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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Royan Herbert Bartley, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael John Branson, Rochester, MN (US);
Steven Gene Halverson, Rochester, MN (US);
David Alan Jaeger, Red Wing, MN (US);
Todd Mark Kelsey, Rochester, MN (US);
Paul William Wertzler, Rochester, MN (US);
Royan Herbert Bartley, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael John Branson, Rochester, MN (US);
Steven Gene Halverson, Rochester, MN (US);
David Alan Jaeger, Red Wing, MN (US);
Todd Mark Kelsey, Rochester, MN (US);
Paul William Wertzler, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and business method allow a customer to access performance data only if transmission of the performance data to the vendor is enabled. In a first embodiment, the customer cannot access any performance data unless transmission of the performance data to the vendor is enabled. In a second embodiment, the customer can access some limited performance data, but cannot access more extensive performance data unless transmission of the performance data to the vendor is enabled. The preferred embodiments provide the capability of a customer accessing historical performance data in exchange for the customer transmitting the performance data to the vendor. In this manner the needs of both vendor and customer are satisfied.