公开(公告)号：US08321352B1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-27

申请号：US12256838

申请日：2008-10-23

Applicant: Kannan Rameshkumar ,  David D. Wright

Inventor： Kannan Rameshkumar ,  David D. Wright

IPC: G06F21/00

CPC classification number: G06F21/12

Abstract: Various techniques for software license inventory and asset management are disclosed. A fingerprint may be generated and associated with various copies of software applications installed on a software licensee's computer systems. Upon generation, each fingerprint may be stored in a license information database system along with relevant license information for that copy of the software application. A software inventory tool may then be used to collect fingerprints on installed copies of software applications and provide these fingerprints to the license information database system to obtain the corresponding license information. The output of the software inventory tool may be used by a licensee to comply with software license agreements and/or efficiently allocate information technology resources. Methods and systems that provide and process secured, dynamic and persistent tagging of software deployments and usage are also disclosed.

Abstract translation: 披露了软件许可证库存和资产管理的各种技术。 可以生成指纹并将其与安装在软件被许可人的计算机系统上的软件应用的各种副本相关联。 一旦生成，每个指纹可以存储在许可证信息数据库系统中以及该软件应用的该副本的相关许可信息。 然后可以使用软件清单工具在安装的软件应用副本上收集指纹，并将这些指纹提供给许可证信息数据库系统以获得相应的许可证信息。 软件清单工具的输出可以由被许可人使用，以遵守软件许可协议和/或有效地分配信息技术资源。 还公开了提供和处理软件部署和使用的安全，动态和持久标记的方法和系统。