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BYTE-BASED METHOD, PROCESS AND ALGORITHM FOR SERVICE-ORIENTED AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE USAGE MEASUREMENT, METERING, AND PRICING

  • US 20080281736A1
  • Filed: 07/25/2008
  • Published: 11/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for accounting for data processing system service usage, comprising:

  • monitoring a total environmental consumption related to an information technology resource;

    determining a percentage of the information technology resource used by a customer;

    determining an environmental factor corresponding to a product of the percentage of the information technology resource used by the customer with the total environmental consumption related to the information technology resource and integrating the product over a billing period;

    determining an information technology factor corresponding to a sum of a total network usage, a total storage usage, and a total processor usage for the customer over the billing period;

    determining a total bill for the customer according to the environmental factor and the information technology factor; and

    storing the total bill for the customer in a computer-readable medium.

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