Patent ID: 7926101
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method executed on a suitably programmed computing device, for regulating execution of a computer operation by a computer operator, the method comprising: providing a programming interface for a customer to customize an authorization routine by providing parameters, the authorization routine executed in one of a check mode and an execute mode; receiving a request to execute a computer operation from a computer operator; determining if authorization is required for executing the computer operation; running the authorization routine in the check mode to determine if all of required authorization parameters are passed through from the computer operation to the authorization routine; seeking authorization from an authorizing party with the authorization routine if authorization is required by running the authorization routine in the execute mode to read the authorization parameters; running a notification routine in a check mode to determine if all of required notification parameters are passed through from the computer operation to the notification routine; executing the computer operation if authorization is granted and after running the notification routine in the check mode; terminating the computer operation if authorization is denied; and running the notification routine in an execute mode to provide a notification to a party to be notified.