Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inherited product activation for virtual machines
- Patent Title (中): 虚拟机的继承产品激活
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Application No.: US12916093Application Date: 2010-10-29
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Publication No.: US08832686B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Aaron J. Smith , Tyron M. Balascio , Ajay Bhave , Chih-pin Kao , Emeron Bachhuber , Mikael P. Horal
- Applicant: Aaron J. Smith , Tyron M. Balascio , Ajay Bhave , Chih-pin Kao , Emeron Bachhuber , Mikael P. Horal
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agent John Jardine; Andrew Sanders; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: G06F9/455
- IPC: G06F9/455 ; G06F21/00 ; G06F21/10 ; G06F9/445 ; G06F21/60 ; G06Q20/00
Abstract:
Methods and systems are disclosed in which inherited activation opens a secure communication path from the host operating system (OS) to the guest (virtual machine) OS. The license state of the software on the host is passed through this channel, and software installed in the guest uses this information to inform its own product activation process. The virtualized (guest) software may then activate without any outside communication when the license requirements for the host are met.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120110571A1 Inherited Product Activation for Virtual Machines Public/Granted day:2012-05-03
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