Method and system for dynamic business process management using a partial order planner
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Abstract
A dynamic business process management system and method is disclosed for providing using a least commitment planner to better handle the changes and uncertainties that inevitably occur in the real-world. An embodiment of the invention provides a dynamic business process management system using partial-order planning. An additional embodiment of the present invention includes an intent interpreter module that supports the implementation of intelligent decision support functionality in a corporate information management interface.
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48 Claims
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28. A business process management system comprising:
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at least one knowledge base operative to store and retrieve knowledge related to at least one business process domain, wherein the knowledge comprises at least one possible plan in the business process domain;
a user interface operative to receive at least one goal within the business process domain at least one inference engine, each inference engine;
in communication with the knowledge base and the user interface, and comprising;
a partial order planner, the partial order planner operative to at least one plan instance from among the possible plans to achieve a goal. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product for business process management comprising:
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a computer readable medium;
at least one knowledge base module, stored on the medium and operative to store and retrieve knowledge related to at least one business process domain, wherein the knowledge comprises at least one possible plan in the business process domain;
a user interface module, stored on the medium and operative to receive at least one goal within the business process domain at least one inference engine, stored on the medium, each inference engine;
in communication with the knowledge base and the user interface, and comprising;
a partial order planner, the partial order planner operative to at least one plan instance from among the possible plans to achieve a goal. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system of business process management systems comprising a plurality of business process management systems, each business process management system:
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each business process management system in communication with each other business process management system;
each business process management system comprising;
at least one knowledge base operative to store and retrieve knowledge related to at least one business process domain, wherein the knowledge comprises at least one possible plan in the business process domain;
a user interface operative to receive at least one goal within the business process domain at least one inference engine, each inference engine;
in communication with the knowledge base and the user interface, and comprising;
a partial order planner, the partial order planner operative to at least one plan instance from among the possible plans to achieve a goal; and
each business process management system operative to communicate knowledge comprising at least one of plan instances with the other business process management systems of the plurality, and notify users of conflicting plan instances. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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