METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELLING SOFTWARE USE LICENSE WITH USE TIME UNIT CHARGE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which sells a software use license with a charge that corresponds to a value obtained by a software user using software by which the user can use the software easily at a low cost. SOLUTION: Functions '6, 7 and 11' are provided for the computer of a software seller. Functions '1, 2, 3, 4, 8,9 and 10' are provided for the computer of the software user. A software use license is sold (purchased) on time unit by using the data communication '4, 5 and 6'. The user can execute the software within a purchased period by the processing of the software '3 and 8' that is automatically performed on the user's computer.