Secure metering and accounting for cloud services
US9203709B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/51
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing a service is disclosed. A computer system collects information about the use of a set of resources by the service. Responsive to receiving a request to verify information about the use of the set of resources by the service, the computer system generates a description of the use of the set of resources by the service using the information collected. The computer system then creates a response to the request using the generated description of the use of the set of resources by the service as proof of the validity of the information.
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