Software Code Retention Management
OwnerRafal Przemyslaw Konik, Mark William Theuer +1inventors
InventorsRafal Przemyslaw Konik, Mark William Theuer, Michael Alan Venz
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Abstract
A method, system and computer-readable medium for creating and using perishable code are presented. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes the steps of determining if a unit of code is perishable; and in response to determining that the unit of code is perishable, disabling the unit of code, either by deleting the unit of code or by disabling it.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining if a unit of code is perishable;
- and
- in response to determining that the unit of code is perishable, disabling the unit of code.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a data bus coupled to the processor;
- a memory coupled to the data bus;
- and
- a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
- determining if a unit of code is perishable;
- and
- in response to determining that the unit of code is perishable, disabling the unit of code.
A computer-readable medium embodying computer program code for managing software code retention, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
- determining if a unit of code is perishable;
- and
- in response to determining that the unit of code is perishable, disabling the unit of code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.