The present invention provides to the software application the verification and license check out functions which are normally performed by a license server of a network software license system. The encrypted license information is contained in a license token, and is sorted in the database controlled...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5138712?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5138712 - Apparatus and method for licensing software on a network of computers
Apparatus and method for licensing software on a network of computers