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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Current AssigneeWistaria Trading Inc.
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Original AssigneeWistaria Trading Inc.
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InventorsMoskowitz, Scott A.
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Primary Examiner(s)Okeke, Izunna
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Application NumberUS13/794,584Publication NumberTime in Patent Office778 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current726/27CPC Class CodesG06F 21/10 Protecting distributed prog...G06F 21/1015 to usersG06F 21/125 by manipulating the program...G06F 21/16 Program or content traceabi...G06F 21/335 for accessing specific reso...G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic fac...G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object,...G06F 2211/007 Encryption, En-/decode, En-...G06F 2221/2107 File encryptionG06T 1/0021 Image watermarkingG06T 2201/0064 for copy protection or copy...G06T 2201/0083 whereby only watermarked im...H04L 2209/605 Copy protectionH04L 2209/608 WatermarkingH04L 9/065 Encryption by serially and ...H04L 9/3236 using cryptographic hash fu...H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures
