Matthew J Leonard

US Patent:

7962962, Jun 14, 2011

Filed:

Jun 19, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/884311

Inventors:

Steven B. Adler - Port Washington NY, US
Endre Felix Bangerter - Ligerz, CH
Kathryn Ann Bohrer - Austin TX, US
Nigel Howard Julian Brown - Richmond Hill, CA
Jan Camenisch - Ruschlikon, CH
Arthur M. Gilbert - Bethel CT, US
Dogan Kesdogan - White Plains NY, US
Matthew P. Leonard - Upper Saddle River NJ, US
Xuan Liu - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Michael Robert McCullough - Washington DC, US
Adam Charles Nelson - Chicago IL, US
Charles Campbell Palmer - Goldens Bridge NY, US
Calvin Stacy Powers - Chapel Hill NC, US
Michael Schnyder - Bern, CH
Edith Schonberg - New York City NY, US
Matthias Schunter - Oldenburg, DE
Elsie Van Herreweghen - Adiswil, CH
Michael Waidner - Appitacsh, CH

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 21/00
G06F 7/04
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

726 27, 713182

Abstract:

In a computer, a first set of object classes are provided representing active entities in an information-handling process and a second set of object classes are provided representing data and rules in the information-handling process. At least one object class has rules associated with data. The above-mentioned objects are used in constructing a model of an information-handling process, and to provide an output that identifies at least one way in which the information-handling process could be improved. One aspect is a method for handling personally identifiable information. Another aspect is a system for executing the method of the present invention. A third aspect is as a set of instructions on a computer-usable medium, or resident in a computer system, for executing the method of the present invention.