JP2011243121A - License management system, license management method, and license management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To resolve the violation status of a software license on a computer terminal.SOLUTION: A license management system includes a license dictionary provision device 100 for creating a license dictionary by associating a software with a use license thereof to provide it to an object device 110. The object device 110 comprises: install process monitor means 114 for controlling a software install operation on the basis of a license dictionary 210; license adaptation determination means 113 for comparing and collating inventory information showing software information configured in the object device 110 as available with the license dictionary; uninstall execution means 115 for uninstalling the software determined to be in license violation; and software information acquisition means 112 for updating the inventory information and transmitting it to the license dictionary provision device 100.

Description

  The present invention relates to a software license management system, and more particularly to a system that suppresses software license violation in a computer terminal.

  In a network system consisting of a large number of computer terminals, such as in a company, a system is generally used that collects both license information of purchased software and information on the software actually used and manages the usage pattern. Yes.

  In particular, in a large-scale system composed of a large number of computer terminals, it is difficult to cope with a paper ledger, etc., and by installing asset management software on each computer terminal to be managed and using the software, the computer In addition to acquiring software information installed in a terminal, the software is associated with a purchased license, and an accurate usage status of the software is grasped.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the asset management system includes an inventory information acquisition unit installed in a PC agent to be managed, a manager (inventory information registration unit) that manages license information, and a database. Then, the inventory information collecting means set in each managed computer terminal collects (collects) the software information in the computer (1). The collected software information is uploaded as inventory information to the management server (manager) and registered in the manager database (registration registration between software and license (2)).
Here, the manager can perform matching between the registered software information and the license information registered in advance to determine the license violation.

  As a result, when there is a software asset used with an illegal license (3), a corrective action is recommended for the violating asset (here, the PC agent) (4). .

  In the asset management software in the above asset management system, as information for identifying hardware in a PC (Personal Computer) such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) name and device information from a managed IT resource (PC agent). Hardware configuration information and software configuration information as information for specifying application software used in the IT resources to be managed are collected, and the IT resources possessed by the PC agent are managed.

  In license management, the software license quantity actually purchased by the user is associated with the configuration information collected by the asset management software from the computer terminal on which this software is installed. If the association is correctly performed, it is determined that a valid license is used.

In the above asset management system, information (software information) of software installed on the PC agent is collected as configuration information by the asset management software, correlated with the license information, and further, the quantity range of the purchased conditions By determining whether or not (condition) is satisfied, a license violation is determined.
For this reason, even if there is software that is used in a license violation state by the PC agent, information related to this software is notified to the manager device until the license violation is determined. There is a disadvantage that the use of software is allowed for a certain period.

  Even if it is found that the software installed in the PC Agent, the software being used is a license violation asset, or a license violation has occurred, Since the PC agent user performs the task of deleting the existing software, the system administrator only recommends the license violation status to the user, and the violation status cannot actually be resolved. is there.

As a related technique for this, a technique for creating a prepaid file based on a user ID, a user password, a purchaser name, a purchase time, etc. and setting the file to be downloadable is disclosed (Patent Document 1).
As related technology, a license management database storing license management information in which license information of software owned in a company or organization is registered and client management information in which user information is registered is disclosed (Patent Document). 2).
Furthermore, as this related technique, when the installation process is started, the installation state notification unit notifies the navigator of a start code indicating the start of the installation, and indicates that the installation is normally completed when the installation process is completed normally. A technique for notifying a navigator of an end code is disclosed (Patent Document 3).

In addition, as this related technique, a technique for determining violation assets based on longitude information obtained from software information is disclosed (Patent Document 4).
Furthermore, as this related technique, a technique for managing a software license by giving a check program to software that is the subject of a license check is disclosed (Patent Document 5).
In addition, a technique is disclosed in which a license violation of an entire program running on a computer terminal is detected and the license is managed (Patent Document 6).

JP 2004-152283 A JP 2009-080682 A JP 09-073479 A JP 2005-301525 A JP 2001-282526 A JP 2001-084137 A

  However, in the contents of the related techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 6, as described above, even when a license violation is discovered, it is necessary to take a response at the recommendation level for the server administrator. The operation of deleting (that is, uninstalling) the software installed on the computer is left up to the user of each computer terminal (target computer), so that a software license violation on the target computer cannot be effectively prevented. Inconvenience can occur.

In addition, if it is determined that a license violation has occurred only after inventory information consisting of software information is sent to a management server such as a manager, the unauthorized license usage status continues until the inventory information is uploaded to the server. However, since it is not possible to check for unauthorized use until it is uploaded, there is a disadvantage that license management becomes insufficient.
Furthermore, when license information such as the number of licenses and the number of software used is changed, there is a disadvantage that license management reflecting this cannot be performed quickly.

[Object of invention]
The present invention provides a license management system, a license management method, and a license management program that improve the inconvenience of the related technology and manage licenses of software installed in computer terminals to effectively eliminate license violations. And its purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a configuration according to the present invention.

  In addition, the license management system according to the present invention stores a target device having a main unit for installing software set in advance, a license dictionary in which the software and a license for use of the software are associated with each other, and the license dictionary A license management system including a license dictionary providing device that provides the license dictionary to a target device, the target device monitoring a software installation operation in the main body and detecting the installation operation An installation management unit that determines whether or not the installation operation is permitted based on the provided license dictionary, and software information indicating software installed in an executable state in the target device in advance. Affection An inventory information generation unit that generates inventory information that lists the license information, and a license conformity determination unit that detects software information in violation of the license by comparing the inventory information with the license dictionary when the inventory information is acquired. And an uninstall execution unit that uninstalls the software determined to be in violation of the license based on a command included in the license dictionary when the software information in violation of the license is detected, the inventory information generation unit, When the software determined to be in violation of the license is uninstalled, the software information is collected, and all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is authorized software. An update inventory information transmission function for transmitting the inventory information to the license dictionary providing apparatus when the license dictionary providing apparatus is confirmed to be an area, and the license dictionary providing apparatus is based on the sent inventory information. The license dictionary update means for updating the license dictionary is provided.

  In addition, the license management method according to the present invention stores a target device having a main unit for installing software set in advance, a license dictionary in which the software and a license for use of the software are associated with each other, and the license dictionary A license management system including a license dictionary providing device that provides the license dictionary to a target device, wherein the license management method manages a license of software in the target device, When the installation operation of the software in the main unit is monitored and the installation operation is detected, it is determined whether or not the installation operation is permitted based on the license dictionary provided from the license dictionary providing device, and in the target device In the ready state Collecting software information indicating the installed software, generating inventory information listing the software information, and comparing the inventory information with the license dictionary when the inventory information is acquired. When the software information of the license violation is detected, and the software information of the license violation is detected, the software determined to be the license violation based on the command included in the license dictionary is uninstalled, and the license violation When the determined software is uninstalled, the software information is collected again, and it is confirmed that all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is genuine software. If the transmits the inventory information to the license dictionary providing apparatus, the license dictionary providing apparatus is characterized by updating the license dictionary based on the sent the inventory information.

  In addition, the license management program according to the present invention stores a target device having a main unit for installing software set in advance, a license dictionary in which the software and a license for use of the software are associated with each other, and the license dictionary A license management system including a license dictionary providing device that provides the license dictionary to a target device, wherein the license management program is for managing a license of software in the target device. An installation operation monitoring function for monitoring the installation operation of software, and an installation for determining whether or not to permit the installation operation based on a license dictionary provided from the license dictionary providing device when the installation operation is detected An operation permission determination function, an inventory information generation function for collecting software information indicating software installed in an executable state in advance in the target device and generating inventory information listing the software information, and the inventory information A software information detection function for performing processing for detecting software information in violation of a license by comparing and comparing the inventory information and the license dictionary, and when the software information in violation of the license is detected, An uninstall execution function for uninstalling the software determined to be in violation of the license based on a command included in the license dictionary, and the software when the software determined to be in violation of the license is uninstalled When the software information is recollected and it is confirmed that all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is authorized software, the inventory information is sent to the license dictionary providing device. The update inventory information transmission function to be transmitted by the computer is executed.

  As described above, the present invention relates to a license dictionary providing apparatus that associates software with a use license thereof to generate a license dictionary and provides the license dictionary to the target apparatus, and information indicating the usage status of the software based on the license dictionary to the license dictionary providing apparatus. A license management system, a license management method, and a license that can manage licenses of software installed on target computers and effectively resolve license violations by adopting a configuration including target devices (target computers) for transmission A management program can be provided.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the license management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the whole operation | movement content in the license management system shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the software-license matching dictionary data in the license management system shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the general license management system which detects a license violation, and responds to violation software.

[Embodiment]
Next, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a license management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a management computer 100 as a management computer (license dictionary providing apparatus) that operates under program control, and software management connected to the management computer 100. It has the structure provided with the object computer 110 which is an object computer terminal.

It is assumed that computers 120 and 130 having the same internal configuration as the target computer 110 are also connected to the management computer 100 as the target computer terminal (target computer).
In this embodiment, the target computer 110 of the target computers 110, 120, and 130 will be described as the computer to be monitored. However, the computers 120 and 130 perform the same functional operations as the target computer 110. And

  The management computer 100 receives software license information such as a software name and the number of licenses input by a user of the management computer 100 or a software asset manager, and inputs (registers) software information to the software-license registration database 105. Software for registering software information of each target computer sent to the software-license registration database 104 (described later) sent from the means (referred to as "input means") 102 and the target computer 110 (120, 130) to be monitored Software-license association dictionary data 2 in which the registration means 101 and software information and license information registered in the software-license registration database 104 are listed in association with each other Software to generate the 0 - has a license dictionary creating means 103.

  A software-license registration database (hereinafter referred to as “license registration DB”) 104 is a database device that stores and holds software information in each target computer (110, 120, 130) to be managed. The “software dictionary DB” 105 is a storage device that stores and holds the software name, the number of licenses, the product ID, the software uninstall command, and the like of software that has been purchased (input) by the input unit 102. .

When receiving the inventory information 220 from the target computer 110 (120, 130), the software information registration unit 101 registers the software information of the inventory information 220 in the license registration DB 104.
Thereby, the registered software information is used when the association dictionary data is updated by the license dictionary creation means 103.
Therefore, the license dictionary creation unit 103 can update (generate) the contents of the association dictionary data based on software information that accurately reflects the usage status of software in the target computers 110, 120, and 130.

  Further, the association dictionary data updated by the license dictionary creation unit 103 is updated to contents indicating the number of licenses corresponding to the actual software usage environment and usage status in each of the target computers 110, 120, and 130.

The software information input means (input means) 102 has an input data registration function for registering the software name and the number of licenses of software that has been purchased from the outside in the software dictionary DB 105.
Further, the input means 102 merges the registered information and interpolation data (product ID, uninstall command, etc.) of software information set in advance corresponding to the information, and passes the interpolation data to the license dictionary creation means 103. Has a notification function.

  The license dictionary creation unit 103 includes data passed from the input unit 102, data indicating the number of software and licenses registered in the license registration DB 104, and software information (inventory registered in the software-license registration database 104). Information) is obtained, calculation based on these data is performed, and linked dictionary data 210 (FIG. 3) in which software and the number of licenses are associated is created (dictionary data creation function).

  In addition, the license dictionary creation unit 103 has a dictionary data update function for updating the data contents of the association dictionary data 210 based on software information (inventory information) newly stored in the license registration DB 104.

  The target computer (monitoring target device) 110 is preinstalled (used) in the target computer 110 with software information upload / download means (software information load means) 111 that controls data communication with the management computer 100. By comparing and collating the software information acquisition means 112 that collects software information, which is information for specifying software (application software), with the collected software information and the association dictionary data 210 provided from the management computer 100 Software-license conformity judging means (license conformity judging means) 113 for judging whether or not the software included in the software information is used within the license range, and the target computer 110 An installation process monitoring unit 114 that constantly monitors a software installation process (installation process), and a process of uninstalling software that is used (pre-installed) beyond the license range is detected. The uninstall execution unit 115 is provided.

Further, the target computer 110 includes a main body that installs software in itself (here, the target computer 110).
For example, the main unit reads a corresponding application program from a CD / DVD medium or via a network by executing an installation program into a preset storage device in the target computer 110, and loads the application program. It has an installation execution function that sets it to an executable state.

  The software information loading means 111 has a linking dictionary data acquisition function for downloading the generated linking dictionary data 210 from the management computer 100.

The license dictionary creating unit 103 may notify the target computer 110 that the link dictionary data 210 has been generated before the software information loading unit 111 executes the download.
As a result, the software information loading unit 111 can quickly detect that the association dictionary data 210 has been generated or updated. For this reason, the latest association dictionary data 210 is quickly acquired (downloaded). ) Is possible.

The software information acquisition unit 112 is information (software information) of software installed in a usable state in the target computer 110 in advance when the installation process suppression function or the installation process allowable control function is executed by the installation process monitoring unit 114. It has an inventory acquisition function that collects and generates inventory information consisting of this software information.
The software information acquisition unit 112 may be set to activate the inventory acquisition function based on a preset schedule (machine activation schedule, time designation schedule, etc.).

The software information acquisition unit 112 may be configured to periodically collect software information and generate inventory information based on a preset timer setting.
As a result, the software information acquisition unit 112 can collect software information regardless of whether or not it is uninstalled. Therefore, the contents of the inventory information are periodically updated in a state in which the latest software information in the target computer 110 is reflected. Can be updated.

  Further, the license conformity determination unit 113 performs collation with the association dictionary data 210 based on the inventory information updated and generated, and again software information installed in the inventory information exceeding the license condition range (in the unauthorized license state). A function for determining whether or not there is an update license information for determining whether there is software information);

  Further, the software information loading unit 111 determines that all the software listed in the inventory information 220 is authorized software (that is, software within the license condition range) by the license conformity determination unit 113, that is, inventory. When it is confirmed that the content of the information 220 is composed only of software information of a regular license, it has a software information transmission function for transmitting the inventory information 220 to the management computer 100.

The installation process monitoring means 114 has an installation operation constant monitoring function for constantly monitoring the software installation operation performed by the main body.
Further, the installation process monitoring unit 114, when detecting the activation of the installation process, determines based on the association data whether the activated installation process is performed in a state that conforms to a valid license condition. To do.
Further, the installation process monitoring unit 114 has an installation operation inhibition control function for performing a control to inhibit the activation operation when it is detected that the activation exceeds the license range.

The software-license information conformity determining means (conformity determining means) 113 compares the inventory information with the association dictionary data, and determines whether there is software information installed beyond the license range in the inventory information. Has a judgment function.
At this time, the conformity determination means 113 determines whether or not the software is installed in a state conforming to the number of licenses (license conditions) corresponding to the software by comparing and collating the association data and the inventory information 220. Shall.

When it is determined that there is a license violation, the conformity determination unit 113 notifies the uninstall execution unit 115 of the software information of the license violation.
As a result, the uninstall execution unit 115 can quickly uninstall the software corresponding to the notified software information (software in a license violation state) based on the command information described in the association dictionary data.

In addition, when the license violation software is uninstalled, the uninstall execution unit 115 notifies the software information acquisition unit 112 of a message (software reacquisition request message) instructing reacquisition of software information (inventory information). Re-acquisition instruction function).
As a result, the software information acquisition unit 112 can re-acquire software information in response to the notification, and can generate (update generation) inventory information including the re-acquired software information.

The uninstall execution unit 115 associates the license violation software as described above when software that is usable outside the license condition range (hereinafter referred to as “license violation software”) is detected in the target computer 110. It has an uninstall execution function for uninstalling by executing an uninstall command included in the attachment data.
In addition, the uninstallation execution unit 115 transmits an inventory information reacquisition request for instructing to reacquire inventory information to the software information acquisition unit 112 after completion of execution of the uninstall execution function.

Accordingly, the software information acquisition unit 112 can execute the inventory information acquisition function in response to the inventory information reacquisition request sent from the uninstallation execution unit 115.
At this time, the software information acquisition unit 112 collects software information installed in the target computer 110 in a state where the software determined to be a license violation has been deleted.
As a result, the inventory information is updated and generated when the software information is collected. Therefore, the inventory information is repeatedly updated until it is confirmed that all the software listed in the inventory information is not a license violation.

  In the present embodiment, the management-side device that is a dictionary management device that provides the association dictionary data 210 to the target computer 110 has been described as the management computer 100, but this management-side device is connected to the target computer 110. Alternatively, a storage memory device such as a USB memory may be used that transmits the association dictionary data 210 to the target computer 110.

  In this case, the storage memory device can acquire the software information in the target computer 110 and can uninstall the illegally licensed software in the target computer 110 as in the present embodiment. Even in a computer terminal (corresponding to the target computer 110) that has not been connected, the software license can be reliably managed by connecting the storage memory device to the computer terminal.

[Description of Operation of Embodiment]
Next, the overall operation of the above embodiment will be described.

The target computer 110, which is a management target device, monitors the software installation operation in the target computer 110 (main unit) (installation operation monitoring step), and is provided from the license dictionary providing device 100 when an installation operation is detected. Based on the license dictionary, it is determined whether or not the installation operation is permitted (installation determination step).
Next, software information indicating software installed in an executable state in advance in the target device 110 is collected (software information collecting step), and inventory information listing the software information is generated (inventory information generating step).
When inventory information is generated, a process for detecting software information of a license violation is performed by comparing and comparing the inventory information with the license dictionary (software detection step).
Next, when software information in violation of the license is detected, the software determined to be in violation of the license based on the command included in the license dictionary is uninstalled (uninstallation process).
At this time, when the software determined to be in violation of the license is uninstalled, the software information is collected again, and all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is genuine software. If confirmed, the inventory information is transmitted to the management computer 100 (updated inventory information transmitting step).
Next, the management computer 100 updates the license dictionary (linking dictionary data 210) based on the sent inventory information.

  Here, the installation operation monitoring step, the installation operation allowance determination step, the inventory information generation step, the software information detection step, the uninstallation execution step, and the update inventory information transmission step are programmed and executed by a computer. It is good also as a structure.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail.

  First, the input means 102 of the management computer (license dictionary providing apparatus) 100 registers the name of software that has been purchased and the number of licenses, and the registered information and software information interpolation data set in advance corresponding to the information. (Product ID, uninstall command, etc.) are merged and passed to the license dictionary creation means 103.

The license dictionary creation unit 103 acquires the passed data and data indicating the number of software and the number of licenses registered in the license registration DB 104, performs calculation based on the data, and associates the software with the license. Dictionary data 210 (FIG. 3) is created.
It should be noted that the number of software used in the target computers 110, 120, and 130 and the number of licenses thereof are shown.

  Next, the software information loading unit 111 downloads the generated association dictionary data 210. At this time, the license dictionary creation unit 103 may be set to transmit the generated association dictionary data 210 to the target computer 110.

Here, before the download by the software information loading unit 111 is executed, the license dictionary creating unit 103 may notify the target computer 110 that the linked dictionary data 210 has been generated.
As a result, the software information loading unit 111 can quickly detect that the association dictionary data 210 has been generated or updated. For this reason, the latest association dictionary data 210 is quickly acquired (downloaded). ) Is possible.

Here, it is assumed that the installation process monitoring unit 114 constantly monitors the activation of the installer in the main body of the target computer 110. Thereby, the software installation operation in the main body can be detected.
When the installation process is detected, that is, when the activation of the installer is detected, the installation process monitoring unit 114 allows the detected installation operation based on the contents of the association dictionary data 210 sent from the management computer 100. It is determined whether or not to do.

  Here, when it is detected that the detected installation operation is an installation process of software executed with an unauthorized license, the installation process monitoring unit 114 suppresses execution of the installation process.

  In addition, when it is detected that the detected installation operation is an installation process executed within the normal license condition range (that is, a valid installation process), the installation process monitoring unit 114 executes the installation process. Perform control to allow

Next, the software information acquisition unit 112 operates based on a preset schedule (machine start schedule, time designation schedule, etc.), and acquires information (software information) of software installed in a usable state in the target computer 110 in advance. Collect and generate inventory information consisting of this software information (inventory acquisition process).
Here, the software information acquisition unit 112 passes the generated inventory information to the software license conformity determination unit (license conformance determination unit) 113.

  The conformity determination unit 113 collates the inventory information with the association dictionary data, and determines whether there is software information installed beyond the license range in the inventory information.

If it is determined that there is a license violation, the conformity determination unit 113 notifies the uninstall execution unit 115 of the software information of the license violation.
Next, the uninstall execution unit 115 uninstalls the software corresponding to the notified software information (software in a license violation state) based on the command information described in the association dictionary data 210.

The uninstall execution unit 115 notifies the software information acquisition unit 112 of a message (software reacquisition request message) instructing reacquisition of software information when the software in violation of the license is uninstalled (reacquisition of inventory information) Instruction function).
Next, the software information acquisition unit 112 performs reacquisition of software information in response to the notification, and generates (updates generation) inventory information including the reacquired software information.

The software information acquisition unit 112 may be configured to periodically collect software information and generate inventory information based on a preset timer setting.
As a result, the software information acquisition unit 112 can collect software information regardless of whether or not it is uninstalled. Therefore, the contents of the inventory information are periodically updated in a state in which the latest software information in the target computer 110 is reflected. Can be updated.

  Next, the license conformity determination unit 113 performs collation with the association dictionary data 210 based on the updated inventory information, and again, the software information installed in the inventory information exceeding the license condition range (in the unauthorized license state) It is determined whether there is software information.

  Here, when the license conformity determination unit 113 confirms that all the software listed in the inventory information 220 is regular software (that is, software within the license condition range), that is, the content of the inventory information 220 is regular. When it is confirmed that only the software information of the license is configured, the software information loading unit 111 transmits (uploads) the inventory information 220 to the management computer 100.

Next, the software information registration unit 101 that has received the inventory information 220 registers the software information of the inventory information 220 in the license registration DB 104.
Thereby, the registered software information is used when the association dictionary data is updated by the license dictionary creation means 103. For this reason, the license dictionary creation means 103 associates the license information on the target computers 110, 120, and 130 based on software information that accurately reflects the software usage status indicating the number of licenses according to the actual software usage environment and usage status. Dictionary data can be updated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the license management reflecting the software usage state in the target computer as the management target can be managed on the management computer side that creates and updates the association dictionary data (210).

  For this reason, it is possible to collect software information used by the target computer that is not grasped by the administrator side (the management computer side), and by generating linked dictionary data based on this information, each target computer It is possible to set whether or not software can be installed based on the software usage state and license information.

  In addition, the target computer monitors the license violation based on this association dictionary data and uninstalls the software that violates the license. It can be resolved quickly.

Regarding the above-described embodiment, the main points of the new technical contents are summarized as follows.
In addition, although a part or all of said embodiment is put together as follows as a novel technique, this invention is not necessarily limited to this.

(Appendix 1)
Stores a target device having a main unit for installing software set in advance, a license dictionary in which the software and a license for use of the software are associated with each other, and provides the license dictionary to the target device A license management system comprising a license dictionary providing device,
The target device is:
An installation management unit that monitors an installation operation of software in the main body unit and determines whether the installation operation is allowed based on the provided license dictionary when the installation operation is detected;
An inventory information generator for collecting software information indicating software installed in an executable state in the target device in advance and generating inventory information listing the software information;
A license conformity determination unit that detects software information in violation of the license by comparing the inventory information with the license dictionary when the inventory information is acquired;
An uninstall execution unit for uninstalling software determined to be in violation of the license based on a command included in the license dictionary when the software information in violation of the license is detected;
The inventory information generation unit collects the software information when the software determined to be in violation of the license is uninstalled, and all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is authorized software. An inventory information update function for transmitting the inventory information to the license dictionary providing device when it is confirmed that
A license management system, wherein the license dictionary providing apparatus includes a license dictionary updating unit that updates the license dictionary based on the sent inventory information.

(Appendix 2)
In the license management system described in Appendix 1,
The license management system, wherein the installation management unit includes an installation suppression control function for performing control to suppress the installation operation when the detected installation operation is not allowed.

(Appendix 3)
In the license management system described in Appendix 1,
The inventory information generation unit periodically collects software information, and when it is confirmed that all the software of the inventory information generated based on the software information is authorized software, the inventory information is A license management system comprising an inventory information periodic transmission function for transmitting to a license dictionary providing apparatus.

(Appendix 4)
Stores a target device having a main unit for installing software set in advance, a license dictionary in which the software and a license for use of the software are associated with each other, and provides the license dictionary to the target device A license management system comprising a license dictionary providing device, a license management method for managing a license of software in the target device,
The target device monitors software installation operations in the main body,
When the installation operation is detected, it is determined whether to permit the installation operation based on the license dictionary provided from the license dictionary providing device;
Collecting software information indicating software installed in an executable state in the target device in advance;
Generating inventory information listing the software information;
When the inventory information is acquired, the software information of the license violation is detected by comparing the inventory information with the license dictionary.
When software information in violation of the license is detected, uninstall the software determined to be in violation of the license based on the command included in the license dictionary,
When the software determined to be in violation of the license is uninstalled, the software information is collected again, and it is confirmed that all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is genuine software. The inventory information is transmitted to the license dictionary providing device,
A license management method, wherein the license dictionary providing apparatus updates the license dictionary based on the sent inventory information.

(Appendix 5)
Stores a target device having a main unit for installing software set in advance, a license dictionary in which the software and a license for use of the software are associated with each other, and provides the license dictionary to the target device A license management system comprising a license dictionary providing device, a license management program for managing a license of software in the target device,
An installation operation monitoring function for monitoring the installation operation of software in the main body;
An installation operation permission determination function for determining whether to permit the installation operation based on a license dictionary provided from the license dictionary providing device when the installation operation is detected;
An inventory information generating function for collecting software information indicating software installed in an executable state in the target device in advance and generating inventory information listing the software information;
When the inventory information is acquired, a software information detection function that performs a process of detecting software information of a license violation by comparing and comparing the inventory information and the license dictionary;
An uninstall execution function for uninstalling software determined to be in violation of the license based on a command included in the license dictionary when software information in violation of the license is detected;
When the software determined to be in violation of the license is uninstalled, the software information is collected again, and it is confirmed that all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is genuine software. A license management program for causing a computer to execute an update inventory information transmission function for transmitting the inventory information to the license dictionary providing apparatus.

  The present invention can be applied to a system that manages licenses for software assets used in each terminal computer that constitutes a large-scale computer network system including a WAN.

100 management computer (dictionary management device)
101 software information registration unit 102 software information input unit 103 software-license dictionary creation unit (license dictionary creation unit, generation unit)
104 Software-license registration database 110, 120, 130 Target computer (target device)
111 Software information upload / download means (software information load means)
112 Software information acquisition means 113 Software license conformity judgment means 114 Installation process monitoring means 115 Uninstallation execution means 210 Software license association dictionary data (association dictionary data)
220 Inventory information

Claims (5)

Stores a target device having a main unit for installing software set in advance, a license dictionary in which the software and a license for use of the software are associated with each other, and provides the license dictionary to the target device A license management system comprising a license dictionary providing device,
The target device is:
An installation management unit that monitors an installation operation of software in the main body unit and determines whether the installation operation is allowed based on the provided license dictionary when the installation operation is detected;
An inventory information generator for collecting software information indicating software installed in an executable state in the target device in advance and generating inventory information listing the software information;
A license conformity determination unit that detects software information in violation of the license by comparing the inventory information with the license dictionary when the inventory information is acquired;
An uninstall execution unit for uninstalling software determined to be in violation of the license based on a command included in the license dictionary when the software information in violation of the license is detected;
The inventory information generation unit collects the software information when the software determined to be in violation of the license is uninstalled, and all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is authorized software. An inventory information update function for transmitting the inventory information to the license dictionary providing device when it is confirmed that
A license management system, wherein the license dictionary providing apparatus includes a license dictionary updating unit that updates the license dictionary based on the sent inventory information. The license management system according to claim 1,
The license management system, wherein the installation management unit includes an installation suppression control function for performing control to suppress the installation operation when the detected installation operation is not allowed. The license management system according to claim 1,
The inventory information generation unit periodically collects software information, and when it is confirmed that all the software of the inventory information generated based on the software information is authorized software, the inventory information is A license management system comprising an inventory information periodic transmission function for transmitting to a license dictionary providing apparatus. Stores a target device having a main unit for installing software set in advance, a license dictionary in which the software and a license for use of the software are associated with each other, and provides the license dictionary to the target device A license management system comprising a license dictionary providing device, a license management method for managing a license of software in the target device,
The target device monitors software installation operations in the main body,
When the installation operation is detected, it is determined whether to permit the installation operation based on the license dictionary provided from the license dictionary providing device;
Collecting software information indicating software installed in an executable state in the target device in advance;
Generating inventory information listing the software information;
When the inventory information is acquired, the software information of the license violation is detected by comparing the inventory information with the license dictionary.
When software information in violation of the license is detected, uninstall the software determined to be in violation of the license based on the command included in the license dictionary,
When the software determined to be in violation of the license is uninstalled, the software information is collected again, and it is confirmed that all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is genuine software. The inventory information is transmitted to the license dictionary providing device,
A license management method, wherein the license dictionary providing apparatus updates the license dictionary based on the sent inventory information. Stores a target device having a main unit for installing software set in advance, a license dictionary in which the software and a license for use of the software are associated with each other, and provides the license dictionary to the target device A license management system comprising a license dictionary providing device, a license management program for managing a license of software in the target device,
An installation operation monitoring function for monitoring the installation operation of software in the main body;
An installation operation permission determination function for determining whether to permit the installation operation based on a license dictionary provided from the license dictionary providing device when the installation operation is detected;
An inventory information generating function for collecting software information indicating software installed in an executable state in the target device in advance and generating inventory information listing the software information;
When the inventory information is acquired, a software information detection function that performs a process of detecting software information of a license violation by comparing and comparing the inventory information and the license dictionary;
An uninstall execution function for uninstalling software determined to be in violation of the license based on a command included in the license dictionary when software information in violation of the license is detected;
When the software determined to be in violation of the license is uninstalled, the software information is collected again, and it is confirmed that all the software listed in the inventory information generated based on the software information is genuine software. A license management program for causing a computer to execute an update inventory information transmission function for transmitting the inventory information to the license dictionary providing apparatus.

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