Multi-system capacity on demand computer pricing
First Claim
1. A system for on-demand computer pricing, comprising:
- a plurality of computers, wherein each computer has at least one asset class, each asset class having a number of monitored assets associated with the at least one asset class, wherein the monitored assets comprise active assets and inactive assets in the at least one asset class and wherein the plurality of computers comprise a total amount of inactive assets in the at least one asset class;
a network connection connecting the plurality of computers; and
an auditing system operably connected to the plurality of computers using the network connection, the auditing system, comprising;
a memory that stores the number of monitored assets for each asset class for each computer, and a notification process that provides a notification when the total amount of inactive assets in at least one asset class for all of the plurality of computers changes.
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Abstract
A multi-computer instant capacity on demand (iCOD) system enables a customer to purchase computers with some assets inactive at a reduced price and to pool the total assets across all of the computers on the customers computer network. Each computer in the network transmits usage reports to a vendor database where the total number of inactive assets are added up by class of assets to determine if the customer has paid for all activated assets for all the computers on the network, rather than by individual computer. The customers may further organize computers into clusters, where the assets are audited by cluster rather than by individual computer or by the entire network. The network can have more than one cluster.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for on-demand computer pricing, comprising:
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a plurality of computers, wherein each computer has at least one asset class, each asset class having a number of monitored assets associated with the at least one asset class, wherein the monitored assets comprise active assets and inactive assets in the at least one asset class and wherein the plurality of computers comprise a total amount of inactive assets in the at least one asset class;
a network connection connecting the plurality of computers; and
an auditing system operably connected to the plurality of computers using the network connection, the auditing system, comprising;
a memory that stores the number of monitored assets for each asset class for each computer, and a notification process that provides a notification when the total amount of inactive assets in at least one asset class for all of the plurality of computers changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for measuring at least one monitored asset belonging to at least one asset class over a network with a plurality of computers comprising:
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receiving a quantity of assets of the at least one asset class for each computer on the network;
summing the quantity of assets of the at least one asset class for all of the plurality of computers on the network, thereby forming a sum of assets; and
providing a notification if the sum of assets differs from a previously specified total for the assets for the at least one asset class, wherein the assets may be either active or inactive. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23)
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16. A method for measuring at least one monitored asset belonging to at least one asset class over a network with a plurality of computers comprising the steps of:
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measuring a quantity of assets of at least one asset class from each computer on the network;
transmitting the quantity of assets for at least one asset class for each computer to an asset database; and
receiving a notification if a total quantity of assets for the at least one asset class for all of the computers on the network differs from a previously specified total quantity of assets of the at least one asset class for all of the computers on the network, wherein the assets may be either active or inactive. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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24. A method for measuring at least one monitored asset of at least one asset class in a network of computers, comprising:
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grouping the computers into at least one cluster, wherein the at least one cluster includes at least one computer;
receiving a measurement of the quantity of assets by asset class from each computer in the network of computers;
summing, for each cluster, the quantity of assets by asset class for each cluster, thereby forming a total quantity of assets for each asset class for each cluster;
comparing, for each cluster, the total quantity of assets for each asset class for each cluster with a previously specified total quantity of assets for each asset class for each cluster; and
providing a notification if the total quantity of assets for a given asset class for a given cluster is different than the previously specified total quantity of assets for the given asset class for the given cluster, wherein the assets may be either active or inactive. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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