Method and system for efficiently billing on-demand service exploitation in computer networks
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1. A method for offering on-demand services to users of a computer network, comprising:
- hosting at least one on-demand service at a host data processing system;
receiving an incoming access request from a user;
identifying said incoming access request as an on-demand service access request; and
updating on-demand service usage data indicative of usage of said on-demand service by said users, and offering said on-demand service.
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Abstract
On-demand services are hosted for customers and offered to users of a computer network. Incoming access requests from users are identified as on-demand service access requests. On-demand service usage data is updated to indicate usage of the on-demand services by the users. Customers are billed for on-demand service usage by the users.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for offering on-demand services to users of a computer network, comprising:
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hosting at least one on-demand service at a host data processing system;
receiving an incoming access request from a user;
identifying said incoming access request as an on-demand service access request; and
updating on-demand service usage data indicative of usage of said on-demand service by said users, and offering said on-demand service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A host data processing system hosting at least one on-demand service intended to be offered to users of a computer network, comprising:
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an HTTP server sub-system receiving incoming access requests from said users to both Web pages and said on-demand service;
an application server sub-system servicing said on-demand service requests;
an access request discriminator adapted to discriminate between Web page access requests and on-demand service access requests, and to divert said on-demand service access requests to said application server sub-system;
on-demand service usage data indicative of usage of said on-demand service by said users; and
a usage data updating module for updating said on-demand service usage data in response to an identification of an incoming access request as an on-demand service access request. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product for offering on-demand services to users of a computer network, comprising:
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a computer readable medium;
first program instruction means for hosting at least one on-demand service at a host data processing system;
second program instruction means for receiving an incoming access request from a user;
third program instruction means for identifying said incoming access request as an on-demand service access request;
fourth program instruction means for updating on-demand service usage data indicative of usage of said on-demand service by said users and offering said on-demand service and wherein said first, second, third and fourth program instruction means are recorded on said medium.
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