Patents by Inventor Scot J. Gellock

Scot J. Gellock 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).

  • Workflow as data-transition driven, scriptable state machines
    Patent number: 7607130
    Abstract: A computing workflow system has a workflow process definition contained in a workflow table as script functions. The workflow table is part of an extended database schema operating with an extended store, a workflow engine and a script engine. The novel workflow system includes a server database having a data table and an associated workflow table. A workflow extended store is communicatively coupled to the server database. A workflow engine is also communicatively coupled to the server database and to the workflow extended store. Further, a script engine is communicatively coupled to the workflow engine. The workflow table includes workflow rules and associated code to be executed by the workflow engine. Each row of the workflow table represents a workflow step. Script functions are defined in the workflow table to evaluate the condition and execute the action of each workflow step. The rules and associated code in the workflow table is both declarative and procedural.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kaviraj Singh, Tudor Toma, David C. Johnson, Scot J. Gellock, Joseph P. Fernando, Carlos P. Gomes, Min Wei
  • Workflow as data-transition driven, scriptable state machines
    Publication number: 20040172445
    Abstract: A computing workflow system has a workflow process definition contained in a workflow table as script functions. The workflow table is part of an extended database schema operating with an extended store, a workflow engine and a script engine. The novel workflow system includes a server database having a data table and an associated workflow table. A workflow extended store is communicatively coupled to the server database. A workflow engine is also communicatively coupled to the server database and to the workflow extended store. Further, a script engine is communicatively coupled to the workflow engine. The workflow table includes workflow rules and associated code to be executed by the workflow engine. Each row of the workflow table represents a workflow step. Script functions are defined in the workflow table to evaluate the condition and execute the action of each workflow step. The rules and associated code in the workflow table is both declarative and procedural.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Kaviraj Singh, Tudor Toma, David C. Johnson, Scot J. Gellock, Joseph P. Fernando, Carlos P. Gomes, Min Wei