ZA936234B - Licence management mechanism for a computer system - Google Patents

Licence management mechanism for a computer system

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Publication number
ZA936234B
ZA936234B ZA936234A ZA936234A ZA936234B ZA 936234 B ZA936234 B ZA 936234B ZA 936234 A ZA936234 A ZA 936234A ZA 936234 A ZA936234 A ZA 936234A ZA 936234 B ZA936234 B ZA 936234B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
computer system
management mechanism
licence management
licence
computer
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ZA936234A
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Inventor
Barrie Archer
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Int Computers Ltd
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Publication of ZA936234B publication Critical patent/ZA936234B/xx

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/10—Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material ; Digital rights management [DRM]
    • G06F21/109—Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material ; Digital rights management [DRM] by using specially-adapted hardware at the client
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2211/00—Indexing scheme relating to details of data-processing equipment not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00
    • G06F2211/007—Encryption, En-/decode, En-/decipher, En-/decypher, Scramble, (De-)compress

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Software Systems (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Technology Law (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Storage Device Security (AREA)
ZA936234A 1993-02-23 1993-08-25 Licence management mechanism for a computer system ZA936234B (en)

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GB939303595A GB9303595D0 (en) 1993-02-23 1993-02-23 Licence management mechanism for a computer system

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ZA936234B true ZA936234B (en) 1994-03-21

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EP (1) EP0613073B1 (xx)
AU (1) AU667155B2 (xx)
DE (1) DE69330339T2 (xx)
GB (1) GB9303595D0 (xx)
ZA (1) ZA936234B (xx)

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EP0613073B1 (en) 2001-06-13
DE69330339D1 (de) 2001-07-19
AU667155B2 (en) 1996-03-07
EP0613073A1 (en) 1994-08-31
AU5522894A (en) 1994-09-01
DE69330339T2 (de) 2001-10-11
GB9303595D0 (en) 1993-04-07

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