Patents by Inventor Tharif Afzal

Tharif Afzal 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 assembly tool and workflow model
    Patent number: 11829575
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a workflow model are described. In an example, a device presents a window. A selection of an icon presented in the window is received, where the icon corresponds to a node having a node type. Based on rule, the device determines a location where the icon can be added to a workflow. The rule indicates the location based on the node type and a workflow model. The user device presents, in the window, an indicator of the location, receives a placement of the node at the location, and presents, the icon at the location indicating that the node is added to the workflow. The device updates the workflow model to include, based on the placement, a reference to executable code that corresponds to the node, and to include, based on the location, information about an execution sequence of executable codes referenced in the workflow model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Jon Luvaas, Vu Nguyen, Christina Lane, Nirmala V. Sistla, Hefeng Cui, Tharif Afzal, Congzhou Wang, Ashwin Ravichandran, Shashank Kumar Sharma, Weiwei Jia, Sharon Brown
  • Workflow assembly tool and workflow model for runtime execution
    Patent number: 11435871
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a workflow model are described. In an example, a device presents a window. A selection of an icon presented in the window is received, where the icon corresponds to a node having a node type. Based on rule, the device determines a location where the icon can be added to a workflow. The rule indicates the location based on the node type and a workflow model. The user device presents, in the window, an indicator of the location, receives a placement of the node at the location, and presents, the icon at the location indicating that the node is added to the workflow. The device updates the workflow model to include, based on the placement, a reference to executable code that corresponds to the node, and to include, based on the location, information about an execution sequence of executable codes referenced in the workflow model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darren Jon Luvaas, Vu Nguyen, Christina Lane, Nirmala V. Sistla, Hefeng Cui, Tharif Afzal, Congzhou Wang, Ashwin Ravichandran, Shashank Kumar Sharma, Weiwei Jia, Sharon Brown