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First Claim
1. A method of correlating the execution of at least one step of a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring at least one computer server executing at least a portion of the at least one step of the business activity;
identifying at least one data element used within said the at least one step of the business activity; and
correlating the at least one step of the business activity with the instance of the business activity wherein said correlating is accomplished by utilizing said at least one data element.
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Abstract
A method of correlating at least one data element used by at least one step of a business activity with an instance of said business activity, includes the steps of creating a unique identifier which is distinct from the data element, creating a data table of the data element associated to the unique identifier, identifying the data element used within the step, and correlating the step with the desired instance of said business activity utilizing the data element within the step, compiling a summary of the instance of the business activity and utilizing the summary to analyze the instance of the business activity.
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76 Claims
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1. A method of correlating the execution of at least one step of a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring at least one computer server executing at least a portion of the at least one step of the business activity;
identifying at least one data element used within said the at least one step of the business activity; and
correlating the at least one step of the business activity with the instance of the business activity wherein said correlating is accomplished by utilizing said at least one data element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 49, 59)
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23. A method of correlating the execution of at least one step of a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring at least one computer server executing the at least one step of the business activity;
creating a unique identifier external to the instance of the business activity;
identifying at least one data element used within the at least one step of the business activity; and
correlating the at least one step of the business activity with the instance of said the business activity wherein said correlating is accomplished by utilizing said at least one data element.
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24. A method of correlating the execution of at least one data at least one step of a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring at least one computer server executing the at least one step of the business activity;
creating a unique identifier external to the instance of the business activity;
identifying at least one data element used within the at least one step of the business activity;
correlating the at least one step of the business activity with the instance of the business activity wherein said correlating step is accomplished utilizing said at least one data element; and
creating a data table of the at least one step associated with said unique identifier.
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25. A method of correlating the execution of at least one step of a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring at least one computer server executing the at least one step of the business activity;
creating a unique identifier external to the instance of the business activity;
identifying at least one data element used within said at least one step of the business activity;
correlating the at least one step of the business activity with the instance of the business activity utilizing said at least one data element within said step;
creating a data table of the at least one step associated with said unique identifier; and
compiling a summary of the instance of the business activity.
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26. A method of correlating the execution of at least one step of a business activity with an instance of said business activity, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring at least one computer server executing the at least one step of the business activity;
creating a unique identifier external to the instance of the business activity;
identifying at least one data element used within said at least one step of the business activity;
correlating the at least one step of the business activity with the instance of the business activity utilizing said at least one data element within said step;
creating a data table of the at least one step associated with said unique identifier;
compiling a summary of said instance of said business activity; and
utilizing said summary of said instance of said business activity to analyze the instance of said business activity.
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27. A method of monitoring an IT infrastructure, said infrastructure including at least a plurality of processes comprising the steps of:
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monitoring each of said processes within said IT infrastructure for at least one data element associated with an instance of a business activity;
utilizing said at least one data element to correlate said process with said instance of said business activity. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. The computer-based apparatus for identifying individual steps and for correlating said individual steps in an instance of a business activity with the instance of a business activity comprising:
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means for identifying said steps, and means connected to said means for identifying said steps for correlating said steps to an instance of said business activity. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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60. A method of correlating the execution of steps within a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
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(a) monitoring one or more computer servers, said computer servers executing a plurality of the steps which make up at least a portion of the business activity;
(b) identifying at least one data element used within each of said plurality of steps of the business activity; and
(c) correlating the plurality of steps of the business activity with the instance of the business activity, wherein said correlating is accomplished by utilizing said data elements identified in step (b). - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method of correlating the execution of steps within a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
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(a) monitoring one or more computer servers, said computer servers executing the plurality of steps which make up the business activity;
(b) creating a unique identifier external to the instance of the business activity;
(c) identifying at least one data element used within each of the plurality of steps of the business activity; and
(d) correlating the plurality of steps of the business activity with the instance of the business activity wherein said correlating is accomplished by utilizing one or more of said data elements identified in step (c). - View Dependent Claims (66)
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67. A method of correlating the execution of at least some of the processes which make up a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
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(a) monitoring computer servers which execute at least some of the processes which make up the business activity;
(b) identifying at least one data element used within a process of the business activity;
(c) repeating step (b) for selected processes which make up the business activity; and
(d) correlating each process of the business activity which was monitored in step (a) with the instance of the business activity, wherein said correlation is accomplished utilizing said data elements identified in steps (b) and (c). - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70)
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71. A method of correlating the execution of the plurality of processes which make up a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
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(a) monitoring at least one computer server which executes the process which make up the business activity;
(b) identifying at least one data element used within a process of the business activity;
(c) repeating step (b) for each of the processes which make up the business activity; and
(d) correlating each of the process that make up the business activity with the instance of the business activity, wherein said correlation is accomplished utilizing said data elements identified in steps (b) and (c). - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 75)
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74. A method of correlating the execution of at least some of the processes which make up a business activity with an instance of the business activity, comprising the steps of:
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(a) monitoring computer servers which execute at least some of the processes which make up the business activity;
(b) identifying at least one data element used within a process of the business activity;
(c) repeating step (b) for selected processes which make up the business activity, wherein at least some of said data elements identified in steps (b) and (c) may be identical to each other;
(d) creating a unique identifier, said unique identifier being distinct from said data element identified in steps (b) and (c);
(e) correlating each process of the business activity which was monitored in step (a) with the instance of the business activity, wherein said correlation is accomplished utilizing said data elements identified in steps (b) and (c). - View Dependent Claims (76)
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