James A Mccright

US Patent:

8407712, Mar 26, 2013

Filed:

Aug 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/849197

Inventors:

Matthew Scott Davis - Durham NC, US
David Robert Draeger - Rochester MN, US
Howard Justin Glaser - San Jose CA, US
James Andrew McCright - Rochester MN, US
Russell Blake Wright - Bar Harbor ME, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

718106

Abstract:

Provided a method, system, and article of manufacture for updating workflow nodes in a workflow. A workflow program processes user input at one node in a workflow comprised of nodes and workflow paths connecting the nodes, wherein the user provides user input to traverse through at least one workflow path to reach the current node. The workflow program transmits information on a current node to an analyzer. The analyzer processes the information on the current node to determine whether there are modifications to at least one subsequent node following the current node over at least one workflow path from the current node. The analyzer transmits to the workflow program an update including modifications to the at least one subsequent node in response to determining the modifications.

US Patent:

20080154935, Jun 26, 2008

Filed:

Dec 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/614925

Inventors:

David Robert DRAEGER - Rochester MN, US
Howard Justin Glaser - San Jose CA, US
Matthew Scott DAVIS - Durham NC, US
James Andrew McCright - Rochester MN, US
Russell Blake Wright - Bar Harbor ME, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707102

Abstract:

Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for generating templates of nodes to structure content objects and steps to process the content objects. A template is generated having a plurality of first level nodes representing a flow of tasks. A set of second level nodes representing a flow of steps is generated for at least one of the first level nodes to collectively perform the task represented by the first level node. A content object including information for a step represented by the node is associated with at least one node in the second level. Links are generated among the first level nodes and in each set of second level nodes indicating a logical ordering of the nodes and a direction of the flow of the tasks represented by the first level nodes and the flow of steps represented by the second level nodes. An end-user graphical user interface is generated from the generated nodes and links to direct an end user through the flow of tasks and steps represented by the nodes.

US Patent:

20130174169, Jul 4, 2013

Filed:

Feb 25, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/776633

Inventors:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY, US
David Robert DRAEGER - Rochester MN, US
Howard Justin GLASER - San Jose CA, US
James Andrew MCCRIGHT - Rochester MN, US
Russell Blake WRIGHT - Bar Harbor ME, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/54

US Classification:

718102

Abstract:

Provided a method, system, and article of manufacture for updating workflow nodes in a workflow. A workflow program processes user input at one node in a workflow comprised of nodes and workflow paths connecting the nodes, wherein the user provides user input to traverse through at least one workflow path to reach the current node. The workflow program transmits information on a current node to an analyzer. The analyzer processes the information on the current node to determine whether there are modifications to at least one subsequent node following the current node over at least one workflow path from the current node. The analyzer transmits to the workflow program an update including modifications to the at least one subsequent node in response to determining the modifications.