Object oriented based methodology for modeling business functionality for enabling implementation in a web based environment
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1. (original) a computer method of modeling a business activity, comprising the steps of:
- (a) defining one or more business classes including storing in a digital electronic format said one or more business classes as well as the relationships existing between said one or more business classes;
(b) representing a subject business activity as an interaction between one or more business classes; and
(c) tying business rules or methods to individual instances of the business classes such that two instances of a same class can respond differently to a given business activity.
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Abstract
A computer method and apparatus defining Business Classes for modeling business activities comprising the steps of representing business activities as the interaction between one or more Business Classes, and entering into a computer and storing in an electronic format the Business Classes and the relationships existing between the Business Classes.
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1. (original) a computer method of modeling a business activity, comprising the steps of:
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(a) defining one or more business classes including storing in a digital electronic format said one or more business classes as well as the relationships existing between said one or more business classes;
(b) representing a subject business activity as an interaction between one or more business classes; and
(c) tying business rules or methods to individual instances of the business classes such that two instances of a same class can respond differently to a given business activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
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6. Computer apparatus for modeling a business activity, comprising:
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definitions of one or more business classes stored in a digital electronic format including indications of relationships existing between said one or more business classes;
corresponding business objects of the business classes, for each business object the respective business class forming a template of a run-time instance of the business object; and
respective business rules or methods tied to individual instances of the business classes such that two instances of a same business class can behave differently. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium for modeling a business activity; and
a set of computer program instructions embodied on the computer usable medium, including instructions for (a) defining one or more business classes including storing in a digital electronic format said one or more business classes as well as the relationships existing between said one or more business classes;
(b) representing a subject business activity as an interaction between one or more business classes; and
(c) tying business rules or methods to individual instances of the business classes such that two instances of a same class can respond differently to a given business activity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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