Novell, Inc.

Carl B Andersen

Carolyn Bennion McClain

Greg Goodwin

Stephen R Carter

Mark D Ackerman

Bruce L Bergeson

Vernon Roger Holm

Stuart Jensen

Kevin Rhodes

Metering service instances collect predefined types of metering events on the nodes in which the service instances process. Within each node, the events are statistically filtered, aggregated, and collected. The events are also passed to audit logs. At the conclusion of a metering period or upon detection of a batching event, the aggregated statistically filtered events (statistics) are forward to a collecting cluster where they are populated to a metering statistic data store.

Service usage metering techniques

Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive, from a node associated with a console owner, an authenticated access request for access to a network portal. Additional activities may include accessing a branding file associated with the console owner, and responsive to the receiving, generating a branded version of a graphical user interface having one or more background colors, a display structure, and a set of uncolored icons. The background color(s) and the icons may be selected based on information stored in the branding file. The branded version may be published to grant access to the network portal, displaying the uncolored icons in front of the background color(s) so that the background color(s) are visible through transparent portions of the uncolored icons. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Portal brand management

Techniques are provided for content filtering. Logic expressions are evaluated to filter content in response to content ratings. The logic expressions include operators that are overloaded and associated with content operators for specific content providers or specific rating systems. By evaluating the logic expressions with the content operators, one or more actions can be automatically and dynamically performed.

Techniques for content filtering

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Carl B Andersen