CN1198215C - Method for controlling license of software - Google Patents

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CN1198215C
CN1198215C CN 03113684 CN03113684A CN1198215C CN 1198215 C CN1198215 C CN 1198215C CN 03113684 CN03113684 CN 03113684 CN 03113684 A CN03113684 A CN 03113684A CN 1198215 C CN1198215 C CN 1198215C
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The present invention relates to a controlling method for the use permission of software, which comprises a version service end, a permission management service end and a user terminal. A software initial function version is combined with various software final versions generated by a permission generating and verification algorithm set to be saved at the version service end, wherein each final version is corresponding to a permission generating and verification algorithm; the version service end provides a wired website and a wireless website so that users can download terminal software; the terminal obtains one terminal software version to verify permission when the software is installed or runs; during permission application, the terminal requests permission towards a device of the permission management service end through a network; the device of the permission management service end receives the permission request and generates permission information according to information reported by the terminal; and the permission information is issued to the terminal or users. Compared with the prior art, the method has the technical effects that the method has low requirements for the memory space and the arithmetic capability of the terminal device, and the safety of the permission can be preferably ensured; the method is suitable for mobile information terminals to use, etc.

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The method of software licensing control
Technical field the present invention relates to software engineering, particularly relates to the control method of user terminal software licensing.
The software licensing control method that background technology is traditional is a software when terminal is installed or use, and whether terminal differentiates validated user by checking permission or sequence number, and this usage license method is difficult to prevent that software is replicated.Improved software licensing control is by adopting following steps to realize: user terminal adopts identical permission generation and verification algorithm with service end, terminal by wired or wireless network to service end reporting terminal unique identification, service end generates and issues license number according to the terminal unique identification, could use after user terminal checking license number is legal.The defective of these methods is, is cracked in order to prevent permission, needs complicated verification algorithm, is difficult to use on the limited personal digital assistant device of calculation function and memory capacity.
The summary of the invention the technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to avoid above-mentioned the deficiencies in the prior art part and proposes a kind of storage space and arithmetic capability to subscriber terminal equipment and require low but can guarantee the software licensing control method that is applicable to personal digital assistant device that software is difficult to duplicate.
Technical matters of the present invention can be by realizing by the following technical solutions:
Propose a kind of method of software licensing control, include the version service end, License Management service end and user terminal may further comprise the steps:
1. software Elementary Function version generates in conjunction with permission and the verification algorithm set, generates the various software final version, is kept at described version service end;
When 2. each final version of software generates, produce the corresponding tables between terminal software sign, identifying code and permission generation and the verification algorithm sign three and be loaded into the License Management service end;
3. described user terminal is by wireless network, cable network or duplicate acquisition a final version of software, i.e. user terminal software;
4. described final version of software is checked the permission qualification regularly, irregularly or randomly, and it is qualified to permit, this final version of software continues to use; Permit defectively, this final version of software asks for permission to the License Management service end, simultaneously the report of user end message;
When 5. described final version of software is the permission of user terminal software asks, described License Management service end is searched corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm according to the user terminal information that reports, inquire corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm, then generate enabling signal and be handed down to user terminal according to user terminal information, charge according to the terminal unique identification simultaneously with this algorithm; Inquiry is less than the permission generation and the verification algorithm of correspondence, and described License Management service end end process is waited for next license request;
6. described user terminal software is received enabling signal, adopts the qualification of described permission generation and verification algorithm checking enabling signal, if qualified, then software continues operation; Otherwise the prompting user asks for permission once more.
Technical matters of the present invention can also be by realizing by the following technical solutions:
Propose a kind of method of software licensing control, include the version service end, License Management service end and user terminal may further comprise the steps:
1. software Elementary Function version generates in conjunction with permission and the verification algorithm set, generates the various software final version, is kept at described version service end;
When 2. each final version of software generates, all generate a random code, generate the terminal software sign simultaneously, and the corresponding tables between described identifying code, terminal software sign and permission generation and the verification algorithm three is loaded into the License Management service end as identifying code;
3. described user terminal is by wired or wireless network during from described version service end downloaded software final version, version service end recording user end message, and this information sent to the License Management service end;
4. described License Management service end inquires corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm according to user terminal information, generate license number with this algorithm according to terminal unique identification and request term of life information, and permission sent to the user, charge according to described terminal unique identification simultaneously;
5. user's import admission number on terminal, the terminal software checking allows to use software by the back.
The present invention is because permission generates and the verification algorithm number can be expanded arbitrarily, the terminal software final version is numerous, each terminal software version has only a kind of permission generation and verification algorithm, the identifying code of each final version of terminal software generates at random, terminal software sign, identifying code, permission generation and verification algorithm corresponding tables generate automatically, report random code and conduct permission calculated factor during terminal software application permission, these links have strengthened the difficulty that permission is cracked greatly.Compared with prior art, the present invention has following technique effect: every kind of permission generate and verification algorithm all fairly simple, terminal device storage space and arithmetic capability are required very low, can guarantee well simultaneously to be fit to the safety of permitting very much personal digital assistant device and to use; Terminal software reports the application license request with communicating by letter of License Management service end automatically, and good confidentiality is easy to use; The user can obtain terminal software version and application permission from any approach, and the product availability is good.
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Fig. 1 is that the present invention is that a plurality of terminals are by system architecture synoptic diagram wireless or that cable network is connected with version service end, License Management service end;
Fig. 2 is according to permitting set of generation and verification algorithm and terminal software Elementary Function version to generate the process flow diagram of all final versions of terminal software automatically.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of terminal software inspection permission legitimacy and application permission.
Fig. 4 is the processing flow chart that the License Management service end receives license request.
Embodiment is described in further detail below in conjunction with the most preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing.
Embodiments of the invention one are described in detail as follows: a kind of method of software licensing control, include the version service end, and License Management service end and user terminal, it may further comprise the steps,
1. software Elementary Function version generates in conjunction with permission and the verification algorithm set, generates the various software final version, is kept at described version service end;
When 2. each final version of software generates, produce the corresponding tables between terminal software sign, identifying code and permission generation and the verification algorithm sign three and be loaded into the License Management service end;
3. described user terminal is by wireless network, cable network or duplicate acquisition a final version of software, i.e. user terminal software;
4. described final version of software is that user terminal software is checked the permission qualification regularly, irregularly or randomly, and it is qualified to permit, this final version of software continues to use; Permit defectively, this final version of software asks for permission to the License Management service end, simultaneously the report of user end message;
When 5. described final version of software asks for permission, described License Management service end is searched corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm according to the user terminal information that reports, inquire corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm, then generate enabling signal and be handed down to user terminal according to user terminal information, charge according to the terminal unique identification simultaneously with this algorithm; Inquiry is less than the permission generation and the verification algorithm of correspondence, and described License Management service end end process is waited for next license request;
6. described user terminal software is received enabling signal, adopts the qualification of described permission generation and verification algorithm checking enabling signal, if qualified, then software continues operation, otherwise the prompting user asks for permission once more.
Described permission generation and verification algorithm meet unified specification, and number can be expanded arbitrarily.Each permission generation and verification algorithm combine with terminal software Elementary Function version, generate a final version.The developer can manual process generate each final version, also can generate all final versions of terminal software automatically according to permission generation and verification algorithm set, terminal software Elementary Function version, in each final version, embed an identifying code at random, and generation terminal software sign, identifying code, permission generation and verification algorithm sign corresponding tables, be loaded into the License Management service end, the License Management service end can be inquired about according to terminal software sign, identifying code and be obtained corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm.The method can improve the development efficiency of the terminal software with License Management function, and the developer only need develop terminal software Elementary Function version, just can generate all final versions of terminal software fast.
All final versions of terminal software are kept in the version server device, with the mode confession user's download of wired or wireless website.The version of web site url includes but not limited to timing, not timing, changes the version link randomly according to certain rules, different user is downloaded obtained different terminal software versions.When including but not limited to flexible plastic disc, CD, hard disc, tape, ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) and semiconductor core sheet mode distributed software, at different times, the different version of different batches distribution, make the user obtain different terminal software versions, strengthen permission and crack difficulty.
Software is checked the permission qualification regularly, irregularly, randomly when terminal is installed or move.When permission is defective, terminal software sends license request by cable network, wireless network (including but not limited to short message, WLAN, GSM/CDMA network, 2.5G network, 3G network etc.) to the License Management server device, and information such as reporting terminal unique identification, terminal software sign, identifying code, newly-generated random code, request term of life.
The permission that the License Management server device is managed all terminal softwares generates and checking.Different terminals software is distinguished with software identification, the corresponding one group of final version of the terminal software that software identification is identical, and each version comprises different permission generation and verification algorithm.When the developer generates the terminal software final version, produce corresponding tables between terminal software sign, identifying code, permission generation and the verification algorithm sign three, be loaded into the License Management service end.Receive the permission request message of terminal software when the License Management service end after, software identification and identifying code according to terminal to report inquire corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm, with of terminal unique identification, random code and the request term of life information generation permission of this algorithm according to terminal to report, and permission is handed down to user terminal, charge according to the terminal unique identification simultaneously, and the daily record of recording user application permission.
After terminal software receives permission, or after the user receives the manual import admission of permission, terminal software adopts permission to generate and the qualification of verification algorithm checking permission, is proved to be successful back permission running software.Checking does not conform to rule and forbids operation, and the prompting user asks for permission once more.Terminal software adopts and to include but not limited to regularly, irregularly, mode at random checks the qualification of permission, the back prompting user of losing efficacy asked for permission again.
Embodiments of the invention two are described in detail as follows: a kind of method of software licensing control, include the version service end, and License Management service end and user terminal, it may further comprise the steps:
1. software Elementary Function version generates in conjunction with permission and the verification algorithm set, generates the various software final version, is kept at described version service end;
When 2. each final version of software generates, all generate a random code, generate the terminal software sign simultaneously, and the corresponding tables of described identifying code, terminal software sign and permission generation and verification algorithm is loaded into the License Management service end as identifying code;
3. described user terminal is by wired or wireless network during from described version service end downloaded software final version, version service end recording user end message, and this information sent to the License Management service end;
4. described License Management service end inquires corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm according to user terminal information, generate license number with this algorithm according to terminal unique identification and request term of life information, and permission sent to the user, charge according to described terminal unique identification simultaneously;
5. user's import admission number on terminal, the terminal software checking allows to use software by the back.
Present embodiment can guarantee security admission equally, and terminal software need not to realize and the communication function of License Management service end, realizes simple.Limitation is that the user can only download back application permission in wired from specifying, wireless website, has reduced availability.
User terminal information described in the embodiment of the invention one and two includes but not limited to terminal unique identification, terminal software sign, identifying code and request term of life information.Described terminal unique identification consists of terminal type sign indicating number+numbering, and wherein, mobile phone (mobile phone) type codes is M, and the PDA type codes is P, and the PC type codes is C, and mobile phone is numbered telephone number, and PDA is numbered product serial number, and PC is numbered the CPU sequence number.
Fig. 1 is the general illustration of method and system of the present invention.A plurality of terminals are connected with version service end, License Management service end by wireless or cable network.Personal digital assistant device A, B link to each other with version service end, License Management service end by wireless network among Fig. 1, and PC1 links to each other with version service end, License Management service end by cable network with PC2.Version service end, License Management service end can have a plurality of, support the download and the license request of terminal with sharing.Terminal can be palm PC (PDA), mobile phone, PC (PC) etc., and each terminal has unique identification, and its identification means is: terminal type sign indicating number+numbering.The type of cell phone sign indicating number is M, and the PDA type codes is P, and the PC type codes is C.Mobile phone is numbered phone number, and PDA is numbered product serial number, and PC is numbered CPU sequence number etc.For example, the unique identification of certain mobile phone is M13912367890, and certain PDA unique identification is P12345678, and certain PC unique identification is CXD123.
Fig. 2 has illustrated the flow process by permission generates and verification algorithm is gathered, terminal software Elementary Function version generates all final versions of terminal software automatically.All permissions generate and the verification algorithm source code file leaves under the same catalogue (being called the algorithm catalogue), each file is realized a kind of permission generation and verification algorithm, these files have identical feature, include but not limited to class of algorithms name statement, identical permission generation and verification algorithm method (or being called function), permission generates and verification algorithm sign, terminal software sign, identifying code etc., wherein permission generates and verification algorithm identifies, terminal software identifies, identifying code is included in the note.All permissions generate and but verification algorithm source code file direct compilation is applied in the License Management service end software.Software Elementary Function version source code leaves a catalogue (being called the Elementary Function catalogue) in.
The terminal software sign and the Elementary Function directory name of automatic process software input appointment of the present invention, all final versions of outlet terminal software, permission generation and verification algorithm, terminal software sign and identifying code corresponding tables file.Automatic process software of the present invention reads in all permissions successively and generates and the verification algorithm source code file, and the algorithm class name is changed to identical class name; The terminal software sign is removed note change program line into, give the terminal software marking variable software identification assignment of developer's appointment; Identifying code is removed note change program line into, generate the random code assignment and give the identifying code variable.And method (or being called function), the permission of evaluation algorithm class name statement, identical permission generation and verification algorithm generate and whether verification algorithm sign, terminal software sign, identifying code be complete; If lack wherein one, then be an invalid algorithm source file, continue to handle next file after the program record failure daily record; If complete, then the new file movement that generates (subdirectory name adds up automatically from zero) to newly-generated sub-directory under, and algorithm identify, software identification, identifying code be recorded into the corresponding tables file.
After all permissions generate and the verification algorithm source code file is finished dealing with, generate one group of sub-directory, the source code file that a same names is arranged under each catalogue, wherein class name, permission generate all identically with the authentication religious name, make things convenient for software to call license management method.
Permission generation and verification algorithm source code under Elementary Function version source code and the newly-generated sub-directory gather compiling, generate the final version of a terminal software under each sub-directory.These final versions can be saved in the version service end for user's download.After the end process the corresponding tables file load in License Management service end software.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of terminal software inspection permission legitimacy and application permission.Terminal software is permitted validity checking regularly, irregularly or randomly.Terminal software reads in the terminal unique identification, calls permission and generates and verification algorithm, and whether the checking permission is effective.If effectively, then software continues to carry out.If invalid, then start prompting frame and ask the user to select import admission, or select to ask for permission automatically.If the user selects manual import admission, then re-execute permission and generate and verification algorithm, verify.If select to ask for permission automatically, then open and communicate to connect, ask for permission to the License Management service end, terminal software receives checking again after the permission, if do not receive permission then point out the user to apply for permission again in limiting time.The user also can receive permission by modes such as short message, mails, verifies with manual input mode.
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram that the License Management service end received and handled license request.After the License Management service end receives license request, from permit generation and verification algorithm sign, terminal software sign, identifying code corresponding tables, search corresponding algorithm sign according to the sign of the terminal software in the request message bag, identifying code, if do not find, end process then.If find, then call terminal unique identification, random code, the request term of life that permission generates and the verification algorithm basis receives and generate permission, send to terminal.

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1. the method for a software licensing control includes the version service end, and License Management service end and user terminal is characterized in that: may further comprise the steps,
1. software Elementary Function version is generated in conjunction with permission and the verification algorithm set, generate the various software final version, be kept at described version service end;
When 2. each final version of software generates, produce the corresponding tables between terminal software sign, identifying code and permission generation and the verification algorithm sign three and be loaded into the License Management service end;
3. described user terminal is by wireless network, cable network or duplicate acquisition a final version of software, i.e. user terminal software;
4. described user terminal software is checked the permission qualification regularly, irregularly or randomly, and it is qualified to permit, this final version of software continues to use; Permit defectively, this final version of software asks for permission to the License Management service end, simultaneously the report of user end message;
When 5. described user terminal software asks is permitted, described License Management service end is searched corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm according to the user terminal information that reports, inquire corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm, then generate enabling signal and be handed down to user terminal according to user terminal information, charge according to the terminal unique identification simultaneously with this algorithm; Inquiry is less than the permission generation and the verification algorithm of correspondence, and described License Management service end end process is waited for next license request;
6. described user terminal software is received enabling signal, adopts the qualification of described permission generation and verification algorithm checking enabling signal, if qualified, then software continues operation; Otherwise the prompting user asks for permission once more.
2. the method for software licensing as claimed in claim 1 control is characterized in that: described version service end regularly, not timing or provide final version of software is randomly downloaded different user and is obtained different terminal software versions.
3. the method for software licensing control as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described permission generation and verification algorithm meet unified specification, and number can be expanded arbitrarily.
4. the method for software licensing control as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described user terminal information comprises terminal unique identification, terminal software sign, identifying code and request term of life information.
5. the method for software licensing control as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that: described terminal unique identification consists of the terminal type sign indicating number and adds numbering, wherein, the type of cell phone sign indicating number is M, the palm PC type codes is P, and the PC type codes is C, and mobile phone is numbered phone number, palm PC is numbered product serial number, and PC is numbered the CPU sequence number.
6. the method for software licensing control as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the identifying code of described final version of software generates at random.
7. as the method for claim 1 or 6 described software licensing controls, it is characterized in that: the corresponding tables between described terminal software sign, identifying code and permission generation and the verification algorithm three generates automatically.
8. the method for software licensing control as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described final version of software generates automatically.
9. the method for a software licensing control includes the version service end, and License Management service end and user terminal is characterized in that: may further comprise the steps,
1. software Elementary Function version generates in conjunction with permission and the verification algorithm set, generates the various software final version, is kept at described version service end;
When 2. each final version of software generates, all generate a random code as identifying code, generate the terminal software sign simultaneously, and the corresponding tables between described identifying code, terminal software sign and permission generation and the verification algorithm three is loaded into the License Management service end;
3. described user terminal is by wired or wireless network during from described version service end downloaded software final version, version service end recording user end message, and this information sent to the License Management service end;
4. described License Management service end inquires corresponding permission generation and verification algorithm according to user terminal information, generate license number with this algorithm according to terminal unique identification and request term of life information, and license number sent to the user, charge according to described terminal unique identification simultaneously;
5. user's import admission number on terminal, the terminal software checking allows to use software by the back.
10. the method for software licensing control as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: described user terminal information comprises terminal unique identification, terminal software sign, identifying code and request term of life information.
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