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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Malcolm Erik Pearson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Matthew Charles Setzer, Woodinville, WA (US);
Inventors:
Malcolm Erik Pearson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Matthew Charles Setzer, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/02 (2012.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/14 (2013.01); G06Q 20/102 (2013.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01); H04L 12/1428 (2013.01); H04M 15/00 (2013.01); H04M 15/41 (2013.01); H04M 15/43 (2013.01); H04M 15/44 (2013.01); H04M 15/70 (2013.01); H04M 15/73 (2013.01); G06Q 40/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Scalable handling of billing events that affect one or more accounts. A computing system partitions received events into a number of channels, perhaps by account identifier. The channels receive the events, process the events, and forwards the events to an aggregator to allow the events to be aggregated by account to allow for easier computation of a bill. The aggregator also performs de-duplication of events to help reduce the risk of double billing.