Paul Hankes Drielsma

US Patent:

20100036779, Feb 11, 2010

Filed:

May 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/467276

Inventors:

Norman Sadeh-Koniecpol - Pittsburgh PA, US
Patrick Gage Kelley - Pittsburgh PA, US
Lorrie Faith Cranor - Pittsburgh PA, US
Paul Hankes Drielsma - Pittsburgh PA, US

International Classification:

G06N 5/02
H04L 9/00
G06F 15/16
G06F 15/18

US Classification:

706 11, 706 60, 726 13, 709224, 709238, 709206, 706 12

Abstract:

Various embodiments are directed to a computer implemented method for updating a policy that is enforced by a computer program. In one embodiment, a computer communicates, to a user, data regarding one or more decisions made by the program over a period of time according to a policy. Each decision is made on the particular policy in force at the time the decision is made. Policy data for the policy is stored in a machine readable format. The user feedback data indicative of feedback by the user regarding the one or more decisions is stored. The computer identifies and ranks one or more potential variations to the policy based on a score of an objective function for each potential variation. The computer communicates, to the user, one or more suggested modifications based on the ranking of the one or more potential variations to the policy. The computer modifies the policy data based on one or more selections by the user in response to the transmission of the one or more suggested modifications.