CN1141641C - 安装被许可应用程序的方法及装置 - Google Patents

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CN1141641C
CN1141641C CNB011121211A CN01112121A CN1141641C CN 1141641 C CN1141641 C CN 1141641C CN B011121211 A CNB011121211 A CN B011121211A CN 01112121 A CN01112121 A CN 01112121A CN 1141641 C CN1141641 C CN 1141641C
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一种用于在终端用户计算机上安装被许可的软件的方法,其中该终端用户计算机具有一个程序存储设备和一个独一的计算机识别符。一个网络计算机包含多个不同的用于许可给终端用户的软件以及列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的数据库。网络计算机接触终端用户计算机及确定识别符,验证终端用户计算机识别符的列表。下载所选软件并将它安装在终端用户计算机中。

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安装被许可应用程序的方法及装置
技术领域
本发明涉及计算机软件,具体地涉及一种用于通过因特网或其他网络直接从网络计算机将被许可的软件安装至终端用户计算机的方法和系统。
背景技术
传统上,新的计算机软件例如准备在终端用户个人计算机上执行的程序,已经与通常用于将软件限制使用于一个计算机的许可证一起装在物理媒体例如软盘或CD-ROM上从而直接发送给终端用户。包括于物理媒体上的安装程序允许终端用户容易地将软件安装于个人计算机上。然而,这种容易使用的方式使软件可以安装于任何数量的附加计算机上而不顾原始许可证的任何使用限制。
更新的软件发送系统已经利用网络服务器进行发送。即使不少这类系统想要控制对软件的存取,某些这类系统仍然具有不少缺陷。这些缺陷包括对安装媒体缺少控制,对准备安装软件的实际计算机缺少控制,以及在不同终端用户计算机之间的非标准化安装操作。
发明内容
考虑到现有技术中这些问题和缺陷,本发明的一个目的是提供一种用于管理被许可的软件的发送的方法和系统。
本发明的另一个目的是提供一种用于改进对在终端用户计算机上安装被许可的软件的控制的方法和系统。
本发明的又一个目的是提供一种用于验证将被许可的软件发送至终端用户计算机的合格性的方法和系统。
本发明的又一个目的是提供一种用于将被许可的软件在终端用户计算机上的安装操作实行标准化的方法和系统。
本发明的还有一个目的是提供一种用于减少不恰当地将有可证软件复制和发送至未被许可的终端用户计算机上的机会的方法和系统。
本发明的另外其他目的和优点是部分地明显的以及部分地可从在说明书中看清楚的。
对于熟悉技术的人是明显的以上的和其他的目的和优点可以在本发明中得到,本发明在一个方面所提供的用于在终端用户计算机上安装被许可软件的方法包括提供一个具有程序存储设备和唯一计算机识别符的终端用户计算机,其中唯一的计算机识别符用于将终端用户计算机与其他计算机区别开,以及提供一个网络计算机,它能够访问一个包含用于许可给终端用户的软件的程序存储设备和访问一个包含列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的程序存储设备。此后该方法包括使用该网络计算机来接触终端用户计算机及确定其终端用户计算机识别符,验证网络计算机数据库中终端用户计算机识别符的列表,自网络计算机中下载软件,以及在终端用户计算机程序存储设备上安装下载的软件。
对于在终端用户计算机程序存储设备上的安装而言,该软件包括一个供在终端用户计算机上执行的程序。优选地,从包含BIOS系列号和网络适配器地址的组中选择独一的计算机识别符。该方法可以如此实施以使网络计算机所访问的程序存储设备包括多个不同软件和在下载软件之前还包括对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件以及从终端用户计算机发送对准备下载软件的选择至网络计算机。
优选地,对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件的操作是通过网络计算机的程序存储设备上的可执行程序完成的。在此情况下,在对终端用户计算机识别网络计算机程序存储设备上的软件之前,该方法还包括从终端用户计算机向网络计算机发送一条命令,用于运行用于对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的软件的程序。用于对终端用户计算机识别由计算机识别符列举的被许可的软件的程序不必安装于终端用户计算机上。当终端用户计算机程序存储设备包含一个准备下载软件的损坏版本及能够通过软件的安装来校正该损坏的版本时,该方法特别有用。
在另一方面,本发明提供了一种在终端用户计算机上安装被许可的软件的方法,它包括提供一个具有程序存储设备和一个独一的用于将终端用户计算机与其他计算机区别开的计算机识别符的终端用户计算机,例如BIOS系列号或网络适配器地址,以及提供一个网络计算机,它能够访问一个包含终端用户具被许可的多个不同可执行软件程序的程序存储设备和访问一个包含列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的数据库的程序存储设备。该方法包括使用网络计算机来接触终端用户计算机和确定其终端用户计算机识别符,验证网络计算机数据库中的终端用户计算机识别符的列表,对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举的被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件,从终端用户计算机发送对准备下载软件的选择至网络计算机,自网络计算机下载所选软件,以及在终端用户计算机的程序存储设备上安装下载的软件。
对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件的操作可以由网络计算机的程序存储设备上的可执行程序来执行。在对终端用户计算机识别网络计算机程序存储设备上的软件之前,该方法还包括自终端用户计算机向网络计算机发送一条命令,用于运行用于对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的软件的程序。
在又一个方面,本发明提供了一种在终端用户计算机上安装被许可的软件的方法,它包括提供一个具有程序存储设备和一个独一的用于将终端用户计算机与其他计算机区别开的计算机识别符的终端用户计算机,例如BIOS系列号或网络适配器地址,该程序存储设备包含一个损坏的可执行软件程序,以及提供一个网络计算机,它能够访问一个包含用于安装可执行软件程序的软件的程序存储设备和访问一个包含列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的数据库的程序存储设备。该方法还包括使用网络计算机来接触终端用户计算机和确定其终端用户计算机识别符,验证网络计算机数据库中的终端用户计算机识别符的列表,自网络计算机下载该软件,以及在终端用户计算机程序存储设备上安装下载的软件和校正损坏的可执行软件程序。网络计算机所访问的程序存储设备可能包括多个不同软件,以及该方法在下载软件之前还包括对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件及从终端用户计算机发送对准备下载软件的选择至网络计算机。优选地,对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件的操作是由网络计算机的程序存储设备上的可执行程序来执行的。在对终端用户计算机识别网络计算机程序存储设备上的软件之前,该方法还包括自终端用户计算机向网络计算机发送一条命令,用于运行用于对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举的被许可的软件的程序。
在一个相关的方面,本发明提供了一种机器可读的程序存储设备,其中确实地实施一组可由机器执行的程序指令以便完成用于把来自网络计算机的被许可的软件安装于终端用户计算机上的方法步骤。该网络计算机能够访问一个包含用于许可给终端用户的软件的程序存储设备和访问一个包含列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的数据库的程序存储设备,以及该终端用户计算机具有一个程序存储设备和用于将终端用户计算机与其他计算机区别开的独一的计算机识别符。该方法步骤包括使用网络计算机接触终端用户计算机,确定终端用户计算机识别符,验证网络计算机数据库中终端用户计算机识别符的列表,自网络计算机中下载软件,以及在终端用户计算机程序存储设备上安装下载的软件。
本发明的另一个相关方面提供了一种用于网络计算机的计算机程序产品和一个终端用户的计算机。该计算机程序产品包括一个计算机可用媒体,它具有埋于媒体中的计算机可读程序代码,用于把来自网络计算机的被许可的软件安装于终端用户计算机上。该网络计算机能够访问一个包含用于许可给终端用户的软件的程序存储设备和访问一个包含列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的数据库的程序存储设备,以及该终端用户计算机具有一个程序存储设备和一个用于将终端用户计算机与其他计算机区别开的独一的计算机识别符。该计算机程序产品具有使用网络计算机接触终端用户计算机的计算机可读程序代码装置,用于确定终端用户计算机识别符的计算机可读程序代码装置,用于验证网络计算机数据库中终端用户计算机识别符的列表的计算机可读程序代码装置,用于自网络计算机中下载软件的计算机可读程序代码装置,以及用于在终端用户计算机程序存储设备上安装下载的软件的计算机可读程序代码装置。
本发明的还有一个方面涉及一种制造产品,包括:一个在其中埋有计算机可读程序代码装置的计算机可用媒体,用于把来自网络计算机的被许可的软件安装于终端用户计算机上。该网络计算机能够访问一个包含用于许可给终端用户的软件的程序存储设备和访问一个包含列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的数据库的程序存储设备,以及该终端用户计算机具有一个程序存储设备和一个用于将终端用户计算机与其他计算机区别开的独一的计算机识别符。该制造产品中的计算机可读程序代码装置包括使用网络计算机接触终端用户计算机的计算机可读程序代码装置,用于确定终端用户计算机识别符的计算机可读程序代码装置,用于验证网络计算机数据库中终端用户计算机识别符的列表的计算机可读程序代码装置,用于自网络计算机中下载该软件的计算机可读程序代码装置,以及用于在终端用户计算机程序存储设备上安装下载的软件的计算机可读程序代码装置。
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图1是使用多个由因特网或一个网络连至多个终端用户个人计算机的网络服务器而运行的本发明的总体系统的原理图。
图2是本发明的优选网络服务器的原理图,包括一个程序许可证管理程序、单独的可用软件程序及一个具被许可的终端用户计算机的识别符的数据库。
图3是本发明提供的包括被许可的软件程序和计算机识别符的典型终端用户计算机的原理图。
图4是在网络服务器上运行的和在终端用户个人计算机上看到的优选程序许可证管理程序的屏幕显示。
图5是实施本发明的优选方法的过程流程图。
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在描述本发明的优选实施例时将参照图1-5,其中相同数字表示本发明的相同特征。本发明的特征不必在图中按比例显示。
本发明提供了一种具有计算机程序产品的形式的方法和系统,该计算机程序产品具有可存于程序存储设备上的源代码,用于通过脚本(scripted)网络安装子程序在客户的或终端用户的个人计算机上安装被许可的软件及用于验证该终端用户具有安装该软件的合法许可证。用于确定合法许可证的优选方法是独一地识别由终端用户使用的客户个人计算机。保持于网络服务器或计算机上的数据库用于将终端用户与一个特定客户个人计算机相匹配。可以使用一个BIOS(基本输入输出系统)系列号、网络适配器地址或其他类似的由制造商与个人计算机适配器一起提供的识别符来独一地识别该个人计算机。在网络服务器上的(或由它访问的)中央数据库中全部保持着终端用户的识别,也即独一地识别的个人计算机以及终端用户有权合法地安装的被许可的程序或应用程序。可以根据系统要求选择确切的数据库结构。关系数据库是优选的,但简单的普通文件以及任何其他已知数据库结构都可利用。
最好由一个代理应用程序或安装程序“前端”用作网络数据库与终端用户之间的接口。前端向个人计算机查询它的可以独一地识别的信息,然后向数据库查询此计算机的应用软件许可证,从而验证正确的终端用户。通过前端接口中的用户来识别被许可的和能在计算机上安装的应用软件。然后该用户能够选择应用软件并从网络服务器下载应用软件及安装它。原稿网络安装子程序的使用允许将安装操作标准化,因而不需要终端用户的输入或干预。
本发明可以实施为存于程序存储设备上的计算机程序产品。本发明的程序存储设备可以设计为、制造成和使用作机器的一部分,利用光学、磁性和/或电子线路来完成本发明的方法步骤。程序存储设备包括但不限于磁盘、磁带、光盘、只读存储器(ROM)、软盘、半导体芯片等。具有已知源代码形式的计算机可读程序代码装置可用于将以下描述的方法转换为用于计算机上。以下进一步描述的包括过程步骤和指令在内的计算机程序或软件可存于终端用户或客户的一个或多个计算机及网络计算机或服务器两者之中。
图1阐述本发明的方法和系统的总体配置。可以是因特网或典型的办公室内联网系统的网络20将不同网络服务器连至不同终端用户个人计算机。如图所示,网络服务器A、31和网络服务器B、32分别通过标准线路或无线连接21和22连至网络20。类似地,个人终端用户计算机(PC)1、41,个人终端用户计算机2、42和个人终端用户计算机3、43分别通过线路或无线连接23、24和25连至网络20。
网络计算机或服务器31(图2)包括或具有对一个或多个程序存储设备35的访问。安装于程序存储设备上的是将在下面讨论的程序许可证管理程序50,数据库50a以及多个用于许可并在终端用户计算机上进行安装的软件AA、AB、AC等。虽然这些软件AA、AB、AC等优选地是准备由终端用户计算机下载、安装和执行的程序,但它们也可包括其他软件例如数据库信息。
程序存储设备35中的供网络服务器访问的数据库50a包含一个独一的识别符列表,用于标示被许可安装和使用网络计算机上软件的终端用户计算机。与每个独一的终端用户识别符相匹配的是终端用户计算机被许可可以使用的单独软件的列表。
图3显示一个典型的客户终端用户个人计算机41,它包含一个网络适配器卡53,用于通过线路23将个人计算机连至网络20。个人计算机也在BIOS中包含一个独一的识别符,后者包含例如个人计算机的类型和系列号的信息。此终端用户计算机识别符对该计算机是独一的,用于将它与网络上的所有其他终端用户计算机区别开。个人计算机41也包含程序存储设备55,它能够接收和存储不同软件例如可用于在屏幕62上观看的可执行程序AA、AB等。
终端用户个人计算机如下启动过程:发送一条命令至网络计算机以便从网络计算机运行程序许可证管理程序以及在个人计算机的屏幕上观看它。优选的程序许可证管理程序50在网络服务器上运行及用作与终端用户的接口,并且在终端用户个人计算机的屏幕上观看。程序许可证管理程序最好包含用于在每个请求安装网络计算机的软件的个人计算机上确定独一的终端用户计算机识别符的软件。在程序许可证管理程序中最好包括一个Microsoft Visual Basic应用软件,以便用于检查个人计算机系统BIOS的重要产品数据(VPD)区中的独一的计算机类型和系列号。选代地,可以将网络适配器地址用作独一的计算机识别符。程序许可证管理程序然后在终端用户计算机屏幕上显示独一的终端用户计算机识别符58。与此同时,程序许可证管理程序向网络服务器上的数据库50a查询被许可给具体终端用户计算机的软件,然后在终端用户的屏幕上列出所有这类软件60。终端用户然后选择一个或多个该终端用户希望在终端用户个人计算机上安装的具体软件。这类软件可能是第一次在终端用户个人计算机上安装。另一方案是,如果该软件已经在终端用户个人计算机上安装过但已经损坏,则终端用户可以选择同一软件来重新安装以便校正个人计算机上损坏的软件。在选择所需的一个或多个软件之后,该用户接着使用一个标准鼠标驱动光标接口来点击个人计算机屏幕62上的程序许可证管理程序接口50上的安装按钮。网络服务器然后进而通过网络20下载所选软件至个人计算机的程序存储设备55中。在安装之后,所选软件在物理上即存在个人计算机存储设备中,并且准备好在个人计算机上运行。
图5阐述本发明的优选方法的过程流程图。在开始100之后,终端用户个人计算机与网络计算机接触并且请求程序许可证管理程序(PLM)110。网络计算机然后启动PLM、120,以及PLM确定个人计算机识别符、130。网络计算机接着向网络计算机数据库50a查询,以便判断个人计算机识别符是否列于网络计算机数据库140内。如果个人计算机识别符列于网络计算机数据库内,同时具有一定软件的许可证,则程序许可证管理程序列出被许可给个人计算机识别符的软件、150。如果网络计算机数据库没有列出该个人计算机识别符的任何被许可的软件,则程序即退出、180。继续往前,如果PLM列出被许可的软件,则个人计算机接着选择希望安装的被许可的软件、160。PLM然后将所选软件下载至并安装入个人计算机的程序存储设备55中、170。
本发明提供了超过其他现有技术方案的优点。现有技术系统可以监视用途但不允许对被许可的软件的安装操作进行中央控制。还有本发明的方法不要求在终端用户个人计算机上安装及运行附加软件。前端程序许可证管理应用程序可以从网络驱动运行,及也可以只当需要时与终端用户个人计算机分享,并且不要求在个别的个人计算机上安装。本发明的一个特别优点是准备安装于终端用户计算机上的软件所具有的形式不允许传输至和安装于另一个计算机上。相反,安装媒体是在网络计算机的控制之下,网络计算机直接将程序安装于终端用户计算机上。
通过只允许终端用户使用以上所述的方法和系统安装被许可的软件,更容易管理被许可的应用程序以及遵循涉及被许可的应用程序使用的合法性。终端用户物理上并不具有所选软件的安装媒体;相反,它保持于网络服务器的中央位置处并且通过网络来安装软件。对网络服务器中的安装媒体的控制本身更易遵循许可证管理制度,因为终端用户没有适当许可证就无法使用媒体。此外,从网络服务器实行的标准化安装操作能减少售后服务问题和费用。在恢复损坏的情况下,在系统升级的这类恢复之后可由终端用户重新安装应用程序来重新配置系统。这减少对安装被许可的应用软件的系统支持人员的需求而仍然保持遵循许可证管理制度。
虽然结合特定优选实施例具体地描述了本发明,但考虑到以上说明,熟悉技术的人显然能作出许多替代、修改和变动。因此设想所附权利要求书将包括属于本发明的真正范围和实质之内的任何这类替代、修改和变动。

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1.一种用于在终端用户计算机上安装被许可的软件的方法,包括:
提供一个具有程序存储设备和一个独一的用于将终端用户计算机与其他计算机区别开的计算机识别符的终端用户计算机;
提供一个网络计算机,它能够访问一个包含用于许可给终端用户的软件的程序存储设备和访问一个包含列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的数据库的程序存储设备;
使用该网络计算机来接触终端用户计算机及确定其终端用户计算机识别符;
验证网络计算机数据库中终端用户计算机识别符的列表;
自网络计算机中下载该软件;及
在终端用户计算机的程序存储设备上安装下载的软件。
2.权利要求1的方法,其中从包含BIOS系列号和网络适配器地址的组中选择独一的计算机识别符。
3.权利要求1的方法,其中对于在终端用户计算机程序存储设备上的安装而言,该软件包括一个供在终端用户计算机上执行的程序。
4.权利要求1的方法,其中网络计算机所访问的程序存储设备包括多个不同软件和在下载软件之前还包括:
对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件;及
从终端用户计算机发送对准备下载软件的选择至网络计算机,
以及此后在终端用户计算机程序存储设备上下载和安装所选软件。
5.权利要求4的方法,其中对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件的操作是通过网络计算机的程序存储设备上的可执行程序完成的。
6.权利要求5的方法,其中在对终端用户计算机识别网络计算机程序存储设备上的软件之前,还包括:
从终端用户计算机向网络计算机发送一条命令,用于运行用于对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的软件的程序。
7.权利要求6的方法,其中用于对终端用户计算机识别由计算机识别符列举为被许可的软件的程序不安装于终端用户计算机上。
8.权利要求1的方法,其中终端用户计算机程序存储设备包含一个准备下载软件的损坏版本及其中能够通过所述软件的安装来校正该损坏的软件。
9.一种在终端用户的计算机上安装被许可的软件的方法,包括:
提供一个具有程序存储设备和一个独一的用于将终端用户计算机与其他计算机区别开的计算机识别符的终端用户计算机;
提供一个网络计算机,它能够访问一个包含用于许可给终端用户的多个不同软件的程序存储设备,该软件包括用于在终端用户计算机上执行的程序,以及能够访问一个包含列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的数据库的程序存储设备;
使用网络计算机来接触终端用户计算机和确定其终端用户计算机识别符;
验证网络计算机数据库中的终端用户计算机识别符的列表;
对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件;
从终端用户计算机发送对准备下载软件的选择至网络计算机;
自网络计算机下载所选软件;及
在终端用户计算机的程序存储设备上安装下载的软件。
10.权利要求9的方法,其中从包含BIOS系列号和网络适配器地址的组中选择独一的计算机识别符。
11.权利要求9的方法,其中对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件的操作是通过网络计算机的程序存储设备上的可执行程序完成的。
12.权利要求11的方法,其中在对终端用户计算机识别网络计算机程序存储设备上的软件之前,还包括:
自终端用户计算机向网络计算机发送一条命令,用于运行用于对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的软件的程序。
13.一种在终端用户计算机上安装被许可的软件的方法,包括:
提供一个具有程序存储设备和一个独一的用于将终端用户计算机与其他计算机区别开的计算机识别符的终端用户计算机,该程序存储设备包含一个损坏的可执行软件程序;
提供一个网络计算机,它能够访问一个包含用于安装所述可执行软件程序的软件的程序存储设备和访问一个包含列举被许可来运行该软件的计算机识别符的数据库的程序存储设备;
使用网络计算机来接触终端用户计算机和确定其终端用户计算机识别符;
验证网络计算机数据库中的终端用户计算机识别符的列表;
自网络计算机下载该软件;及
在终端用户计算机的程序存储设备上安装下载的软件和校正损坏的可执行软件程序。
14.权利要求13的方法,其中从包含BIOS系列号和网络适配器地址的组中选择独一的计算机识别符。
15.权利要求13的方法,其中该网络计算机所访问的程序存储设备包括多个不同软件以及在下载软件之前还包括:
对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件;及
从终端用户计算机发送对准备下载软件的选择至网络计算机,
以及此后在终端用户计算机程序存储设备上下载和安装所选软件。
16.权利要求15的方法,其中对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的网络计算机程序存储设备上的所有软件的操作是由网络计算机的程序存储设备上的可执行程序来执行的。
17.权利要求16的方法,其中在对终端用户计算机识别网络计算机程序存储设备上的软件之前,还包括:
自终端用户计算机向网络计算机发送一条命令,用于运行用于对终端用户计算机识别由终端用户计算机的计算机识别符列举为被许可的软件的程序。
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