US 11,790,056 B2
Software features licensing and activation procedure
Eytan Radian, Hod-HaSharon (IL); and Gila Shmueli, Mazkeret Batya (IL)
Assigned to CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Corning Optical Communications LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/669,959.
Application 17/669,959 is a continuation of application No. 16/848,643, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,250,109.
Application 16/848,643 is a continuation of application No. 16/246,655, filed on Jan. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,650,122, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 16/246,655 is a continuation of application No. 15/861,195, filed on Jan. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,192,040, issued on Jan. 29, 2019.
Application 15/861,195 is a continuation of application No. 14/617,141, filed on Feb. 9, 2015, granted, now 9,881,141, issued on Jan. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0164416 A1, May 26, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/105 (2013.01) [G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 21/125 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for licensing software for a remote site of a plurality of sites, the method comprising:
providing a graphic user interface comprising at least one radio indicia, at least one pull-down list, and at least one fill-in field;
authorizing at least one first software feature for the remote site of the plurality of sites;
obtaining a control unit ID for the remote site of the plurality of sites;
correlating the at least one first software feature with the control unit ID in a downloadable features activation file;
obtaining another control unit ID for another remote site of the plurality of sites;
correlating the at least one first software feature with the another control unit ID in the downloadable features activation file;
removing at least one second software feature previously authorized for the remote site of the plurality of sites from the downloadable features activation file;
downloading the features activation file at the remote site of the plurality of sites;
activating the at least one first software feature according to the features activation file;
deactivating the at least one second software feature; and
downloading the at least one first software feature over a network.