information storing unit, and to return the issuing source information to the license install support device.