View source for US Patent Application 17737309. SEAT-ASSIGNMENT BASED RESOURCE TRACKING simplified abstract

=SEAT-ASSIGNMENT BASED RESOURCE TRACKING=


==Organization Name==

[[Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC]]


==Inventor(s)==

[[Wilco Gerardus Bernardus Bauwer of Renton WA (US)]]

[[Eduardo Javier Leal Tostado of Redmond WA (US)]]

[[Jagdish Singh of Kirkland WA (US)]]

==SEAT-ASSIGNMENT BASED RESOURCE TRACKING - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17737309 titled 'SEAT-ASSIGNMENT BASED RESOURCE TRACKING

==Simplified Explanation==

- The patent application is about a system for tracking the usage of resources under a license.
- The system assigns seats to an account, which represents a license for multiple resources.
- An allotment is created within the account and filled with seats.
- The seats are automatically authorized to access a portion of the resources.
- When a device associated with an authorized seat accesses the resources, the usage is tracked.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

Seat-assignment based resource tracking is used to track usage, or consumption, of resources under a license. An account includes a license for a plurality of resources. An allotment is generated under the account and populated with a plurality of seats. Populating the allotment with the plurality of seats automatically authorizes the populated plurality of seats for access to a portion of the plurality of resources. When the plurality of resources are accessed by a device associated with a seat of the authorized plurality of seats, the usage of the plurality of resources by the device is tracked.