Multi-tier electronic software distribution
CA 2301090 A1 · Owner: Aladdin Knowldege Systems, Ltd. · Inventors: Horstmann, Cay S.
Overview
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Methods of electronic software distribution are provided in which software products may be wrapped by their publishers in a straightforward secure , manner (compress and pack into a single file) but in such a way as to allow , for the addition of information by downstream distribution channel partners e.g. distributors and merchants (resellers). Distribution policies or , business rules (distribution rule set) governing the distribution process may be fixed by the software publisher or may be left to the discretion of channel partners. The software product itself, however is secured against tampering , or inadvertent infection by a virus (encrypt and pack into a single file). A tool …
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- Filed August 31, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 31, 2018.
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