Business Modeling Patents (Class 705/348)
  • Method and apparatus for building small business graph from electronic business data
    Patent number: 8799177
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a computer-readable storage medium, and an apparatus for building a small business social graph. During operation, the system receives a collection of data from a first business. Next, the system determines if a first node for the first business exists in a social graph, wherein the social graph is a graph-based data model that indicates relationships among various businesses. If not, the system adds the first node for the first business to the social graph. The system then analyzes the collection of data to identify a second business. Next, the system determines if a second node for the second business exists in the social graph. If not, the system adds the second node for the second business to the social graph. Finally, the system adds a relationship between the first node and the second node to the social graph to indicate the relationship between the first business and the second business.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Sundar Saiprasad, Seegler Ittyavirath
  • Monitoring and control of contact centers with dynamic temporal dimension
    Patent number: 8788254
    Abstract: A system with a dynamic temporal dimension for monitoring and control of contact centers, comprising: a scalable simulation service configured with a virtual environment that replicates and is maintained in synchrony with a production contact center environment; an analysis manager; a persistent query service; and a visualizer. The persistent query service receives data from contact center systems and updates virtual tables based on the updates; the analysis manager, sends real-time updates to the visualizer, and the visualizer updates a visualization provided to a user by displaying the real-time updates as a set of past states; and the scalable simulation service performs a time-warped simulation to compute at least a future state of one of the virtual environments and sends a second plurality of updates to the visualizer, and the visualizer updates the visualization provided to the user by displaying the second plurality of real-time updates as a projected future state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aria Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Peloski
  • Telecom environment management operating system and method
    Patent number: 8775233
    Abstract: A telecommunications environment management operating system and method is provided. The system and method helps organizations achieve and sustain optimal financial, operational and technical performance in the field of telecommunications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Evotem, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy C. Lybrook, Timothy C. Colwell
  • SUPPLEMENTAL SYSTEM FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20140180961
    Abstract: In various implementations, a supplemental system may be provided. The supplemental system may be coupled to business intelligence environment(s) to facilitate deployment, version control, testing, and/or other processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Lance W. Hankins, Roger P. Moore
  • Business Object Data Structures with Node Keys
    Publication number: 20140164284
    Abstract: Data is received that characterizes a business object that includes a plurality of nodes each having at least one element, at least one of the nodes comprising at least one node key that in turn identifies at least one of element of the corresponding node. At least a portion of the received data is persisted into at least one database table using the at least one node key to define a structure of the at least one database table. Thereafter, the business object can be instantiated using the at least one database table. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Hartel, Adam Polly, Jutta Staerck, Marcel Hermanns
  • Defining and using templates in configuring information technology environments
    Patent number: 8751283
    Abstract: Templates are provided and used in an Information Technology (IT) environment. A template represents a pattern of resources and resource relationships of the IT environment. Templates are applied to automatically generate recommendations of programmatic representations of artifacts of the IT environment. The artifacts include Recovery Segments, Redundancy Groups, Business Resilience Manager deployment configurations and/or resource pairing represented by relationship data stores, as examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mythili K. Bobak, Tim A. McConnell, Michael D. Swanson, Brian O. Wood
  • Providing a Simulation Service by a Cloud-Based Infrastructure
    Publication number: 20140156557
    Abstract: A cloud-based infrastructure provides a simulation service accessible by a plurality of different enterprises. The cloud-based infrastructure executes an operation simulation in response to access of the simulation service by a particular one of the plurality of enterprises, wherein the operation simulation is of a business process of the particular enterprise and uses information provided by the particular enterprise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Jun Zeng, Jun Li
  • System and method for contract execution against expressive contracts
    Patent number: 8732047
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of contract execution, data about contracts is stored in a computer storage accessible to a processor of a computer along with data about a procurement plan and data about a purchase request that includes information about a first quantity of at least one good or service. The processor determines a second quantity of the one good or service and a second contract against which to complete the purchase request based on the procurement plan, the data about the contracts, at least one purchase made against one of the contracts, a trigger condition and associated effect, and the quantity of at least one good or service. In response to the second contract and the second quantity being approved, the processor causes a purchase order for the second quantity of the one good or service to be placed to the supplier associated with the second contract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: SciQuest, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuomas Sandholm, David C. Parkes, Craig E. Boutilier, Subhash Suri, Jason J. Brown, Luc H. Mercier
  • Enforcement of security requirements for a business model
    Patent number: 8732094
    Abstract: A functional model of a business process which is annotated with security requirements is provided. Platform-specific executable code and at least one configuration file for a given security enforcement component to enforce the security requirements of the model are then generated automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Nelson Souto Rosa, Fernando Antonio Aires Lins, Robson Wagner Albuquerque de Medeiros, Paulo Romero Martins Maciel, Julio Cesar Damasceno, Bruno Leonardo Barros Silva, Andre Ricardo da Silva Souza, Bryan Stephenson, Hamid Reza Motahari-Nezhad, Jun Li, Caio Northfleet
  • System and method for designing secure business solutions using patterns
    Patent number: 8725521
    Abstract: A system and method for generating an information technology solution. A system for generating a runtime model is provided, comprising: a system for selecting a business pattern; a system for providing a management integration table, wherein the management integration table includes a plurality of cells, each representing at least one management application pattern; and a system for generating a runtime model from the selected business pattern and management integration table, wherein the generating system supplements the business pattern with additive patterns, bridge patterns, and management application patterns in order to generate the runtime model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: James J. Whitmore
  • System and method for the multi-dimensional representation of energy control
    Patent number: 8725303
    Abstract: A multi-dimensional energy control system is provided with an energy management software application that organizes the consumption of energy by a device as an n-dimensional energy space, where n is an integer greater than 2, and each axis in the energy space represents an energy consumption characteristic. The energy management application generates instructions for a device in response to calculating a compromise operating point in the energy space. A user interface (UI) connected to the energy management application has a display to receive a graphical representation of the energy space and compromise operating point, and an input to receive user commands for moving the represented compromise operating point in the represented energy space. The energy management application calculates the compromise operating point in the energy space to match the displayed compromise operating point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Park, James E. Owen, Carl Mansfield, David Elrod
  • Contact center data visualization system and method
    Patent number: 8725523
    Abstract: A data visualization system is disclosed that includes a retrieval component, a display component, and a contour generator. The retrieval component is configured to retrieve data representing interactions between customers and the merchant, and to construct a finite set of data values from the retrieved data. The display component is configured to display a graphical representation of a merchant and a graphical representation of each of the set of data values represented as data points. The contour generator is configured to generate and display one or more contour lines at least partly around each data point to form a contoured surface, in which the areas of representation around each data point are shown in a series of contour lines, and the nature of the contour lines gradually fans away from each data point. Each data point is vertex of the contoured surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew John Cardno, Grant Frederick Margison, Michael John Douglas Hornsby
  • Automatic identification of user-aligned fragments in business process models
    Patent number: 8725522
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for providing automatic identification of semantically coherent, user-aligned fragments in business process models. One process includes operations for identifying a hierarchy of process fragments in a business process model associated with a user. At least one process metadata category associated with a role of the user is determined. A score for each process fragment in the hierarchy of process fragments is computed, the score computed based at least in part on a probable level of interest in the at least one process metadata category for the role of the user. At least one process fragment in the hierarchy of process fragments for inclusion in a view of the business process model to be presented to the user, the selection based at least in part on the score computed for the at least one process fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventor: Soeren Balko
  • METHOD TO AID IN THE EXPLORATION, MINE DESIGN, EVALUATION AND/OR EXTRACTION OF METALLIFEROUS MINERAL AND/OR DIAMOND DEPOSITS
    Publication number: 20140129479
    Abstract: A method to aid in the exploration, mine design, evaluation and/or extraction of metalliferous mineral and/or diamond deposits in a subsurface, the method comprising: providing three-dimensional seismic data acquired in a seismic survey of the subsurface; providing an initial model of the subsurface; performing wavefield tomography at least partly as a function of at least one property of the subsurface in three-dimensions using the initial model and the seismic data to generate an updated model; and determining an estimate of the at least one property of the subsurface from the updated model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Imperial Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Michael Robert Warner, Ivan Stekl, Adrian Paul Umpleby
  • Finance diagnostic tool
    Patent number: 8719076
    Abstract: A method of providing financial advice that includes presenting financial related questions to a user, recording answers to the presented questions and preparing and displaying an advice report by simultaneously displaying one of the recorded answers and a benchmark that represents a predetermined level of practice corresponding to the one of the recorded answers, wherein advice on how to achieve a desired level of practice is rendered by such simultaneous displaying. Providing advice to the user based on the advice report so that the user achieves the desired level of practice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Charles Paul Wise
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODEL SELECTION
    Publication number: 20140122370
    Abstract: A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium contains software that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform various operations such as to receive transactional data, industry-specific data, output requirements, and instructions to run specific data analysis models and tests. The software may also cause the processor to identify, based on the industry-specific data and the output requirements, a set of candidate models and to assess the performance of each candidate model based on the transactional data to select a final model and to perform the selected final model on the transactional data to generate processed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Zainab JAMAL, Filippo BALESTRIERI
  • System and method for visualization and comparison of physical assets using engineering design data
    Patent number: 8706568
    Abstract: A PLM system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes constructing an engineering design structure of a product that corresponds to physical parts of the product as designed. The method includes constructing an as-built design structure of the product that corresponds to physical parts of the product as built. The method includes displaying a bill of materials (BOM) window view that includes representations of both the engineering design structure and the as-built design structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Frances Elizabeth Evans, Phillip Ross
  • System and method for evaluation decision sciences of simulation models
    Patent number: 8700367
    Abstract: A system and method for viewing models and model variables within a sophisticated modeling environment is disclosed. The system provides varying levels of insight into a modeling infrastructure to help the user understand model and model variable dependencies, usage, distribution, and/or the like. The method includes storing model and model variable data within a relational database system, receiving a request from a user interfacing with the system via a web interface, extracting search criteria and presentation preferences from the request, formulating and executing one or more queries on the database to retrieve the required data, formatting the data in accordance with the request, and returning the data to the requesting user in the form of a web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Manisha Jain, Michael Shamai Oralevich, Sandeep K. Sacheti, Deep Thomas, Donald Robert McGimpsey
  • DYNAMIC PRESENTATION OF CONTEXTUAL BUSINESS COMPONENT DATA
    Publication number: 20140101071
    Abstract: Various arrangements for organizing business components for use in creating a business object are presented. A selection of a business context may be received from a plurality of business contexts. After receiving the selection of the business context, for each business component of the plurality of business components, whether the business component is within the received business context or outside of the received business context may be determined. An indicator may be assigned to each business component of the plurality of business components based on the business component being determined as being within the received business context or outside of the received business context. Each business component of the plurality of business components with the business component's assigned indicator may be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Arif Rafique, Greg Gravenites, Carli Gray, Rajan M. Modi, Satish Ramanathan
  • Extendible Process Directory Model
    Publication number: 20140089225
    Abstract: A method includes using a computer to derive a design stage directory model based on a core directory model, using the computer to derive a production stage directory model based on the core directory model, adding an extension to one of the models including an activation flag to activate the extension, and saving the models and extension to a computer readable storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Michael Volkmer, Erwin Rojewski
  • MODELING AN ENTERPRISE
    Publication number: 20140089224
    Abstract: Computer implemented methods, apparatuses, and compute program products for modeling an enterprise are provided. Embodiments include providing to a user, by an enterprise modeling controller, a user interface comprising an icon carousel and a drop area interface for moving selected icons from the icon carousel. The icon carousel contains a plurality of icons, where each icon of the plurality of icons represents a particular solution component configuration. Embodiments also include for each icon within the drop area interface, identifying a corresponding solution component configuration and configuration data associated with the solution component configuration. Embodiments also include generating based on the configuration data associated with the identified solution component configurations one or more integration patterns indicating data processing relationships of the identified solution component configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: WILLIAM A. BROWN, FRANCIS X. REDDINGTON, MARTIN A. WOLFE
  • Universal business to media transaction system, process and standard
    Patent number: 8682737
    Abstract: A computer network based universal transaction system (CNBUTS) architecture that enables transaction between one or more offer providers and one or more customers relating to offers of wares (e.g., goods/services) by the offer providers. In one embodiment, the architecture of the CNBUTS includes a universal agent system, one or more offering systems and one or more marketplace systems. The universal agent system receives one or more offers of wares available for transactions. Each offering system enables offer providers to define the offer(s) of wares available for transaction. Each marketplace system receives the offer(s) of wares from the universal agent system, presents the customers the offer(s) of wares, receives transaction requests from the customers, and communicates received transaction requests to the universal agent system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventors: Jacek Waksmundzki, Pawel Demczuk, Lukasz Michalski
  • ENABLING SYNCHRONICITY BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL MODELS AND OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20140074749
    Abstract: An operational environment and an enterprise model within an enterprise organization can be identified. The model can include an entity which can be a structure, an activity, a process, information, a resource, a goal, or a constraint of the organization. The environment can include an element which can be a computing resource or a computing resource state associated with the organization. A super model can be created. The super model can be a meta-model of the enterprise model. The super model can be a common component of the enterprise model and the environment. The super model can be synchronized in real time with the environment and the enterprise model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: ROMELIA H. FLORES, LEONARD S. HAND
  • ARRANGEMENT FOR MINIMIZING COMMUNICATION AND INTEGRATION COMPLEXITY BETWEEN SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140074750
    Abstract: A computer system arrangement for minimizing communication and integration complexity between a plurality of software applications having each an individual data model defining an individual set of application parameters, includes a bus arrangement having connections to each one of said plurality of applications, the bus being arranged to interpret between each application and to orchestrate incoming and outgoing requests from each application, the bus arrangement including, a generic information model defining a set of generic parameters in relation to the application parameters of each application, an adaptor together with said generic information model, in connection with an incoming request, arranged to map parameters of that individual data model to said generic parameters, a device arranged to transfer the mapped generic information model together with the request to a process execution engine, which includes a device arranged to handle the request to identify a corresponding adaptor to which the reques
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: TARIFFLEX AB
    Inventor: Thomas Norberg
  • Managing consistent interfaces for supply chain management business objects across heterogeneous systems
    Patent number: 8671064
    Abstract: A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to a freight request, a house shipment, a shipment request, a supplier freight invoice request, and/or a transportation booking request business object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Torsten Schmitt, Ahmed Daddi Moussa, Oliver Dannat, Ruediger Fritz, Frank Guillaume, Andreas Schoknecht, Heidi Johann, Antonio Cannone, Klaas Tanaka, Norbert Kraemer
  • Executing runtime callback functions
    Patent number: 8666968
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a runtime callback function is a part of a code that is invoked upon execution of an associated function. To execute the runtime callback function associated with an in-memory computing engine, multidimensional analytical metadata associated with an application server is received and transformed into an in-memory executable metadata, to generate an instance of an in-memory executable calculation scenario. The instance of the in-memory executable calculation scenario is analyzed to determine process callbacks associated with nodes of the in-memory executable calculation scenario. Based upon the determined process callbacks, the runtime callback function is executed by executing a selection callback at the nodes and a transformation callback at part providers associated with the in-memory executable calculation scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Nadine Sachs, Sebastian Schroetel, Ulrich Bestfleisch, Gerrit Simon Kazmaier
  • Business network meta model
    Patent number: 8661107
    Abstract: A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer readable storage device includes a business network meta model comprising entity objects configured to generate interactive representations of a business network, including at least a business application representation and an information technology representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Frank Oliver Hoffmann, Joerg Ackermann, Christoph Liebig, Till Westmann, Ankur Bhatt, Christian Illenberger, Gunther Rothermel, Daniel Ritter
  • Business network access protocol for the business network
    Patent number: 8655989
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing access to business network data. One method includes identifying a logical graph from business network linked graph data to be transformed into a resource graph, the logical graph including at least two nodes and at least one edge connecting a pair of nodes and defining a connection between the nodes. Each node is converted into a resource. A resource graph associated with the logical graph can be generated, where generation comprises, for each identified node, associating at least one attribute associated with the identified node as a resource attribute of the corresponding resource, adding at least one node connected to the identified node via an edge in the logical graph as a resource attribute of the corresponding resource, and dissolving at least one connection between the identified node and at least one other entity in the logical graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sap AG
    Inventors: Daniel Ritter, Christoph Herrmann, Ankur Bhatt
  • Systems, methods and apparatus for implementing hybrid meta-heuristic inventory optimization based on production schedule and asset routing
    Patent number: 8655705
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus to optimize a supply plan through a hybrid meta-heuristic approach based on genetic algorithms to optimize inventory and generate a supply plan. The apparatuses include a supply chain planner that interacts with the processes of a supply chain network. To provide a complete optimization for the type of platform being deployed in theater a heuristic algorithm is devised to decompose the supply plan problem into a production center schedule and an asset routing problem, which will be tackled one after the other. The decomposed supply plan problem is solved with different heuristic algorithms. Namely, genetic algorithms are used to optimize the supply plans based on ever changing set of operational demands from in theater and the priority of those demands to the assigned depots, while efficient constructive heuristics are used to deal with footprint and timing constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D. Riepshoff, Phillip Klinefelter
  • Item capacity risk
    Patent number: 8650100
    Abstract: The risk of losing sales of an item in a retail store due to the item not being on the retail store's shelves for customers to purchase is reduced. An item an item at a retail store may be identified as being at risk based at least in part on a sales volatility of the item and on a frequency of the item selling beyond its sales floor capacity within a day. A minimum number of facings for the item in the retail store may be determined based at least in part on an average daily capacity of the item, an average number of facings for the item, and a specified amount of daily sales of the item. The determined minimum number of facings for the item in the retail store may be reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Anne Miller, Earl Stanley Sun, John Walbrun
  • Software interface management systems and methods
    Patent number: 8645233
    Abstract: An interface control module includes a link generation module that generates a first link between a provider module and a consumer module. An interface contract module generates an interface contract. The interface contract corresponds to an interface of a product that includes the first link. The interface contract defines the interface based on a bill of materials (BOM). An interface assembly module assembles modules including the provider module and the consumer module to generate the product. An interface viewing module displays logical and physical views of the product on a display at least one of before and after assembly of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Pradeepan Srinivasan, Christopher A. Gillanders, Daniel G. Bolstrum, Trenton W. Haines
  • Field Extensibility Self Healing After Incompatible Changes
    Publication number: 20140032441
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for adapting field extensibilities of business objects to changes in business processes are disclosed. An upgrade information for a business object model is received. Data and metadata associated with at least one field extension of at least one business object in the business object model to be migrated to an upgraded business object model are determined based on the received upgrade information. The determined data and metadata are migrated to the upgraded business object model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: SAP AG
    Inventors: Uwe Schlarb, Daniel Wachs, Daniel Figus, Stefan Beauerle, Daniel Niehoff
  • System and Method For Transforming a Component Business Model
    Publication number: 20140025602
    Abstract: Seamless transition from a Component Business Model (CBM) to a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) is achieved by converting a tabular representation of a CBM Heat Map to a Unified Modeling Language (UML) representation, and automatically converting the UML representation of a CBM Heat Map to a first iteration of input used during the subsequent SOA solution development using Service Oriented Modeling and Architecture (SOMA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ali P. Arsanjani, Ahamed Jalaldeen, Siddharth N. Purohit
  • Schedule warning system, schedule warning method and medium storing schedule warning program
    Patent number: 8635097
    Abstract: A schedule warning system includes a schedule managing unit that manages schedule information for at least one task item, a relating person data managing unit that manages relating person data that relates to the schedule information, a defining unit that defines a delay monitoring condition to monitor a schedule delay and a warning recipient calculation condition to determine a warning recipient, based on the task item of the schedule information, a delay monitoring unit that monitors whether a schedule delay occurs in corresponding task item, based on the delay monitoring condition, a warning recipient calculating unit that identifies a relating person who corresponds to the task item from the relating person data based on the warning recipient calculation condition and calculates a warning recipient, when a schedule delay occurs, and a warning execution unit that transmits a warning based on the warning recipient calculated by the warning recipient calculating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Goh Uchida
  • BUSINESS PROCESS CHANGE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20140019379
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for managing a transition between business process models. A computer-implemented method includes in parallel with a first business process model, instantiating, using at least one hardware processor, a second business process model, instantiating a temporary exit process step of a set of temporary exit process steps associated with the first business process model and a temporary entry process step of a set of temporary entry process steps associated with the second business process model, coupling an exit transition rule of a set of exit transition rules associated with the first business process model to the first business process model, and activating the exit transition rule after activating the second business process model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Volker Driesen, Peter Eberlein
  • Implementing an optimal intelligent enterprise architecture via virtualization, information intelligence, social computing and green environmental considerations
    Patent number: 8630882
    Abstract: An intelligent enterprise architecture (LEA) for an enterprise is defined. One or more IEA entry points are selected. IEA entry points represent a starting point for defining the IEA, which is an architectural development process for defining an enterprise computing architecture within a smart computing system. One or more business drivers for pain points in the enterprise are associated with a selected IEA entry point. A business value model is generated and utilized to focus a scope of the business drivers for the selected IEA entry point. An optimal IEA that satisfies the business drivers to ameliorate the pain points in the enterprise is then defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Pamela K. Isom
  • CONFIGURING PROCESS VARIANTS FOR ON-BOARDING CUSTOMERS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) OUTSOURCING
    Publication number: 20130346339
    Abstract: Systems and methods of configuring process variants for on-boarding customers for information technology (IT) outsourcing are provided. An example method includes modeling roles, responsibilities, and business context for a standard process template. The method also includes developing cause-and-effect rules affecting outcome of the standard process template. The method also includes adjusting the standard process template for process variants across different customer on-boarding scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Wen Yao, Sujoy Basu, Jun Li, Bryan Stephenson, Sharad Singhai
  • DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS
    Publication number: 20130333066
    Abstract: The present specification teaches the generation of drought tolerant plants. The present disclosure enables manipulation of a phenotypic characteristic referred to herein as “stay-green” to generate drought tolerant plants by recombinant, mutagenic and/or breeding and selection methods. Plant management practice systems to increase crop yield and harvest efficiency in water-limited environments are also taught herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION, GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Andrew Kenneth Borrell, David Robert Jordan, John Mullet, Patricia Klein
  • Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model
    Patent number: 8606723
    Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a data processing system having a business object model reflecting the data used during a business transaction. Consistent interfaces are generated from the business object model. These interfaces are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventors: Michael Seubert, Jochen Rasch, Axel Kuehl, Stefan Adelmann, Gabriel Alvarez, Markus Biehler, Daniel Bock, Andreas Bold, Andreas Brossler, Daniel Buchmann, Renzo Colle, Robert Doerner, Stefan Elfner, Stefan Franke, Werner Gnan, Antonia Gross, Patrick Gross, Toralf Grossmann, Gerhard Gschwender, Joerg Hendricks, Wolf Hengevoss, Stephan Hetzer, Christine Hofmann, Volker Jaeck, Bernhard Kelnberger, Johann Kemmer, Joachim Kenntner, Adam Kiwon, Karsten Koetter, Thilo Kraehmer, Corinne Kuster, Christoph Lehner, Werner Liebold, Thomas Maag, Otto Makris, Andreas Morsch, Wolfgang Nieswand, Thomas Nitschke, Dietmar Nowotny, Markus Peter, Georg Podhajsky, Dominic Poetschke, Uwe Pyka, Ruediger Radcke, Frank Reinemuth, Gregor Rieken, Volker Ripp, Gerd Ritter, Paola Sala, Daniela Schapler, Matthias Schmitt, Andreas Schneider, Armulf Schueler, Dagmar Schultze, Reiner Seyler, Ralf Sievers, Gunther Stuhec, Frank Thome, Andre Wagner, Rudolf Winkel, Tao Yu, Jens Zachmann, Renato Zadro, Theo Zimmerman, Michael Zoeller
  • SERVICE DESIGN SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20130325535
    Abstract: A system for developing a design of a service is provided. The system may include a first canvas including a first plurality of elements that define one or more needs for a service, a second canvas including a second plurality of elements that define a solution that fulfills the one or more needs for the service, and two symmetrical logic loops that relate the first plurality of elements in the first canvas and the second plurality of elements in the second canvas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Majid Iqbal
  • Apparatus and method for transportation and upselling of product
    Patent number: 8595150
    Abstract: A system and method for using product profiling to maximize load capacity of a vehicle. The method includes defining product profiles and retrieving product information associated with the product profiles. The method further includes performing cubing operations for products associated with the product information. The system includes components to perform the method steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard B. Bettes, Stephen E. Jaffe, Bret R. Sanderfur, Matthew B. Trevathan
  • JOB-BASED SUCCESSION PLANS AND A HIERARCHICAL VIEW OF THE SUCCESSION PLAN
    Publication number: 20130311396
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating succession management in an organization, such as an enterprise. The example method includes displaying, at a first level of a hierarchy, a first representation of a position and any incumbent assigned to the position, and illustrating, at a second level of a hierarchy, one or more second representations of one or more candidate successors to the position. The one or more candidate successors are grouped according to an indication of readiness associated with each of the one or more candidate successors. In a specific embodiment, a user option enables changing an indication of readiness assigned to a candidate successor by repositioning the candidate successor into a different readiness group within the hierarchy. Displayed data supporting candidate-readiness determinations includes data pertaining to performance history, experience, qualifications, or talent rating associated with each candidate successor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Klaus, Arvin Kan, Pradeep Gupta, Hsing Huang, Chau Ha Leung, Kristine Lois Van der Ploeg, Marcelyn Van Houten
  • AUTOMATED BUSINESS PROCESS MODELING
    Publication number: 20130304668
    Abstract: In a method for generating a business process model project, a computer receives a data file comprising text, descriptive of a business process. The computer searches a sentence in the text for a keyword indicative of existence of a corresponding business artifact stated elsewhere in the sentence. In response, the computer identifies an indicator in the sentence, the indicator designating a name of the corresponding business artifact. The computer identifies a business artifact based on the keyword and the indicator. The computer generates a business process model project based in part on the business artifact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew D. Humphreys, John J.P. Mcnamara, John D. Taylor
  • BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL NOTATION EXTENSION FOR MODELING OF INTEGRATION PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20130297528
    Abstract: Computer implemented methods and computer program products involve instructions including identifying a business process model. An integration process definition can be identified. The integration process definition can be integrated into the business process model. An enhanced business process model can be defined, the enhanced business process model including the business process model and the integration process definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventor: Volker Stiehl
  • GENERATION OF WBS MODEL DATA
    Publication number: 20130290215
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a work breakdown structure (WBS) model data. Design model data is received. The design model data is parsed to extract WBS metadata from the design model data. A WBS template corresponding to the design model data is determined. The WBS model data is generated using the determined WBS template and the extracted WBS metadata. The WBS model data includes data entries. Each data entry is associated with a respective work task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sergio H. Dasilva, Tao Liu, Michael Starkey, Hao Zong Qi, Cun Xiang Zhang, Yan Zheng
  • E-commerce price index
    Patent number: 8571921
    Abstract: An e-commerce price index is constructed and maintained based on consumer actions in connection with one or more e-commerce websites. A data collector software module collects information regarding products sold or available for sale online, including a price and rate of clicks received for each product on the website(s). An index software module analyzes the collected information to construct the price index. Specifically, the index software module scrubs the collected information to remove outliers and fill in gaps and calculates a click-weighted average price by product category and day. The index module generates the price index by aggregating and normalizing the calculated click-weighted average prices. The index software module can compute the e-commerce price index on a virtually real-time basis. Thus, the e-commerce price index can provide useful information about online pricing trends far earlier than traditional indices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunyoung Choi, Robert On, Hal R. Varian
  • Casino operations management system
    Patent number: 8571905
    Abstract: A system, computer program and computer-based method for managing casino operations. The system provides for employee management and information storage and retrieval for a significant number of casino operations. The system includes an attendance controller that receives, stores and displays attendance information for casino personnel. Casino personnel are issued cards that uniquely identify them and monitor them in the fulfillment of their roles. Players may also receive these types of cards, which can be used to record their casino activity and reward them for playing. The system provides for dealer rotation so that dealer rotation information may be received, stored and displayed. Organic light emitting diode devices, resident at casino tables, may be used to request and manage the table, including food and beverage requests for the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: IT Casino Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Julian Risnoveanu, Mircea Draghici
  • Automated process assembler
    Patent number: 8554594
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically assembling a complete machine readable description of a process by observing and filtering digital messages executing on one or more message bus and that relate to the process. Message details are stored and a tracker record published in a common format. The stored message details are processed into a set of service execution path descriptions, which in turn are processed into the complete machine readable description of the process, using a suitable process design language. The invention automates the capture and documentation of a process, regardless of the complexities of the underlying messaging environment, and produces a complete and unambiguous description of the end-to-end process, free of errors, omissions and interpretation, thereby addressing a key need in any process re-engineering project, including the delivery of SOA implementations and other forms of agile and adaptable systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Hat Trick Software Limited
    Inventors: Michael John Crichton Paull, Alex William Durham Wilkinson, Martin Andrew West, Said Tabet
  • USING THE INHERITANCE OF PROFESSIONAL-SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION TO FACILITATE ORGANIZATIONAL POSITION CHANGES
    Publication number: 20130253989
    Abstract: A method for maintaining professional-social networks can begin with the automatic creation of a professional-social network for each member of an organization by a professional-social network tool based upon electronic communication analysis. Each member can have a uniquely-identified organizational position within an organizational model of the organization. A professional-social network can be comprised of nodes representing the member's contacts that can be connected to the member by relationships that express an interaction context. In response to a change from a currently-held first organizational position to a second organizational position for a specified member, the specified member can be dissociated from the professional-social network of the first organizational position. The specified member can then be associated with the professional-social network of the second organizational position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIRAG K. BARHATE, MAHESH S. PARADKAR
  • Method and system for database recovery
    Patent number: 8538930
    Abstract: A business process catalog is built using pattern analysis of historical data of a database and deploying the built business process catalog to perform database recovery, A first set of statements are logged for transactions of a first business process batch and compared with a second set of statements. The second set of statements is included in a second business batch process stored in the business process catalog. The business process catalog is updated based on the comparison of the first and second sets of statements. The built business process catalog is deployed to identify and present business process batches to a database system user to select a business process batch used to perform the database system recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Girish Sundaram, Ramya Hh Prasad