COMPUTER PRODUCT, CHARGE CALCULATING APPARATUS, AND CHARGE CALCULATING METHOD

• US 20110093409A1
• Filed: 10/15/2010
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: WATANABE, Takashi, OGIHARA, Kazutaka, OE, Kazuichi, TSUCHIYA, Yoshihiro, MARUYAMA, Tetsutaro, NOGUCHI, Yasuo, KUMANO, Tatsuo, TAMURA, Masahisa
• Granted Patent: US 8,781,876 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/400
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores therein a charge calculating program that causes a computer that manages a database of different data items to execute recording for each data item, information indicating the number of clients that receive the data item; extracting from the information recorded at the recording and for each data item to be received by a given client, information indicating the number of clients receiving the data item; calculating charges for the given client, based on the extracted information; and outputting the calculated charges.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein a charge calculating program causing a computer that manages a database of different data items to execute:

recording for each data item, information indicating the number of clients that receive the data item;

extracting from the information recorded at the recording and for each data item to be received by a given client, information indicating the number of clients receiving the data item;

calculating charges for the given client, based on the extracted information; and

outputting the calculated charges.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 and storing therein the charge calculating program causing the computer to further execute:

acquiring for each client, the number of data items provided to the client; and

updating based on the acquired number, the information indicating for each data item, the number of clients receiving the data item, wherein

the extracting includes extracting the information from the updated information.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 and storing therein the charge calculating program causing the computer to further execute:

calculating degree of coincidence by obtaining for each data item, the size of the data item per one client, based on the information indicating for each data item, the number of clients receiving the data item, the degree of coincidence indicating coincidence of data items used by other clients, wherein

the calculating charges includes calculating for the given client and based on the calculated degree of coincidence, charges for the database.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the degree of coincidence is calculated by equation 1:

5. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the charges are calculated by equation 2:

6. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the charges are calculated by equation 3:

7. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 3, wherein the charges are calculated by equation 4:

8. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 5, wherein a calculation cycle for calculating the total size of the data items received by the given client is shorter than a calculation cycle for calculating the degree of coincidence.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 6, wherein a calculation cycle for calculating the total size of the data items received by the given client is shorter than a calculation cycle for calculating the degree of coincidence.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7, wherein a calculation cycle for calculating the total size of the data items received by the given client is shorter than a calculation cycle for calculating the degree of coincidence.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein a charge calculating program causing a computer that manages a database of different data items that are elements of a file, to execute:

recording for each data item, the number of clients that receive the data item;

extracting based on the information recorded at the recording, the information for each data item included in a designated file to be received by a given client;

calculating for the given client and based on the extracted information, charges for the database; and

outputting the calculated charges.

12. A charge calculating apparatus that manages a database of different data items, comprising:

a recording unit that records for each data item, information indicating the number of clients that receive the data item;

an extracting unit that extracts from the information recorded by the recording unit and for each data item to be received by a given client, information indicating the number of clients receiving the data item;

a charge calculating that calculates charges for the given client, based on the extracted information; and

an output unit that outputs the calculated charges.

13. A charge calculating apparatus that manages a database of different data items, comprising:

a memory configured to record for each data item, information indicating the number of clients that receive the data item; and

a processor configured to execute a procedure, the procedure comprising;

extracting from the information recorded in the memory and for each data item to be received by a given client, information indicating the number of clients receiving the data item;

calculating charges for the given client, based on the extracted information; and

outputting the calculated charges.

14. A charge calculating apparatus that manages a database of different data items that are elements of a file, comprising:

a recording unit that records for each data item, the number of clients that receive the data item;

an extracting unit that based on the information recorded by the recording unit, extracts the information for each data item included in a designated file to be received by a given client;

a charge calculating unit that calculates for the given client and based on the extracted information, charges for the database; and

an output unit that outputs the calculated charges.

15. A charge calculating apparatus that manages a database of different data items that are elements of a file, comprising:

a memory configured to record for each data item, the number of clients that receive the data item; and

a processor configured to execute a procedure, the procedure comprising;

extracting the information for each data item included in a designated file to be received by a given client based on the information recorded in the memory;

calculating for the given client and based on the extracted information, charging for the database; and

outputting the calculated charges.

16. A charge calculating method of a computer that includes a recording unit that with respect to data items that are different and stored in a database, records for each data item, information indicating the number of clients that receive the data item;

an extracting unit;

a charge calculating unit; and

an output unit, the charge calculating method comprising;

extracting from the information recorded by the recording unit and for each data item to be received by a given client, information indicating the number of clients receiving the data item, the extracting being performed by the extracting unit;

calculating charges for the given client, based on the extracted information, the calculating being performed by the charge calculating unit; and

outputting, via the output unit, the calculated charges.

17. A charge calculating method of a computer that includes a recording unit that with respect to different data items that are elements of a file and stored in a database, records for each data item, information indicating the number of clients that receive the data item;

an extracting unit;

a charge calculating unit; and

an output unit, the charge calculating method comprising;

extracting based on the information recorded by the recording unit, the information for each data item included in a designated file to be received by a given client, the extracting being performed by the extracting unit;

calculating for the given client and based on the extracted information, charges for the database, the calculating being performed by the charge calculating unit; and

outputting, via the output unit, the calculated charges.