Rule and policy promotion within a policy hierarchy

US7747736B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Rhonda L. Childress · Austin, US
• Itzhack Goldberg · Hadera, IL
• Lorraine M. Herger · Port Chester, US
• Ziv Rafalovich · Yoqneam Illit, IL
• Ramakrishnan Rajamony · Austin, US
• Eric Van Hensbergen · Austin, US
• Martin Tross · Haifa, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 2006
• Grant date: Jun 29, 2010
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/063
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for nominating rules or policies for promotion through a policy hierarchy. An administrator at any level in a policy hierarchy may create a rule or policy. The administrator may then nominate the rule or policy for inclusion in a next higher level in the policy hierarchy. The rule or policy is evaluated at the next higher level. Responsive to an approval of the next higher level to include the rule or policy in the jurisdiction of the next higher level, the rule of policy is provided to all users under the jurisdiction. The nominating, evaluating, and providing steps may then be repeated for each higher level in the policy hierarchy.