发明授权
- 专利标题: License administration device and license administration method
- 专利标题(中): 许可管理设备和许可证管理方法
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申请号: US14129396申请日: 2012-06-27
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公开(公告)号: US09363081B2公开(公告)日: 2016-06-07
- 发明人: Shingo Kinoshita , Koji Kawada
- 申请人: Shingo Kinoshita , Koji Kawada
- 申请人地址: JP Tokyo
- 专利权人: NEC Corporation
- 当前专利权人: NEC Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: JP Tokyo
- 代理机构: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- 优先权: JP2011-144190 20110629
- 国际申请: PCT/JP2012/066387 WO 20120627
- 国际公布: WO2013/002258 WO 20130103
- 主分类号: H04L9/16
- IPC分类号: H04L9/16 ; G06F21/10
摘要:
A license administration device manages grant or denial of each optional function in a plurality of licensee devices. The licensee device stores key information encrypted with a cipher key so as to issue a license change request activating or restricting the predetermined optional function. Upon receiving a license change request restricting the predetermined optional function, the license administration device overwrites the key information of the licensee device with a default key. Subsequently, upon receiving a license change request activating the predetermined optional function, the license administration device applies an upgrade key to the key information of the licensee device. The default key or the upgrade key can be decrypted using a cipher key unique to the licensee device. The license administration device manages the licensed maximum for the predetermined optional function and reflects an increment or decrement to the licensing maximum by applying the default key or the upgrade key.