Patents by Inventor James Andrew McCright

James Andrew McCright has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10430253
    Abstract: Provided a method, system, and article of manufacture for updating workflow nodes in a workflow. A workflow program processes user input at one node in a workflow comprised of nodes and workflow paths connecting the nodes, wherein the user provides user input to traverse through at least one workflow path to reach the current node. The workflow program transmits information on a current node to an analyzer. The analyzer processes the information on the current node to determine whether there are modifications to at least one subsequent node following the current node over at least one workflow path from the current node. The analyzer transmits to the workflow program an update including modifications to the at least one subsequent node in response to determining the modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Scott Davis, David Robert Draeger, Howard Justin Glaser, James Andrew McCright, Russell Blake Wright
  • Patent number: 8407712
    Abstract: Provided a method, system, and article of manufacture for updating workflow nodes in a workflow. A workflow program processes user input at one node in a workflow comprised of nodes and workflow paths connecting the nodes, wherein the user provides user input to traverse through at least one workflow path to reach the current node. The workflow program transmits information on a current node to an analyzer. The analyzer processes the information on the current node to determine whether there are modifications to at least one subsequent node following the current node over at least one workflow path from the current node. The analyzer transmits to the workflow program an update including modifications to the at least one subsequent node in response to determining the modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Scott Davis, David Robert Draeger, Howard Justin Glaser, James Andrew McCright, Russell Blake Wright
  • Patent number: 7890536
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for generating templates of nodes to structure content objects and steps to process the content objects. A template is generated having a plurality of first level nodes representing a flow of tasks. A set of second level nodes representing a flow of steps is generated for at least one of the first level nodes to collectively perform the task represented by the first level node. A content object including information for a step represented by the node is associated with at least one node in the second level. Links are generated among the first level nodes and in each set of second level nodes indicating a logical ordering of the nodes and a direction of the flow of the tasks represented by the first level nodes and the flow of steps represented by the second level nodes. An end-user graphical user interface is generated from the generated nodes and links to direct an end user through the flow of tasks and steps represented by the nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Robert Draeger, Howard Justin Glaser, Matthew Scott Davis, James Andrew McCright, Russell Blake Wright
  • Publication number: 20090064171
    Abstract: Provided a method, system, and article of manufacture for updating workflow nodes in a workflow. A workflow program processes user input at one node in a workflow comprised of nodes and workflow paths connecting the nodes, wherein the user provides user input to traverse through at least one workflow path to reach the current node. The workflow program transmits information on a current node to an analyzer. The analyzer processes the information on the current node to determine whether there are modifications to at least one subsequent node following the current node over at least one workflow path from the current node. The analyzer transmits to the workflow program an update including modifications to the at least one subsequent node in response to determining the modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Scott DAVIS, David Robert DRAEGER, Howard Justin GLASER, James Andrew MCCRIGHT, Russell Blake WRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20080154935
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for generating templates of nodes to structure content objects and steps to process the content objects. A template is generated having a plurality of first level nodes representing a flow of tasks. A set of second level nodes representing a flow of steps is generated for at least one of the first level nodes to collectively perform the task represented by the first level node. A content object including information for a step represented by the node is associated with at least one node in the second level. Links are generated among the first level nodes and in each set of second level nodes indicating a logical ordering of the nodes and a direction of the flow of the tasks represented by the first level nodes and the flow of steps represented by the second level nodes. An end-user graphical user interface is generated from the generated nodes and links to direct an end user through the flow of tasks and steps represented by the nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Robert DRAEGER, Howard Justin Glaser, Matthew Scott DAVIS, James Andrew McCright, Russell Blake Wright