Method and system for determining user fees incurred from the use of an automation system
First Claim
1. (amended) A method for determining user fees incured by use of an automation system by an automation system user for at least one component of the automation systemprovided by at least one supplier, comprising the steps of:
- a) determining user data to be allocated to the least one component of the automation system using a first data processor connected with the automation system so as to form acquired user data;
b) transmitting the acquired user data be the first data processor to a second data processor located at a component supplier side so as to form user data transmitted; and
c) determining the user fees as a function of the user data transmitted using the second data processor.
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Abstract
The present invention [relates to the] is a method and system for determination of user fees incurred from [the] use of [a] an automation system by [a] an automation system user for at least one automation system component made available by [the] a supplier. The [object of the] present invention [is to indicate] provides a way to easily determine such user fees[,] without running [the] a risk of having to disclose internal production data[,] and simultaneously [keeping the] keep number of actions required from the automation system user as low as possible. To this end, the present invention proposes that user data allocatable to the automation system component be acquired using a first data processor connected with the automation system[, the]. The acquired user data [be] is transmitted by the first data processor to a second data processor located on [the] a supplier side[, and the]. The user fees [be] are determined as a function of the transmitted user data using the second data processor.
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1. (amended) A method for determining user fees incured by use of an automation system by an automation system user for at least one component of the automation systemprovided by at least one supplier, comprising the steps of:
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a) determining user data to be allocated to the least one component of the automation system using a first data processor connected with the automation system so as to form acquired user data;
b) transmitting the acquired user data be the first data processor to a second data processor located at a component supplier side so as to form user data transmitted; and
c) determining the user fees as a function of the user data transmitted using the second data processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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10. (amended) A system for determining user fees incurred from use of an automation system by an automation system user for at least one component of the automation system provided by at least one supplier, comprising:
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a) a first data processor connected with the automation system with at least one device for acquiring user data to be allocated to at least one component of the automation system so as form acquired user data; and
b) a second data processor situated at a supplier side, wherein the first data processor is designed for transmitted user data, and the second data processor is designed to acquire the user fees as a function of the transmitted user data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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