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- Patent Title: IoT licensing platform and architecture
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Application No.: US17385595Application Date: 2021-07-26
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Publication No.: US11336732B1Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Victor Danilchenko , Daniel Cohen
- Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Andover
- Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Andover
- Agency: Locke Lord LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/24
- IPC: H04L12/24 ; G06F16/215 ; G06F21/10 ; G06F21/12 ; G06F11/36 ; H04L67/12 ; H04L67/1095 ; G16Y40/10 ; G16Y40/35

Abstract:
Techniques are described for managing licenses of Internet of Things devices. One embodiment includes receiving, at a network management system, a request to allocate a license to a first endpoint device. Real-time device metadata and state data for the first endpoint device are accessed. Embodiments select a license instance, from a plurality of license instances, to allocate to the first endpoint device, based at least in part on the real-time device metadata and state data for the first endpoint device. The selected license instance is assigned to the first endpoint device and at least an indication that a valid license has been assigned to the first endpoint device is transmitted to the first endpoint device.
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