Workflow decision management with derived scenarios and workflow tolerances

• US 20050267788A1
• Filed: 05/13/2004
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated (Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Brown, William Anthony, Muirhead, Richard William, Reddington, Francis Xavier
• Granted Patent: US 9,489,645 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for workflow decision management. Embodiments include maintaining a device state history; identifying a device usage pattern in dependence upon the device state history; and identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern. The derived scenario has a tolerance. Embodiments also include identifying a workflow in dependence upon the derived scenario and executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance.

Claims

1. A method for workflow decision management, the method comprising:

maintaining a device state history;

identifying a device usage pattern in dependence upon the device state history;

identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern;

wherein the derived scenario has a tolerance;

identifying a workflow in dependence upon the derived scenario; and

executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein maintaining a device state history further comprises recording a plurality of attribute values for a device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying a device usage pattern in dependence upon the device state history further comprises comparing the device state history with a plurality of device usage patterns records.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern further comprises retrieving a derived scenario ID from a derived scenario table.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern further comprises identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon a rule.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying a workflow in dependence upon the derived scenario comprises retrieving a workflow ID from a derived scenario record.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance further comprises sending a message to a device.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance further comprises calling a member method in a device class.

9. A system for workflow decision management, the system comprising:

means for maintaining a device state history;

means for identifying a device usage pattern in dependence upon the device state history;

means for identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern;

wherein the derived scenario has a tolerance;

means for identifying a workflow in dependence upon the derived scenario; and

means for executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein means for maintaining a device state history further comprises means for recording a plurality of attribute values for a device.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein means for identifying a device usage pattern in dependence upon the device state history further comprises means for comparing the device state history with a plurality of device usage patterns records.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein means for identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern further comprises means for retrieving a derived scenario ID from a derived scenario table.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein means for identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern further comprises means for identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon a rule.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein means for identifying a workflow in dependence upon the derived scenario comprises means for retrieving a workflow ID from a derived scenario record.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein means for executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance further comprises means for sending a message to a device.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein means for executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance further comprises means for calling a member method in a device class.

17. A computer program product for workflow decision management, the computer program product comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for maintaining a device state history;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a device usage pattern in dependence upon the device state history;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern;

wherein the derived scenario has a tolerance;

means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a workflow in dependence upon the derived scenario; and

means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for maintaining a device state history further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for recording a plurality of attribute values for a device.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a device usage pattern in dependence upon the device state history further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for comparing the device state history with a plurality of device usage patterns records.

20. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for retrieving a derived scenario ID from a derived scenario table.

21. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon the device usage pattern further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a derived scenario in dependence upon a rule.

22. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a workflow in dependence upon the derived scenario comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for retrieving a workflow ID from a derived scenario record.

23. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for sending a message to a device.

24. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing the workflow in dependence upon the tolerance further comprises means, recorded on the recording medium, for calling a member method in a device class.