Patent ID: 8060924

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: (A) receiving at a microprocessor instructions of a first executable program; (B) executing the instructions of the first executable program via the microprocessor, wherein the executing step comprises: (1) receiving an identifier of a second executable program; (2) determining from the identifier whether the second executable program is referenced by a pre-existing rule; (3) if the second executable program is not referenced by the pre-existing rule: (i) requesting a new provisional rule from a provisional rule-making authority; (ii) receiving the new provisional rule; (iii) determining whether the new provisional rule allows the second executable program to be executed by a computer; (iv) allowing execution of the second executable program if the new provisional rule allows the second executable program to be executed by the computer; and (v) disallowing execution of the second executable program if the new provisional rule disallows the second executable program to be executed by the computer.