Method and apparatus for controlling execution of a computer operation
US7287277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6218
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Computer operations whose execution would increase usage costs may require use of authorization and notification plug-ins to prevent unauthorized execution. The command may be designed to only execute properly if the authorization and notification plug-ins are properly registered. The computer system customer designs the authorization and notification plug-ins based on standard application programming interfaces to suit the customer's business practices and links them to the computer operation. The computer operation executes the authorization plug-in to determine if the proper authorization plug-in parameters have been specified and verify that the command is authorized. If authorization is granted, the computer operation checks to see that the notification plug-in is given the correct parameters, executes the computer operation, and then executes the notification module to notify the necessary personnel. Both authorization and notification plug-ins return errors that are passed to the user through the computer operation.
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