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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8103633 | Method and system for generic display and use of an object A method and system for obtaining past information in a generic manner. For a certain time point, obtaining a copy of the process object, including its structure and data from recorded changes. When setting up the process object, an action rule is associated with th... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8087030 | Processing a received message Processing a received message includes receiving a message that includes a plurality of values associated with respective data elements that assign an information category to each of the values. The message further includes a plurality of context values belonging to... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8020172 | Using status models having status derivations in a computer system A design-time status schema model describes the progress of a data object through a computing process. The status schema model includes status variables, processing actions and constraints for performing actions. The status schema model also may describe permitted c... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015151 | Method and system for managing and modifying time dependent data structures A system, method, and computer-readable medium having instructions thereon for executing a method are provided for effecting modification of, e.g., updating, a target application or document. An embodiment of the present invention provides for the updating of a targ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7966621 | Using multiple status models in a computer system A design-time status schema model describes the progress of a data object through a computing process. The status schema model includes status variables, processing actions and constraints for performing actions. The status schema model also may describe permitted c... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7894922 | Structural transformation of execution-level manufacturing process routings into planning-level routings Computer-implemented methods, and associated computer program products and systems, are disclosed for generating electronic data for use in planning the execution of a manufacturing process. The methods, generally, are used in the structural transformation of execut... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7856428 | Method, computer program product and device for importing a plurality of data sets into a system A method for importing a plurality of data sets into a system, each data set comprising data segments separated by a separator, the method comprising the steps of: providing data sets to be imported on a data storage medium, reading the data sets from the data stora... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7716255 | Modeling a data element A computer system includes a repository with predefined data elements for use in identifying information portions in electronic communications. Each data element is associated with semantic information indicating its definition and intended use. The system includes ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7716164 | Layout information for data element Providing layout information includes assigning at least a first context value to layout information for a data element. The layout information is configured for use in displaying an instance of the data element in a graphical user interface. The method includes sto... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7673287 | Testing usability of a software program Usability of a software program can be tested by generating a first electronic record of input events that a user executes with at least one input device during a test session. The operations comprise applying the generated first electronic record to a predictive mo... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7610303 | Input control for identifying objects In a computer system having several application programs, wherein each application program is configured to manage at least one of several object types, a method of identifying objects includes receiving a first input that a user makes under guidance of an input con... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603260 | Object model for initiating physical operations A method to be performed in a process of a computer system initiating physical operations includes receiving, in a computer system, a request to generate a first object and a second object. The first object is to be used in initiating a manufacturing-type operation ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7567950 | Analytical task execution One embodiment of the invention provides a computer system that is operable to invoke multiple executions of an analytical task in response to receiving a request for analytical information from a front-end software application. In this embodiment, the computer syst... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7551975 | Consistency checking and repair of manufacturing operation groupings to be aggregated for use in planning Generating data used in planning the execution of a manufacturing process includes consistency checks that are performed on proposed groupings of manufacturing operations to make sure that the groupings are defined in a way that enables the information to be aggrega... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7308704 | Data structure for access control Data structures for use in controlling access to data objects by users of a computer system or computing device are described. The data structures include an access control group data structure, a user access data structure, and a data object access data structure. ... | 12/11/2007 |
