Patent ID: 8280789
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: G06Q,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of operating computerized numerical control and billing a client for the computerized numerical control machine based on a productivity indicator solely related to added value of the computerized numerical control machine, comprising: operating a computerized numerical control machine for processing a work piece, wherein the machine creates an added value for the client based on productivity of the machine during operation on the work piece, wherein operating the computerized numerical control machine comprises removing a volume of a stock from the work piece during operation of the computerized numerical control machine to shape the work piece according to a desired shape based on a trajectory of at least one axis of the numerical control machine during a time shift; during operation of the computerized numerical control machine, acquiring data from a memory of the numerical control machine, the data comprising elements as indicators of the added value of the computerized numerical control machine based on a combination of complexity of productivity factors consisting of: wherein data based on usage of the computerized numerical control machine itself is excluded as an element indicating added value; determining an invoice amount for the computerized numerical control machine itself and not for the work piece wherein the invoice for the computerized numerical control machine is based solely on the acquired elements as indicators of the added value of the machine derived from the productivity of the computerized numerical control machine indicated by the (a) acquired trajectory, the (b) volume of the removed stock, and the (c) processing time information, wherein the invoice amount is based on productivity and not based on the financial value of the machine itself nor based on the extent to which the machine was used; and transmitting the invoice amount for the machine to the client via a communication link comprising a telephone line, an intranet or via the internet to allow the client to pay for the computerized numerical control machine according to the added value the computerized numerical control machine creates during operation based on the acquired elements as indicators of the added value as indicated on the invoice rather than a fixed purchase price for the computerized numerical control machine requiring an initial investment by the client.