Patent ID: 8588735

Claim:
A system for managing a computing device of a plurality of computing devices, the system comprising a memory bearing instructions that, when executed on the system, cause the system to at least: generate a plan associated with the plurality of computing devices and accessible by an administrator, the plan usable to facilitate execution of one or more functions of the plurality of computing devices, the plan indicative of an allocation of a first set of units of value to a first allowance associated with the computing device of the plurality of computing devices, the allocation based on input associated with the administrator, the first allowance associated with a function of the computing device of the plurality of computing devices and associated with a user, wherein the plan is indicative of an allocation of a second set of units of value to a second allowance associated with the administrator; generate a first rule that is independent of the input associated with the administrator, the first rule usable to determine whether performing the function of the computing device of the plurality of computing devices is allowed independently of the first allowance and the second allowance; and generate a second rule based on the input associated with the administrator, the second rule being applicable when performing the function of the computing device of the plurality of computing devices depends on the first allowance or the second allowance, and the second rule usable to determine that performing the function of the computing device of the plurality of computing devices is charged to the first allowance under a first condition and to the second allowance under a second condition.