COST MANAGEMENT FOR MESSAGES
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1. A method for cost management for messages operable on a processing device comprising:
- receiving, by a processing device, a message designating a recipient;
determining, by the processing device, a cost associated with the message;
associating the cost with the message by the processing device; and
sending the message and the associated cost by the processing device to the recipient.
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Abstract
Messages are managed for cost. A processing device includes receiving a message designating a recipient and determining a cost associated with the message.
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1. A method for cost management for messages operable on a processing device comprising:
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receiving, by a processing device, a message designating a recipient; determining, by the processing device, a cost associated with the message; associating the cost with the message by the processing device; and sending the message and the associated cost by the processing device to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device for cost management for messages comprising:
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a network interface in the computing device, the network interface being configured to receive a message designating a recipient; and a processor in the computing device, the processor configured to determine a cost associated with the message and to associate the cost with the message, wherein the message and the associated cost are sent to the recipient by the processing device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium, said computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code configured to receive a message designating a recipient; computer readable program code configured to determine a cost associated with the message; computer readable program code configured to associate the cost with the message by the processing device; and computer readable program code configured to sending the message and the associated cost by the processing device to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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