Method and system to decrease measured usage license charges for diagnostic data collection
US10067814B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q2220/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided for executing a software product that includes a plurality of machine instructions and that is associated with a measured usage pricing model. The executing of the software product includes tracking the usage of one or more computing resources for executing the software product in accordance with the associated measured pricing model. The executing also includes, for each of multiple sets of machine instructions, determining whether the set is associated with a token indicating that the set is a set of diagnostic machine instructions related to the executing of the software product. For each of those multiple sets of machine instructions, the executing of the software product further includes, responsive to a determination that the set of machine instructions is associated with the token, not tracking the usage of the one or more computing resources during execution of that set of diagnostic machine instructions.
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