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Method and apparatus for enforcement of behavior of application processing systems without modifying application processing systems

  • US 5,999,942 A
  • Filed: 07/18/1997
  • Issued: 12/07/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for controlling behavior of a plurality of target applications, comprising:

  • an information model defining a single process flow and including a plurality of actions having a first expected behavior associated therewith, the information model executable in a process flow control engine;

    a rules database including a plurality of rules, each rule uniquely associated with one of the plurality of actions of the information model and defining a second expected behavior for the associated action in accordance with the single process flow, the plurality of rules grouped into a plurality of rules sets wherein each rule set is associated with one the plurality of target applications; and

    means for selecting between the plurality of rule sets to enable the information model to perform the single process flow in accordance with the behavior of one of the plurality of target applications associated with a selected rule set.

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