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Billing system and method for charging users for utilization of shared resource

  • US 7,853,631 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2006
  • Issued: 12/14/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A billing system comprising,a data acquisition section that acquires data representing a resource utilization rate;

  • a first calculation section that calculates a utilization rate difference between the acquired resource utilization rate and a reference resource utilization rate; and

    a second calculation section that substitutes said utilization rate difference for the argument of a predetermined math function to produce an adjustment payment.

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