LICENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, LICENSE MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING LICENSE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC G06F21/10 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: license identifier generator unit generates a license identifier and license information corresponding to a group of application programs, the license identifier being associated with a group identifier of the group and the license information on the group. A group information storage unit stores the group identifier with a product identifier of each application program. A license information storage unit records the license identifier corresponding to the group identifier with the product identifier of the application program. A determination unit determines, on receiving the license identifier associated with the application program, whether the received license identifier is recorded in the license information storage unit. A sending unit sends via a network, if the received license identifier is recorded in the license information storage unit, a license file corresponding to the recorded license identifier to provide permission to use the application program of the group.

EFFECT: reducing the probability of unauthorised access to a group of application programs.

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