LICENSE AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD

摘要

A license authentication system and method enabling authentication of an application to be installed in a client PC which is being incapable of communicating with the server which authenticates the application. A portable terminal performs license authentication of an application to be installed in a client PC in place of the server and gives the client PC a temporary right of use (step 1101 to step 1108). During the temporary use, the portable terminal performs regular license authentication in place of the client PC to obtain the regular right of use and gives the information relating to the right of use to the client PC (step 1109 to step 1116).