发明名称 |
Method for evaluating software freely distributed over the internet |
摘要 |
Methods and apparatus for evaluating software freely distributed over the Internet are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, licensing system code is inserted into software to be distributed. The code includes a client module associated with the distributed software. A computer operating the software may then by caused to form a connection to a license server over an IP-compliant network responsive to detection by the client module of use of the distributed software on a client computer. The client computer may also be directed to a Web site associated with the distributed software and the user prompted to either purchase the distributed software or evaluate the distributed software for a demonstration period.
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申请公布号 |
US2005251489(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.11.10 |
申请号 |
US20050109972 |
申请日期 |
2005.04.19 |
申请人 |
COLEY CHRISTOPHER D;WESINGER RALPH E JR |
发明人 |
COLEY CHRISTOPHER D.;WESINGER RALPH E.JR. |
分类号 |
G06F1/00;G06F21/00;G06Q30/00;(IPC1-7):G06F17/60 |
主分类号 |
G06F1/00 |
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