Patents by Inventor Wayne Frederick Miller

Wayne Frederick Miller 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).

  • Use of generated SQL for evaluation of decision point rules in a workflow system
    Patent number: 9767146
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a method, apparatus and article of manufacture provide a decision point in a workflow system comprising a server and at least a first client work node. A decision point work node is provided at the server. A SQL expression which is associated with the decision point work node and the first client work node is generated. The server determines whether to route a work package to the first client work node based on the SQL expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rupa Bhaghavan, Wayne Frederick Miller, Kenneth Carlin Nelson, Sharon McKenna Sanders, Fang-Yi Wang