Methods and apparatus for managing asset entitlements

摘要

Disclosed are novel methods and apparatus for provision of efficient, effective, and/or flexible management of asset entitlements. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method of decoupling an entitlement creation from an asset attachment is disclosed. The method includes: upon a purchase of an entitlement, generating an entitlement entity corresponding to the purchased entitlement; generating an association entity corresponding to the entitlement entity; upon receiving an administrative request to associate the entitlement with an asset, generating an asset entity corresponding to the asset; and associating the asset entity with the entitlement entity.