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Byte-based method, process and algorithm for service-oriented and utility infrastructure usage measurement, metering, and pricing

  • US 8,065,206 B2
  • Filed: 07/25/2008
  • Issued: 11/22/2011
  • 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:

  • with a computerized billing system, monitoring a total environmental consumption within an information technology resource;

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

    with a processor, 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 within the information technology resource and integrating the product over a billing period;

    with a processor, determining a unified pricing structure based on 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, using byte-based utility computing pricing;

    with a processor, 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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