Patent ID: 11893021
Assignee: OCIENT HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1,
wherein the query pricing scheme data indicates a first function valuation for a first one of a set of query functions, wherein the query pricing scheme data indicates a second function valuation for a second one of the set of query functions, and wherein the first function valuation is higher than the second function valuation; and
wherein the query cost data for a first one of the second plurality of query requests includes a first function-based query cost, wherein the first function-based query cost is calculated as a function of the first function valuation based on determining the first one of the second plurality of query requests utilizes the first one of the set of query functions, wherein the query cost data for a second one of the second plurality of query requests includes a second function-based query cost, wherein the second function-based query cost is calculated as a function of the second function valuation based on determining the second one of the second plurality of query requests utilizes the second one of the set of query functions; and wherein the first function-based query cost is higher than the second function-based query cost based on the first function valuation being higher than the second function valuation in the query pricing scheme data.