ACCELERATED REEVALUATION OF AUTHORIZATION RULES
First Claim
1. A method for evaluating authorization rules, the method comprising:
- evaluating a plurality of authorization rules in connection with an authorization process for a subject;
storing in a computer-readable storage medium and in association with said subject a rule identifier of any of said rules that are applicable to said subject; and
performing, in connection with a subsequent authorization process for said subject, a computer-based action indicated by any of said rules identified by any of said stored rule identifiers,wherein said performing step is performed independent from an evaluation of the applicability of any of said authorization rules in connection with said subsequent authorization process.
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Abstract
A method for evaluating authorization rules, the method including evaluating a plurality of authorization rules in connection with an authorization process for a subject, storing in a computer-readable storage medium and in association with the subject a rule identifier of any of the rules that are applicable to the subject, and performing, in connection with a subsequent authorization process for the subject, a computer-based action indicated by any of the rules identified by any of the stored rule identifiers, where the performing step is performed independent from an evaluation of the applicability of any of the authorization rules in connection with the subsequent authorization process.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for evaluating authorization rules, the method comprising:
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evaluating a plurality of authorization rules in connection with an authorization process for a subject; storing in a computer-readable storage medium and in association with said subject a rule identifier of any of said rules that are applicable to said subject; and performing, in connection with a subsequent authorization process for said subject, a computer-based action indicated by any of said rules identified by any of said stored rule identifiers, wherein said performing step is performed independent from an evaluation of the applicability of any of said authorization rules in connection with said subsequent authorization process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for evaluating authorization rules, the system comprising:
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a rule evaluator configured to evaluate a plurality of authorization rules in connection with an authorization process for a subject; and an authorizer configured to store in a computer-readable storage medium and in association with said subject a rule identifier of any of said rules that are applicable to said subject, and perform, in connection with a subsequent authorization process for said subject, a computer-based action indicated by any of said rules identified by any of said stored rule identifiers, wherein said authorizer is configured to perform said actions independent from an evaluation of the applicability of any of said authorization rules in connection with said subsequent authorization process. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising:
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a first code segment operative to evaluate a plurality of authorization rules in connection with an authorization process for a subject; a second code segment operative to store in a computer-readable storage medium and in association with said subject a rule identifier of any of said rules that are applicable to said subject; and a third code segment operative to perform, in connection with a subsequent authorization process for said subject, a computer-based action indicated by any of said rules identified by any of said stored rule identifiers, wherein said third code segment is operative to perform said action independent from an evaluation of the applicability of any of said authorization rules in connection with said subsequent authorization process.
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