Relational logic management system
US7428519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/067
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention relates to a method to propagate relations between a first rule set and a second rule set wherein the first and second rule sets are invoked by a common workflow model. The method includes tracing paths forward through the workflow model from the first rule set to the second rule set. Enumerating relations that extend forward from the first rule set to the second rule set is another step in the method. Additionally, using multi-valued logic, calculating the effects on the relations of control flow through the workflow model from the first rule set to the second rule set, tracing paths backward through the workflow model from the second rule set to the first rule set, enumerating relations that extend backward from the second rule set to the first rule set, and using multi-valued logic, calculating the effects on the relations of control flow backwards through the workflow model from the second rule set to the first rule set are also steps in the method.
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