Patent ID: 11954380
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A system comprising:
a subscription engine comprising a first processor and a first memory storing instructions executable by the first processor to:
receive a request to initiate a new subscription for an entity,
determine whether the entity is associated with an existing subscription, and
in response to determining that the entity is associated with the existing subscription, initiate the new subscription with a subscription period coinciding with the existing subscription;

a billing engine comprising a second processor and a second memory storing instructions executable by the second processor to:
calculate a pro-rated charge for a shortened first subscription period associated with the new subscription, and
combine a non pro-rated charge for a next non-shortened subscription period associated with the existing subscription with the pro-rated charge for the shortened first subscription period associated with the new subscription; and

a shipment engine comprising a third processor and a third memory storing instructions executable by the third processor to:
cause a first subscription object associated with the new subscription to be delivered with a second subscription object associated with the existing subscription.