Data protection method and device
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1. A computer based method for accessing functionality provided by an application software comprising:
- storing said application software in non transient memory of a computer;
said application software in said computer prompting a user to enter into said computer personalization information;
said application software storing, in said non transient memory, in a personalization data resource, both computer configuration information of said computer, and a license code entered in response to said prompting;
said application software in said computer generating a proper decoding key, said generating comprising using said license code; and
wherein said application software, in said computer, cannot access at least one encoded code resource of said application software, unless said license code is stored in said personalization data resource.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for encoding and decoding additional information into a digital information in an integral manner. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and device for data protection.
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1. A computer based method for accessing functionality provided by an application software comprising:
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storing said application software in non transient memory of a computer; said application software in said computer prompting a user to enter into said computer personalization information; said application software storing, in said non transient memory, in a personalization data resource, both computer configuration information of said computer, and a license code entered in response to said prompting; said application software in said computer generating a proper decoding key, said generating comprising using said license code; and wherein said application software, in said computer, cannot access at least one encoded code resource of said application software, unless said license code is stored in said personalization data resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19)
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10. A computer program product storing in a non transitory storage media computer application software code for an application software product, which, when run by a computer system, causes said computer system to perform the following for accessing functionality provided by said application software product, comprising:
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storing said application software code in non transient memory of a computer system; said application software code in said computer system prompting a user to enter into said computer system personalization information; said application software code storing, in said non transient memory, in a personalization data resource, both computer configuration information of said computer system, and a license code entered in response to said prompting; said application software code in said computer system generating a proper decoding key, said generating comprising using said license code; and wherein said application software code, in said computer system, cannot access at least one encoded code resource of said application software code, unless said license code is stored in said personalization data resource. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system comprising a processor and memory, said computer system configured by an application software, comprising:
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said computer system storing said application software in non transient memory of said computer system; said application software in said computer system configuring said computer system to prompt a user to enter into said computer personalization information; said application software in said computer system configuring said computer system to store, in said non transient memory, in a personalization data resource, both computer system configuration information of said computer system, and a license code entered in response to said prompt; said application software in said computer system generating a proper decoding key, said generating comprising using said license code; and wherein said application software, in said computer system, cannot access at least one encoded code resource of said application software in said computer system, unless said license code is stored in said personalization data resource. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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