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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6289385 | Computer workspace providing event management based on a permissibility framework A computer workspace comprises a plurality of memory slots, the memory slots each operable to store at least one object. The computer workspace further comprises a permissibility framework in communication with the computer workspace, the permissibility f... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6289384 | System and method for event notification through a firewall A system for providing client callbacks includes a client having a client application and a client firewall operable to block a client callback to the client application from a server. The server includes a server firewall and a server workspace. The serv... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6266655 | Computer-implemented value management tool for an asset intensive manufacturer A method of valuing resources of an asset intensive manufacturer. Calculations provide a MAV for each resource (machine) for each time horizon. The inputs for the calculations include the prices of products made by the resource, probalistic demand for the... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6233572 | Computer implemented system and method for high level controlled searching through a problem space A system and method for searching a problem space. In an exemplary application, the search constructs a plan associated with a business enterprise and the problem space is a model of the enterprise. The search is divided into subsearches. Each subsearch i... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6222533 | System and process having a universal adapter framework and providing a global user interface and global messaging bus A computer implemented system enables a global user interface. The system includes a plurality of application engines (110, 114) and a user interface process (124). The system also includes a visual information broker (118) that has dynamically loadable a... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6167380 | System and method for allocating manufactured products to sellers A software system is provided for managing available to promise (ATP) and making promises to fulfill customer requests. The software system includes a plurality of generic product models (600) each representing a generic product. Each generic product mode... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6119149 | System and process allowing collaboration within and between enterprises for optimal decision making A computer implemented process for enterprise collaboration is provided. The process includes designing a workflow where the workflow has at least one heterocast split and at least one heterocast join. The heterocast split and the heterocast join allow at... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6055533 | Software system utilizing a filtered priority queue and method of operation A software system (2) utilizing a filtered priority queue (10) is provided. A filtering module (4) is operable to access a plurality of data records of entities (16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28) of a-priority queue and to filter and arrange the data records... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6031984 | Method and apparatus for optimizing constraint models A computer implemented system (40) for optimizing a constraint model (52) includes a memory (46) for storing the constraint model (52). The constraint model (52) is an over-constrained system model that has constraints with variables. Each variable in the... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5995945 | System and process for inter-domain planning analysis and optimization using model agents as partial replicas of remote domains A computer implemented system for inter-domain analysis is disclosed. The system includes a domain engine (234), associated with a first supply chain entity, having a local model representing a supply chain activity of the first supply chain entity. The d... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5974395 | System and method for extended enterprise planning across a supply chain A system for extended enterprise planning across a supply chain is provided. The system includes transactional execution system layers (14, 18) for a demand enterprise (10) and a supply enterprise (12). First and second federated electronic planning inter... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5943244 | System for optimizing a network plan and method of operation A system is provided for optimizing a network plan. The system includes a memory which stores information specifying a network plan, a plurality of constraints, and a plurality of interaction coefficients. Each interaction coefficient corresponds to parti... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5937155 | Interactive report generation system and method of operation A computer software system (10) is provided. The computer software system (10) includes a compiler (12) operable to receive a worksheet definition (20) and to access a plurality of model interface functions (16). The worksheet definition (20) is named and... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5931900 | System and process for inter-domain interaction across an inter-domain connectivity plane A computer implemented system and process enables inter-domain interaction. The system includes a native plane (292) that has a first native source (294) associated with a first domain and a second native source (296) associated with a second domain. The ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930156 | Extensible model network representation system for process planning A computer software system for modeling a process capability on a computer is provided. The computer software system comprises an operation model type for defining a plurality of operation models (33, 36, 44, 52 and 57). Each operation model represents an... | 07/27/1999 |
