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Method of billing a client for using a computerized numerical control machine

US8280789B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventor

Thomas Menzel · Hilten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2007
Grant date	Oct 2, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L12/14
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is described an efficient and simple method of billing a client for using a computerized numerical control machine. The invoice amount to be billed is based on at least one trajectory of at least one axis during operation, on a volume of a stock removed from a work piece during operation, and on a processing time information related to working on the work piece. One concept of the method therefore is a pay-per-use concept relating the added value created by the computerized numerical control machine to the invoice amount.

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