Patent ID: 8583500
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing computing device counts, comprising: auditing computing devices executing a software program under license from a software provider; retrieving computing device records associated with an organization that are stored in memory; filtering the computing device records to remove records not associated with the software program; counting servers associated with the organization that store the software program to provide a numerical count of computing devices executing the software program; counting mobile devices associated with the organization that store the software program to provide the numerical count of the computing devices executing the software program; determining replacement of one of the computing devices executing the software program; identifying a replacement device that replaces the one of the computing devices; identifying both the one of the computing devices and the replacement device in the computing device records; identifying a double-count between the one of the computing devices and the replacement device in the computing device records; adjusting the double-count in the numerical count of computing devices; providing a time period for which the numerical count is valid; providing information on how the numerical count was determined; publishing the numerical count to a website; and listing reports in the website for which the numerical count may be used.