# US 10,769,051 B2 · Method and system to decrease measured usage license charges for diagnostic data collection

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- Number: US 10,769,051 B2
- Document ID: US10769051B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/140,658
- Filed: 2016-04-28
- Published: 2017-11-02
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-28
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Edward A. Addison; William J. Bulfin; Andre C. Clark; Suzanne L. DeMarrais; Peggy A. DeVal; Scott W. McClure; Andrew Wright
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10769051B2

## CPC

- G06F 11/366: {using diagnostics (G06F11/0703 takes precedence)}
- G06F 11/3648: {using additional hardware}
- G06Q 10/067: Enterprise or organisation modelling
- G06Q 30/0283: Price estimation or determination
- G06Q 50/184: {Intellectual property management}
- G06F 11/302: {where the computing system component is a software system}
- G06F 11/34: Recording or statistical evaluation of computer activity, e.g. of down time, of input/output operation {; Recording or statistical evaluation of user activity, e.g. usability assessment}
- G06F 2201/865: Monitoring of software
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

Techniques are provided for executing, by one or more first processors, one or more software products associated with a measured usage pricing model. An indication is received, during the execution of the software products, to execute a set of diagnostic machine instructions related to the execution of the software products. Responsive to that received indication, the one or more first processors initiate execution, by one or more distinct second processors, of the set of diagnostic machine instructions. The initiating of the execution by the distinct second processors of that set of diagnostic machine instructions is based at least in part on such execution not being associated with the measured usage pricing model.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method comprising:
executing, by one or more computing resources, one or more software products associated with a measured usage pricing model;
receiving, by the one or more computing resources during execution of the one or more software products, an indication to execute a set of diagnostic machine instructions related to execution of the one or more software products;
executing, by the one or more computing resources responsive to receiving the indication, the set of diagnostic machine instructions, wherein execution of the set of diagnostic machine instructions includes offloading all diagnostic instructions related to execution of the one or more software products during the execution of the one or more software products to a specialty engine;
calculating monetary usage fees for usage of the one or more computing resources based on the measured usage pricing model, wherein the monetary usage fees comprise usage fees that correspond to a first amount of the one or more computing resources used in performing said executing the one or more software products, and wherein the calculating of the monetary usage fees excludes a second amount of the one or more computing resources used by the specialty engine in performing said executing the set of diagnostic machine instructions.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the specified monetary usage fees are associated with an amount of CPU time used for the execution of the one or more software products.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising continuing to execute the one or more software products by the one or more computing resources during the execution of the set of diagnostic machine instructions.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein initiating execution of the set of diagnostic machine instructions includes initiating execution of the set of diagnostic machine instructions by the specialty engine.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The computer-implemented method of claim 4 further comprising, prior to initiating execution of the set of diagnostic machine instructions, invoking the specialty engine.