System and method for defining and processing decision processes
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1. A method of defining and processing a predetermined decision process comprising a plurality of steps, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. generating a design template for said decision process, wherein said design template is a visual representation of said decision process generated by a first computing application; and
b. processing said decision process, wherein a second computing application is adapted to execute said decision process as represented by said design template.
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Abstract
A system and method for defining and processing decision processes. Decision processes are modeled using decision process objects corresponding to questions, choices, user inputs, decisions, formulae, conclusions, and analysis summaries, for example. These objects are used to build design templates, which are visual representations of the decision processes that indicate the flow of steps thereof, and through which decision processes can be deployed to a computing application for subsequent use.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of defining and processing a predetermined decision process comprising a plurality of steps, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. generating a design template for said decision process, wherein said design template is a visual representation of said decision process generated by a first computing application; and
b. processing said decision process, wherein a second computing application is adapted to execute said decision process as represented by said design template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for defining and processing a predetermined decision process comprising a plurality of steps, the system comprising:
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a. a first computing application adapted to generate a design template, wherein said design template is a visual representation of said decision process; and
b. a second computing application adapted to receive instances of said design template and process said decision process, wherein said decision process is executed as represented by said design template. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium upon which a set of software components is stored, the software components containing instructions for performing the steps in a method of defining and processing a predetermined decision process, wherein said decision process comprises a plurality of steps, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. generating a design template for said decision process, wherein said design template is a visual representation of said decision process generated by a first computing application; and
b. processing said decision process, wherein a second computing application is adapted to execute said decision process as represented by said design template.
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