Patents by Inventor Merrill Eugene Peterson, II

Merrill Eugene Peterson, II 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).

  • System and method for managing processes
    Patent number: 6678716
    Abstract: The process management system includes task information indicative of tasks that define process steps for a group of processes. The task information defines the steps as software events and as non-software events. The system further includes task relationship information indicative of a relationship between the tasks to define the processes, and application information defining the software events. A user interface displays the tasks and enables the selection of the tasks. The processes are completed by selecting the tasks associated with a particular process and executing the software events and the non-software events corresponding to the selected tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: J. D. Edwards World Source Company
    Inventors: Paul Louis Pronsati, Jr., Vito John Solimene, Merrill Eugene Peterson, II, Garry Wayne Stumpf