Patent №
US 8,554,649
Granted
2013-10-08
Filed 2012
Owner
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Lab
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AI components
3
kr · evo · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
13576383
In some examples, a method for performing maintenance-cost-aware billing is described. The method may include generating a version of a virtual machine image. The method may also include calculating a usage charge for usage of an instantiated virtual machine corresponding to the version of the virtual machine image. The calculation of the usage charge may be based on an age of the version of the virtual machine image.
AI classification
Ownership
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
assignment · 279060227
Assignors
KURABAYASHI, SHUICHI, YOSHIDA, NAOFUMI, TAKANO, KOSUKE, KURABAYASHI, SHUICHI, YOSHIDA, NAOFUMI, TAKANO, KOSUKE
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.