摘要 |
The present invention [relates to the] is a method and system for determination of user fees incurred from [the] use of [a] an automation system by [a] an automation system user for at least one automation system component made available by [the] a supplier. The [object of the] present invention [is to indicate] provides a way to easily determine such user fees[,] without running [the] a risk of having to disclose internal production data[,] and simultaneously [keeping the] keep number of actions required from the automation system user as low as possible. To this end, the present invention proposes that user data allocatable to the automation system component be acquired using a first data processor connected with the automation system[, the]. The acquired user data [be] is transmitted by the first data processor to a second data processor located on [the] a supplier side[, and the]. The user fees [be] are determined as a function of the transmitted user data using the second data processor.
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