Natural language processing interface for network security administration

摘要

To administer computer network security, a computer system receives a bit string that encodes a natural-language request for adjusting a security policy of the network and parses the bit string to identify one or more objects and an action to be applied to the object(s). Preferably, the system displays a description of one of the objects and a menu of operations that are applicable to the object, receives a user selection of one of the options, and effects the selected operation. The scope of the invention also includes a non-transient computer-readable storage medium bearing code for implementing the method and a system for implementing the method.

主权项

1. A method of network security administration comprising the steps of:
(a) receiving, by a computer system, a bit string that encodes a natural-language request for adiusting a security policy of a computer network; (b) parsing, by said computer system, said bit string to identify:
(i) at least one object, and(ii) an action to be applied to said at least one object; (c) said computer system, in response to said identifying of said at least one object, displaying a description of one of said at least one object: (d) displaying, by said computer system, a menu of at least one operation that is applicable to said at least one object; and, (e) displaying, by said computer system, said natural-language request; and wherein said menu is displayed in association with a portion of said display of said natural-language request that includes a natural-language representation of said at least one object.