System and Method of Determining Access to a Cloud Service
The present invention provides a method of predicting usage of and determining access to a cloud service according to an embodiment of the invention. The method includes the step of monitoring the usage of a service by end users of developers for a predetermined test period. Responsive to statistics associated with the monitoring during the predetermined test period, the method includes determining a future usage payment cost for the developers. Responsive to verification of a unique ID, the method includes performing the service by a service provider.
1 . A method for determining access to a service including the steps of:
monitoring the usage of a service by an end user associated with a developer for a predetermined test period;
generating a statistic associated with the monitoring of the usage of the service;
responsive to the statistic associated with monitoring during the predetermined test period, determining a future usage payment cost for the developer; and
performing the service wherein the service is performed by a cloud service provider.
2 . The method recited in claim 1 further including the step of assigning a unique ID for each copy of a program installed onto a mobile device.
3 . The method recited in claim 2 further including the step of determining a future usage payment cost for a developer of a program, wherein the future usage payment cost is the cost of a single installation.
4 . The method recited in claim 3 wherein a total cost for the developer is the future usage payment cost multiplied by the number of installations of the program.
5 . The method recited in claim 1 wherein the service is an optical character recognition (OCR) service.
6 . The method recited in claim 2 wherein the unique ID is assigned by a cloud service provider server during a first call to the cloud service provider.
7 . The method recited in claim 2 wherein the unique ID is assigned using a device unique identifier.
8 . The method recited in claim 2 wherein the unique ID is assigned using an end user unique identifier, and wherein the unique ID is semi-unique to the end user.
9 . The method recited in claim 1 wherein the service is a translation service.
10 . The method recited in claim 1 wherein the service is a voice recognition service.
11 . The method recited in claim 2 wherein the future usage payment cost is based on an average usage and average lifecycle of the program.
12 . A system for managing access to a cloud service comprising:
a monitoring component for monitoring the usage of a service by an end user of a developer for a predetermined test period;
a usage component for determining a future usage payment cost for the developer, wherein the future usage payment cost is based on the monitored usage of the service by the end user during a predetermined test period;
an authorization component for verifying a unique ID before performing the service wherein the service is performed by a service provider.
13 . The system recited in claim 12 wherein the authorization component further assigns a unique ID for each copy of a program installed onto a mobile device.
14 . The system recited in claim 13 wherein the unique ID is assigned using a device unique identifier, and wherein verifying the unique ID includes authenticating the unique ID.
15 . The system recited in claim 13 wherein the unique ID is assigned using an end user unique identifier.
16 . The system recited in claim 13 wherein the future usage payment cost determined by the usage component is a cost of a single installation of the program.
17 . The system recited in claim 16 wherein a total cost for the developer is the future usage payment cost multiplied by the number of installations of the mobile program.
18 . The system recited in claim 12 wherein the service is an optical character recognition (OCR) service.
19 . The system recited in claim 13 wherein the unique ID is assigned by a cloud service provider server during a first call to the cloud service provider.
20 . The system recited in claim 12 wherein the service is a translation service.
21 . The system recited in claim 12 wherein the service is a voice recognition service.
22 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program and causing a computer to execute the method, including the steps of:
monitoring the usage of a service by an end user of a developer for a predetermined test period;
responsive to the statistics associated with monitoring during the predetermined test period, determining a future usage payment cost for the developer; and
performing the service wherein the service is performed by a cloud service provider.
23 . The computer readable medium recited in claim 22 , the method further including the step of assigning a unique ID for each copy of a program installed onto a mobile device.
24 . The computer readable medium recited in claim 23 , the method further including the step of determining a future usage payment cost for a developer of a program, wherein the future usage payment cost is the cost of a single installation.
25 . The computer readable medium recited in claim 24 wherein a total cost for the developer is the future usage payment cost multiplied by the number of installations of the mobile program.
26 . The computer readable medium recited in claim 22 wherein the service is an optical character recognition (OCR) service.
27 . The computer readable medium recited in claim 22 wherein the service is a translation service.
28 . The computer readable medium recited in claim 23 wherein the unique ID is assigned by a cloud service provider server during a first call to the cloud service provider.