Abstract: Disclosed are methods, circuits, apparatuses, systems and associated computer executable code for metering software usage. The usage of a software application instance is detected by assessing a level of user interaction with the software application instance, in order to: classify users based on their usage patterns, determine the license type needed for a variety of user and application combinations, save on excess licensing, and/or facilitate the transition of users between on-premise applications and cloud based applications.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 10, 2013
Date of Patent:
August 8, 2017
Assignee:
SOFTWATCH TECHNOLOGIES 2009 LTD.
Inventors:
Oded Fruchtman, Moshe Kozlovski, Uri Arad, Meni Milstein, Konstantin Vayner
Abstract: Disclosed are methods, circuits, apparatuses, systems and associated computer executable code for metering software usage. The usage of a software application instance is detected by assessing a level of user interaction with the software application instance, in order to: classify users based on their usage patterns, determine the license type needed for a variety of user and application combinations, save on excess licensing, and/or facilitate the transition of users between on-premise applications and cloud based applications.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 10, 2013
Publication date:
July 3, 2014
Applicant:
SOFTWATCH TECHNOLOGIES 2009 LTD.
Inventors:
Oded Fruchtman, Moshe Kozlovski, Uri Arad, Meni Milstein, Konstantin Vayner