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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2006
Applicants:

Rhonda L. Childress, Austin, TX (US);

Itzhack Goldberg, Hadera, IL;

Lorraine M. Herger, Port Chester, NY (US);

Ziv Rafalovich, Yokneam Illit, IL;

Ramakrishnan Rajamony, Austin, TX (US);

Eric Van Hensbergen, Austin, TX (US);

Martin J. Tross, Haifa, IL;

Inventors:

Rhonda L. Childress, Austin, TX (US);

Itzhack Goldberg, Hadera, IL;

Lorraine M. Herger, Port Chester, NY (US);

Ziv Rafalovich, Yokneam Illit, IL;

Ramakrishnan Rajamony, Austin, TX (US);

Eric Van Hensbergen, Austin, TX (US);

Martin J. Tross, Haifa, IL;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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