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Task management

  • US 7,441,231 B1
  • Filed: 06/08/2000
  • Issued: 10/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of generating a process plan comprising:

  • i) storing at least one generic process pattern, wherein the at least one generic process pattern defines a core process that must be executed in order to achieve a type of goal, wherein the core process is a partially ordered process which includes process steps, which are obligatory to achieve the type of goal;

    ii) storing at least one process aspect containing a predetermined pattern, wherein the at least one process aspect defines at least one context dependent process step that is carried out in order to achieve a particular goal;

    iii) searching said at least one generic process pattern for the predetermined pattern contained by the at least one process aspect,iv) on detection of the predetermined pattern, inserting content from said at least one process aspect into the generic process pattern to generate a process plan andv) outputting the generated process plan,wherein an instruction coded into each of the at least one process aspect determines how content is merged from the process aspect into the generic process pattern at runtime of the generic process pattern and said content inserted from said at least one process aspect introduces a new process step into the generic process pattern.

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