System and method for software site licensing
View Patent ↗The software site licensing system includes a client site having a target unit and a license sales site for generating a corresponding site license. The sales site receives an order for a target unit from the client and sends the physical order to a warehouse for shipping. The sales site determines the intangible portion of the order and establishes a virtual warehouse for the client to inventory the intangibles (license components). The warehouse notifies the sales site of the unique identifiers on the target prior to shipping so the sales site can link the en-route target with the client. The client accesses its personal virtual warehouse and selects the license components desired for the site license. The system assembles the site license and upon request, transmits the site license from the virtual warehouse to the target unit for installation.
1. A software site license system comprising:
a client site having a target hardware device, said hardware device having a unique identifier;
a virtual warehouse website specifically for a single end user, said virtual warehouse having a storage comprising a personal inventory of intangible software components, said personal inventory being associated in said warehouse with only said end user and only said hardware device unique identifier;
a license generator generating a software site license comprising one or more of said components for said target hardware device, said software site license being stored in said virtual warehouse storage for later use; and
a programming workstation in communication with but separate from said target hardware device, said programming workstation displays said components of said end user virtual warehouse for said end user to select and confirm contents of said software site license prior to said license generator generating said license, said programming workstation receiving said software site license from said virtual warehouse storage and storing said license on behalf of said target device until installation of said license on said target hardware device.
2. The software site license system of claim 1 , wherein said programming workstation receives an electronic file transfer comprising said license.
3. The software site license system of claim 1 , wherein said programming workstation retains a copy of said software site license after installation.
4. The software site license system of claim 1 , wherein said virtual warehouse comprises a multi-password protected website comprising entry of a password unique to said client site and an ID unique to said target hardware device.
5. The software site license system of claim 4 , further comprising a priority level of access to said virtual warehouse.
6. The software site license system of claim 1 , wherein said license sales site receives a purchase order from said client site comprising said target hardware device and in response to said order, a license sates site establishes said virtual warehouse for said client site and places said licensable components for said target hardware device in said virtual warehouse.
7. The software site license system of claim 1 , wherein said software site license comprises a master license for multiple target devices.
8. The software site license system of claim 1 further comprising:
a representative of said client site; and
a purchase order prepared by said representative and received at a license sales site, said order comprising said target hardware device, said representative having said programming workstation and installing said license to said target device prior to delivering said target to said client site.