Method, computer program and device for executing actions using data sets

• US 20050251498A1
• Filed: 04/26/2005
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Steinmann, Joerg, Boruah, Jayanta M., Gentes, Wolfgang, Marar, Mohan, Kacker, Himanshu, A., Karthikeyan
• Application Number:
  US11/114,896
• Publication Number:
  US 20050251498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/552 involving long-term monitoring or reporting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2137 Time limited access, e.g. to a computer or data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices

Abstract

A method for executing actions using data sets, said data sets having a specified property, said specified property being indicated by a mark associated with each data set and being associated with a specified maximum number of actions to be executed, comprises the steps of: reading an action counter associated with a data set, said action counter indicating the number of executed actions using said data set; comparing said number of executed actions with said maximum number of actions; executing an action if said number of executed actions is lower than said maximum number of actions; increasing said action counter if an action is executed. Furthermore, there is provided a computer program product and a device.

Claims

1. A method for executing actions using data sets, said data sets having a specified property, said specified property being indicated by a mark associated with each data set and being associated with a specified maximum number of actions to be executed, the method comprising the steps of:

reading an action counter associated with a data set, said action counter indicating a number of executed actions using said data set;

comparing said number of executed actions with said maximum number of actions;

executing an action if said number of executed actions is lower than said maximum number of actions;

increasing said action counter if an action is executed.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data sets have a specified maximum use period, said method further comprising the steps of:

comparing an elapsed use period with the maximum use period before executing said action; and

executing said action only if said elapsed use period is lower than said maximum use period.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of decreasing said action counter if said action to be executed cannot be executed.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising steps of:

tracking a reaction in response to said executed action; and

removing said mark if a specified reaction in response to the action is tracked.

5. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

reading an action counter associated with a data set, said action counter indicating a number of executed actions using said data set;

comparing said number of executed actions with said maximum number of actions;

executing an action if said number of executed actions is lower than said maximum number of actions;

increasing said action counter if an action is executed.

6. A computer device for executing actions using data sets, said data sets having a specified property, said specified property being indicated by a mark associated with each data set and being associated with a specified maximum number of actions to be executed, said device comprising:

an action counter associated with each data set, said action counter indicating a number of executed actions using said data set;

a memory for storing said maximum number of actions;

a comparing device for comparing a value of said action counter with said maximum number of actions of a respective data set, wherein said system is suitable for executing an action if said number of executed actions is lower than said maximum number of actions;

wherein said action counter is increased if an action is executed.

7. The computer device according to claim 6, further comprising a tracking device for tracking a reaction in response to said executed action.