Methods for Monitoring and Valuating Transactions for Document Processes

Abstract

A method of charging a customer for using a software program product that processes one or more documents that includes receiving, by a tracking server from at least one client application, information relating to a processing of a document using the software program product; determining if the information indicates a successful processing of the document; and upon positive determination, charging the customer with an amount for the successful processing of the document using the software program product.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of charging a customer for using a software program product that processes one or more documents, comprising:
 receiving, by a tracking server from at least one client application, information relating to a processing of a document using the software program product;   determining if the information indicates a successful processing of the document; and   upon positive determination, charging the customer with an amount for the successful processing of the document using the software program product.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving the information includes receiving information relating to a delivery of the document from one device to another using the software program product. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein if the information indicates that the document is successfully delivered from the one device to the another device, charging the customer with the amount for the successful delivery of the document using the software program product. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving information includes receiving information relating to the document being archived by the customer using the software program product. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein if the information indicates that the document has been successfully archived using the software program product, charging the customer with the amount for the successful archiving of the document using the software program product. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the charging the customer with the amount is performed concurrent with the tracking server receiving information relating to processing of a predetermined number of documents using the software program product. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the charging the customer with the amount is performed upon the tracking server receiving information relating to a predetermined number of processing performed on one or more documents using the software program product. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the charging the customer with the amount for the successful processing of the document using the software program product includes charging the customer with the amount based on a number of pages of the document successfully processed using the software program product. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the charging the customer with the amount for the successful processing of the document using the software program product includes charging the customer with the amount based on the type of processing successfully performed on the document using the software program product.