USER BASED LICENSING FOR APPLICATIONS

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A method for providing authorized access to an application, comprising:

receiving log-in information from a first computing device an authenticating service in response to an input by a first user;

providing a license for the application from the authenticating service to a second computing device to activate the application, wherein the license comprises device specific information to allow use of the application by a second user different from the first user;

modifying a license state at the authenticating service in response to input from the first computing device operated by the first user;

providing, to the second computing device, the modified license state that is to adjust a function of the application in response to a license state check performed at a configurable time period as specified by the license.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the license is managed by the first user, the managed license to be assigned by the first user to a computing device.

23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the license is to permit additional use of an application after the license state check indicates the license for the application is no longer active.

24 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the authenticating service returns a response to a license state check that is to indicate a valid license only for a number of times the application is used.

25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the license provided to the second computing device performs a license state check asynchronously from a core system of the second computing device.

26 . The method of claim 21 , comprising allowing the second user to use the application on the second computing device for a specified period of time without connecting the second computing device to the authenticating service.

27 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the license is associated with the second user.

28 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the license is to synchronize the license state of the application on a device connected to the second computing device.

29 . A system for providing user-based licensing of an application, comprising:

a server communicatively coupled to a server computing device, the server comprising a processing device to carry out operations of a licensing service configured to:

receive log-in information from a first computing device at a licensing service in response to an input by a first user;

provide a license for the application from the licensing service to a second computing device to activate the application, wherein the license comprises device specific information to allow use of the application by a second user different from the first user;

modify a license state at the licensing service in response to input from the first computing device operated by the first user;

provide, to the second computing device, the modified license state that is to adjust a function of the application in response to a license state check performed at a configurable time period as specified by the license.

30 . The system of claim 29 , wherein the license is managed by the second user, the managed license to be assigned by the first user to a computing device.

31 . The system of claim 29 , wherein the licensing service returns a response to a license state check that is to indicate a valid license only for a number of times the application is used.

32 . The system of claim 29 , wherein the license provided to the second computing device performs a license state check asynchronously a core system of the second computing device.

33 . The system of claim 29 , wherein the license is to permit additional use of an application after the license state check indicates the license for the application is no longer active.

34 . A method for providing user based licensing of an application, comprising:

receiving user log-in information from a first computing device at a licensing service in response to an input by a user;

providing a license to activate an application to the computing device, wherein the license comprises device specific information associated with the user;

receiving user log-in information from a second computing device at a licensing service in response to an input by the user;

providing the license for an application to the second computing device;

providing a revocation of the license for the application on the first computing device causing the application to deactivate; and

providing an activation of the application on the second computing device using the device specific information.

35 . The method of claim 34 , wherein the license is associated with the user.

36 . The method of claim 34 , wherein the license is managed from the second computing device, the license to be assigned from the second computing device to an additional user.

37 . The method of claim 34 , wherein the license is to permits additional use of an application after a license state check indicates the license for the application is no longer active.

38 . The method of claim 34 , wherein the licensing service returns a response to a license state check that is to indicate a valid license only for a number of times the application is used.

39 . The method of claim 34 , wherein the license provided to the second computing device performs a license state check asynchronously from a core system of the second computing device.

40 . The method of claim 34 , comprising allowing the second computing device to use the application for a specified period of time without connecting the second computing device to the licensing service.