System and method for unlimited licensing to a fixed number of devices
CA 2608692 C · Owner: Ache, Marc · Inventors: Ache, Marc; Pence, William E.
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A method and system providing access to electronic content includes receiving a request to access the electronic content from a user device accessing a , unique ID of the user device and comparing the unique ID to a list of authorized user devices. The unique ID is used to determine if the user device is an authorized user device. If the user device is authorized access is , provided to the electronic content. If the user device is not authorized determining if a maximum number of authorized user devices is reached. The user device is converted to an authorized user device if the maximum number , is not reached. If the maximum number of authorized user devices is reached the user can be …
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- Filed May 16, 2006 and granted October 24, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 16, 2026.
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