System, method, and computer program product for byte-based utility computing pricing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8473376
APP PUB NO 20060218059A1
SERIAL NO

11087536

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A system, method, and computer program product for byte-based utility computing pricing. A method for accounting for data processing system service usage includes metering network usage and integrating network usage over a billing period to determine a total network usage. The method includes metering storage usage and integrating storage usage over the billing period to determine a total storage usage. The method includes metering processor usage and integrating processor usage over the billing period to determine a total processor usage. The method includes summing the total network usage, total storage usage, and total processor usage to determine a total customer usage, and determining a total customer bill according to the total customer usage and a billing rate.

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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP1701 EAST MOSSY OAKS ROAD SPRING TX 77389

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hartley, John J Sunnyvale, US 4 123
Thomas, J Darrel Plano, US 1 87

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