RU2005135424A

Method for pay-as-you-go computer and dynamic differential pricing

Abstract

one. A method of providing a computer, comprising providing a computer, the computer comprising a resource, providing at least one use plan, providing data to balance financial resources in the computer, providing a usage metric corresponding to using the resource, which allows the resource to consume a financial balance according to the plan of use. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the use plan comprises actual use of the resource. 3. The method according to claim 1, in which the use plan contains unlimited use of the resource for a period of calendar time. four. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer further comprises a trusted computing base. five. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving a fee for using a computer, wherein receiving a fee for using a computer occurs before providing data to provide a usage metric. 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving a fee for using a computer, wherein receiving a fee for using a computer occurs after providing data to provide a usage metric. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising verifying that the data is authentic. eight. The method of claim 1, wherein providing data to provide a usage metric comprises one of providing a digitally signed data packet, providing a prepaid token, and providing a digitally signed alphanumeric sequence. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the use plan further comprises selecting a use plan from the plurality of use plans. ten. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the usage plan further comprises downloading the usage plan from the host computer. eleven. The method according to claim 1, wherein the consumption of the usage metric further comprises the consumption of a variable intensity usage metric according to the usage pattern specified in the usage plan. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource is one of data storage devices 406, 408, input / output devices 410, 412, communications 414, application programs or application data stored in memory 404, or multimedia content. 13. A method of enabling the use of a computer, the computer comprising a resource, a measurement module, and configured to communicate to receive a providing package, the method comprising receiving a request for providing a providing package, confirming the possibility of payment, preparing the providing package and sending the providing package to the computer. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the confirmation of the possibility of payment further comprises confirmation of the possibility of payment on the financing account. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the confirmation of the possibility of payment further comprises confirmation of the possibility of payment by means of code authentication. sixteen. The method of claim 13, further comprising collection of payment from one of the financing account or computerized settlement system. 17. A computer configured to operate on a pay-as-you-go basis, comprising a resource supporting a computer function, a measurement module associated with the resource, the measurement module being designed to monitor resource use and a circuit associated with the measurement module and the resource, and this circuit restricts operation computer in response to the measurement module. 18. The computer of claim 17, further comprising a provisioning circuit for receiving a provisioning message for resetting the measurement module. nineteen. The computer of claim 18, wherein the providing message comprises a digitally signed message. 20. The computer of claim 17, wherein the measurement module compares the current amount of funds with the limit. 21. The computer of claim 17, further comprising a protected memory and a usage plan stored in the protected memory, wherein the measurement module initiates a circuit according to the measured cost and usage plan. 22. The computer of claim 21, wherein the protected memory stores a plurality of usage plans. 23. The computer of claim 21, wherein the rate of change of the measured value changes with the level of use. 24. The computer according to claim 23, wherein the level of use corresponds to one of the frequency of use and duration of use. 25. The computer of claim 17, wherein the resource comprises one of a memory, a communication device, a computing component, and a display component. 26. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising registering use of a first resource, comparing use of a first resource with a first limit, and restricting the functioning of a second resource when use of a first resource reaches a first limit. 27. The computer-readable medium of claim 26, having additional computer-executable instructions, according to which the first resource is identical to the second resource. 28. The machine-readable medium of claim 26, having additional computer-executable instructions for comparing use of a first resource with a second limit. 29. The computer-readable medium of claim 26, having additional computer-executable instructions for sending a message when the use of the first resource reaches the second limit. thirty. The computer-readable medium of claim 26, having additional computer-executable instructions for receiving a signal resetting the cost of using the first resource. 31. The machine-readable medium of claim 26, having additional computer-executable instructions for registering the use of the first resource with an intensity specified by the usage plan.

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32 claims: 5 independent, 27 dependent

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    A method of providing a computer containing the provision of a computer and the computer contains a resource to provide at least one plan for the use, provision of data to ensure the balance of funds in the computer, providing the use of the metric corresponding to the use of the resource, a resource that allows you to consume the balance of the financial funds in accordance with the plan of use. 1. Способ предоставления компьютера, содержащий предоставление компьютера, при этом компьютер содержит ресурс, предоставление, по меньшей мере, одного плана использования, предоставление данных для обеспечения баланса финансовых средств в компьютере, предоставление метрики использования, соответствующей использованию ресурса, что позволяет ресурсу потреблять баланс финансовых средств в соответствии с планом использования.
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    A method for enabling to use the computer, the computer includes a resource measuring unit and configured to perform communication for providing the packet reception, the method comprising:receiving a request for provision of providing a packet acknowledgment payment capabilities, preparation and sending the package provides a package provides the computer. 13. Способ предоставления возможности использовать компьютер, причем компьютер содержит ресурс, модуль измерения и выполнен с возможностью осуществления связи для приема обеспечивающего пакета, при этом способ содержит прием запроса на предоставление обеспечивающего пакета, подтверждение возможности оплаты, приготовление обеспечивающего пакета и посылку обеспечивающего пакета компьютеру.
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    collect payment from one of the accounts or finance computerized settlement system. 17. сбор оплаты от одного из счета финансирования или компьютеризированной расчетной системы.
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    17. The computer is configured to operate on the terms of payment with use, containing a resource that supports the function of the computer unit of measurement associated with the resource, and the unit of measurement for monitoring resource use and the schema associated with the unit of measurement and resource, where the scheme limited computer operation in response to the measurement module. 17. Компьютер, сконфигурированный для функционирования на условиях оплаты по мере использования, содержащий ресурс, поддерживающий функцию компьютера, модуль измерения, связанный с ресурсом, при этом модуль измерения предназначен для мониторинга использования ресурса и схему, связанную с модулем измерения и ресурсом, причем данная схема ограничивает функционирование компьютера в качестве реакции на модуль измерения.
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    26. The computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising registering usage of the first resource, comparing the use of the first resource with the first limit and the second resource limiting operation when the use of the first resource reaches the first limit. 26. Машиночитаемый носитель, имеющий машиноисполняемые команды для выполнения этапов, содержащих регистрацию использования первого ресурса, сравнение использования первого ресурса с первым пределом и ограничение функционирования второго ресурса, когда использование первого ресурса достигает первого предела.