Patent ID: 8600348

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for managing a first computing device, the medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a system, cause the system to at least: allocate a first subset of a set of units of value associated with a plan to a function associated with the first computing device, the allocation being based on information received from a second computing device associated with an administrator of the plan, the set of units of value comprising a second subset distinct from the first subset; store a list of one or more computing devices that the first computing device is allowed to interact with dependently on the plan and independently of the first subset; deduct units of value from the second subset when performing the function is associated with a charge that exceeds the first subset and causes the first computing device to interact with a computing device associated with the list; and disallow the first computing device from performing the function when performing the function is associated with a charge that exceeds the first subset and causes the first computing device to interact with a computing device unassociated with the list.