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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2008
Applicants:
James Michael Ferris, Cary, NC (US);
Aaron Peter Darcy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
James Michael Ferris, Cary, NC (US);
Aaron Peter Darcy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 11/301 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45562 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cloud management system can track the usage of the virtual machines in order to determine the fees associated with the user's subscription to the cloud computing environment. The usage can include the resources consumed to support the virtual machines and can include the utilization of the virtual machines by the user or third parties. The cloud management system can determine the fees charged to the user for utilizing the cloud computing environment based on the tracked usage.