Data processing: artificial intelligence – Knowledge processing system – Knowledge representation and reasoning technique
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-06
2008-11-25
Starks, Jr., Wilbert L (Department: 2129)
Data processing: artificial intelligence
Knowledge processing system
Knowledge representation and reasoning technique
C706S045000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07457792
ABSTRACT:
Techniques enable a user, such as a business analyst or a system administrator, to define business process rules that control the processing of transaction data by a computer application. A data structure is used to store business process rules. The data structure includes a condition portion and an execution portion of a rule. The user is able to identify one of multiple pre-defined functions to be included in the execution portion of a rule. At runtime, the computer system executing a computer application determines whether a condition portion of a rule is met, and in response to a determination that the condition portion is met, performs the identified pre-defined function included in the execution portion of the rule.
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Kempers Gregor
Rodeck Marco
Weigt Matthias
Fish & Richardson P.C.
SAP (AG)
Starks, Jr. Wilbert L
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