Method and apparatus for process design
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1. An apparatus for managing process design in a computer, the apparatus comprising:
- a computer, including a memory;
a base stored in the memory, the base including information about an object in the process design; and
a control stored in the memory, including information about a process in the process design, the control operable on the base.
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Abstract
A process is managed by creating a future revision of a base. Data are input into the future revision of the base. The future revision of the base is made current, revising the base. A control tracks the authorization of the base revision, storing the authorization of the future revision of the base.
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38 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing process design in a computer, the apparatus comprising:
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a computer, including a memory; a base stored in the memory, the base including information about an object in the process design; and a control stored in the memory, including information about a process in the process design, the control operable on the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method for managing process design, the method comprising:
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creating a future revision of a base; inputting data into the future revision; and making the future revision current. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-implemented method for correlating information between a first base and a second base, the method comprising:
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creating a future revision of an intersection; inputting data into the intersection, thereby correlating the first base and the second base; and making the future revision current. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-implemented method for observing information about a first base from a second base, the method comprising:
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creating an observation; taking a measurement of information in the first base, from information in the second base; and storing the measurement in the observation. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-implemented method for performing a transaction between a first base and a second base, the method comprising:
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identifying a resource in the first base; move the resource from the first base to the second base; and paying the first base for the resource by the second base.
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35. A computer-implemented method for generating a control, the method comprising:
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evaluating a criterion using a generator; generating starting data from the criterion; producing a control using a template and the starting data; and invoking the control. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A computer-implemented method for correlating information between a first control and a second control, the method comprising:
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creating an intersection; inputting data to a control of the intersection; and inserting at least some of the data into the intersection, thereby correlating the first control and the second control.
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