Process management system and method
January 25, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 538698 System for establishing concurrent high level and low level processes in a diagram window through process explosion and implosion subsystems Polymorphic dataflow block diagram system and method for programming a computer Instructional management system Computer tool for system level design Software design support apparatus Graphical interface for interacting constrained actors System for designing information control networks for modeling all kinds of processes Process and tool for conceptual modeling of expertise on a computer system Concurrent engineering design tool and method Inventors
AssigneeApplicationNo. 591920 filed on 01/25/1996US Classes:705/7Operations researchExaminersPrimary: McElheny, Donald Jr.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 017/60AbstractA process management system (10) for operating on a computer (102, 104, 106) includes a graphical user interface (14) for graphically presenting a process or a portion thereof to a user, a work element for graphically representing a task to be performed in the process, a work product for graphically representing a resultant product of performing a task, an agent for graphically representing an actor responsible for performing a task, and a link for graphically connecting the work element, work product, and agent indicative of inter-relationships therebetween. A knowledge repository (16) is further coupled to the computer for storing valuable information regarding the process. | |
