Method and an apparatus for providing email billing without requiring reprogramming
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1. A method of providing email billing without requiring reprogramming of an email billing application, the method comprising:
- associating a first billing model with a mail costs table, wherein the first billing model provides a guideline for computing a bill for a customer using an email service, wherein the mail costs table can be selectively modified without requiring the reprogramming of the email billing application; and
enabling the computing of the bill for the customer based on the mail costs table.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods and apparatuses for providing flexible email billing without requiring reprogramming is described. In one embodiment, a first billing model is associated with a mail costs table. The first billing model provides a guideline for computing a bill for a customer using an email service. The mail costs table can be selectively modified without requiring the reprogramming of the email billing application. The computing of the bill for the customer based on the mail costs table is enabled.
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1. A method of providing email billing without requiring reprogramming of an email billing application, the method comprising:
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associating a first billing model with a mail costs table, wherein the first billing model provides a guideline for computing a bill for a customer using an email service, wherein the mail costs table can be selectively modified without requiring the reprogramming of the email billing application; and
enabling the computing of the bill for the customer based on the mail costs table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus providing email billing without requiring reprogramming, the method comprising:
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a billing model associator for associating a first billing model with a mail costs table, wherein the first billing model provides a guideline for computing a bill for a customer using an email service, wherein the mail costs table can be selectively modified without requiring the reprogramming of the email billing application; and
a cost computation component for enabling the computing of the bill for the customer based on the mail costs table - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of providing email billing without requiring reprogramming, the method comprising:
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associating a first billing model with a mail costs table, wherein the first billing model provides a guideline for computing a bill for a customer using an email service, wherein the mail costs table can be selectively modified without requiring the reprogramming of the email billing application; and
enabling the computing of the bill for the customer based on the mail costs table. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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