INTERACTIVE SERVICE DEVICE METERING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A metering system comprising:
- a first data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a first interactive service device; and
a second data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a second interactive service device of a different type than the first interactive service device;
wherein each of the data acquisition modules is configured to distinguish between first communications associated with access to an on-line service and second communications associated with a local application program and to extract the usage data based whether the first communications or the second communications are identified.
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Abstract
A metering system meters usage of on-line and local services by way of interactive service devices. An example metering system includes a first data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a first interactive service device and a second data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a second interactive service device different than the first interactive service device. Each of the data acquisition modules is configured to distinguish between on-line communications associated with access to an on-line service and local communications associated with a local application program. In addition, each data acquisition module is configured to extract the usage data based whether an on-line communication or a local communication is identified.
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48 Claims
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1. A metering system comprising:
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a first data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a first interactive service device; and a second data acquisition module configured to copy usage data associated with a second interactive service device of a different type than the first interactive service device; wherein each of the data acquisition modules is configured to distinguish between first communications associated with access to an on-line service and second communications associated with a local application program and to extract the usage data based whether the first communications or the second communications are identified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of metering usage data comprising:
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using a first data acquisition module to copy first data associated with a first interactive service device; using a second data acquisition module to copy second data associated with a second interactive service device of a different type than the first interactive service device; distinguishing between first communications associated with access to an on-line service and second communications associated with a local application program; identifying whether the first or second communications are in use; and extracting the usage data based on the identified one of the first communications or the second communications. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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use a first data acquisition module to copy first data associated with a first interactive service device; use a second data acquisition module to copy second data associated with a second interactive service device of a different type than the first interactive service device; distinguish between first communications associated with access to an on-line service and second communications associated with a local application program; identify whether the first communications or the second communications are in use; and extract the usage data based on the identified one of the first communications or the second communications. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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