Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Business processing using cryptography – Usage protection of distributed data files
Reexamination Certificate
1997-11-26
2001-02-20
Trammell, James P. (Department: 2764)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Business processing using cryptography
Usage protection of distributed data files
C705S030000, C705S032000, C705S001100, C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06192348
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
In the use of programmed services or services that are available via a program, for example the Internet via an internet browser, an accounting for the use of the services ensues via the apparatus from which the service is called.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The problem underlying the present invention is to compile accounting data during the utilization of programmed services or services that are available via a program which are differentiated, for example, according to purpose (such as, personal or business use).
The problem is solved by the method for compiling accounting data for the utilization of program services or services available via a program, a) starting two processes, one for the accounting program and one for the user interface, at the start of a multitasking environment, b) starting an accounting manager of the program for the utilization of programmed services or services available via a program with the start of a program for the utilization of programmed services or services available via a program under the user interface, c) sending accounting data to the process for the accounting program by the accounting manager.
The compiling of the accounting data for the utilization of programmed services or services that are available via a program are interactively implemented. The user can change the accounting mode, for example from business use to personal use, for example by pressing a field in the internet browser or other network access software. A multitasking operating system can be assumed whereby the accounting program is already started invisibly in the background as a separate task at the start of the user-specific environment. The start of the program for the utilization of programmed services or services that are available via a program starts an accounting manager that is specific for this program. The accounting manager communicates with the accounting program and transmits, for example, user-specific accounting data.
Further, the present method supports the controlled access to different services; and a detailed accounting of various services is possible in addition to the cost-saving and time-saving display. In other words, the display of the information encourages the user to save time and costs. Moreover, the acquired data should be able to be further processed electronically, and data protection regulations are adhered to.
An advantageous development of the method of the invention is the capability for parallel accounting of a plurality of programs for the utilization of programmed services or services which are available via a program. Each of these programs has a separate accounting manager at its disposal, and each of these accounting managers communicates with the accounting program.
Another advantageous embodiment is comprised in the versatile possibilities for the switching of the acquisition of accounting data. The switching can thus ensue, for example, by the above mentioned field in the net browser or other network access software or it can be automatically coupled to the calling up of different services.
Further developments of the method of the invention include starting a plurality of programs for the utilization of programmed services or services available via a program and starting the corresponding accounting managers, each accounting manager communicating with the accounting program. The present method may also include realizing the switching to user-specific acquisition of accounting data for individual users of programmed services or services available via a program in a graphic form or a textual or icon-based or sensor-based or a dynamic form.
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Buchenrieder Klaus
Mrva Michel
Rosen Nicholas David
Schiff & Hardin & Waite
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Trammell James P.
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