Dynamic and generic process automation system

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1997-12-18

2000-09-05

Grant, William

Data processing: generic control systems or specific application

Specific application, apparatus or process

Product assembly or manufacturing

700 2, 700 17, 700 49, 700 83, 700 86, 700104, 700181, 700246, 700247, 700250, G06F 1900

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061156469

ABSTRACT:
GPAE is a dynamic and generic object-oriented process automation engine that provides workflow management (WFM) services in a heterogeneous distributed computing environment. This invention decouples process definitions, run-time process management, and process execution agents. The system consists of three major parts: (a) a build time part used to capture and store process definitions, and to request the enactment of a process; (b) a run time part used to schedule, execute, and monitor the requested process; (c) a CORBA bus to plug-in software applications needed to execute processes, and to allow interactions among the system components. This GPAE invention, based on CORBA, and event-driven and constraint propagation models, provides near optimal scheduling and resource allocation schemes. This invention is generic, scalable, flexible, and enables the process automation in a distributed heterogeneous platform environment, while sharing global resources and services efficiently.

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