System and process for inter-domain planning analysis and optimization using model agents as partial replicas of remote domains

Patent 6332130 Issued on December 18, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 4, 2019. 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.

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Inventors

Application

No. 411069 filed on 10/04/1999

US Classes:

705/28, Inventory management705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT705/7, Operations research705/8, Allocating resources or scheduling for an administrative function705/10Market analysis, demand forecasting or surveying

Examiners

Primary: Hafiz, Tariq R.
Assistant: Irshadullah, M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Foreign Patent References

0 456 249 A2 EP. 11/12/1991
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WO 99/10825 WO 03/12/1999
WO 99/10826 WO 03/12/1999
WO 99/17194 WO 04/12/1999
WO 99/63463 A1 WO 12/12/1999
WO 14998 A2 WO 03/12/2012

International Class

G06F 017/60

Abstract

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 domain engine (234) operable to generate a model agent (240) that represents a partial replica of the local model. The system also includes another domain engine (236), associated with a second supply chain entity, having a local model representing a supply chain activity of the second supply chain entity. The other domain engine is operable to generate a model agent representing a partial replica of the local model. The domain engines (234 and 236) further operate to expand the respective local models using the remote model agents (240) to accomplish local inter-domain analysis. In one embodiment, the model agents (240) can be data model agents, object model agents and behavior model agents.

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