US 12,008,085 B2
Server-side audio rendering licensing
Steven Wilssens, Kenmore, WA (US)
Assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on May 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/747,138.
Application 17/747,138 is a continuation of application No. 16/505,544, filed on Jul. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,366,879.
Prior Publication US 2022/0391475 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/10 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/105 (2013.01) [G06F 21/101 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system configured to enable rendering of audio for a computing device, the system comprising:
a processor; and
a storage device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
determine a licensing identifier associated with the computing device;
send the licensing identifier to a third-party licensing device;
receive, from the third-party licensing device, an indication that an active license is associated with the licensing identifier;
determine, based at least in part on the indication that the active license is associated with the licensing identifier, that the computing device is authorized to access a digital rights managed audio rendering software; and
cause the audio to be rendered using an audio rendering algorithm of the digital rights managed audio rendering software.