Method and apparatus for controlling execution of a computer operation
US7926101B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2028 |
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 to prevent unauthorized execution. The computer operations may be designed to execute only if a authorization and notification routines are properly registered. The computer system customer establishes the authorization and notification requirements based on standard application programming interfaces to suit the customer's business practices and links the requirements to the computer operation. The computer operation determines if the authorization and notification are proper. If authorization is granted, the computer operation checks to see that the notification is proper, executes the computer operation, and then executes a notification module to notify the necessary personnel. Both authorization and notification routines return errors that are passed to the user through the computer operation.
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