Patents by Inventor John Macregor

John Macregor 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).

  • Process flow designing based on connection compatibility between process components
    Patent number: 9383889
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a selection of a process component associated with a process flow is received. Further, a check is made to determine whether a graphical editor includes process components associated with the process flow. If the graphical editor does not include process components, the selected process component is placed on the graphical editor. If the graphical editor includes the process components, then compatibility of the selected process component with at least one of the one or more process components is determined by identifying cardinality and type of the process component. Further, the selected process component is connected to the process flow on the graphical editor based on the determined compatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventors: Rakesh Kelappan, Anil Babu Ankisettipalli, John Macregor, Sambit Panda, Sujit Ramesh A
  • PROCESS FLOW DESIGNING BASED ON CONNECTION COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN PROCESS COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20130159904
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a selection of a process component associated with a process flow is received. Further, a check is made to determine whether a graphical editor includes process components associated with the process flow. If the graphical editor does not include process components, the selected process component is placed on the graphical editor. If the graphical editor includes the process components, then compatibility of the selected process component with at least one of the one or more process components is determined by identifying cardinality and type of the process component. Further, the selected process component is connected to the process flow on the graphical editor based on the determined compatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: RAKESH KELAPPAN, Anil Babu Ankisettipalli, John Macregor, Sambit Panda, Sujit Ramesh A.