Method for calculating business process durations

US7454310B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Lombardi Software, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Alex Moffat · Austin, US
• Damion A. Heredia · Austin, US
• Phil G. Gilbert · Austin, US
• Petko Chobantonov · Austin, US
• Daniela Chobantonova · Austin, US
• Morten Moeller · Austin, US
• Chris Miles · Diemelstraße, US
• Scott Bonneau · Ithaca, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 26, 2005
• Grant date: Nov 18, 2008
• Expiry date: Dec 31, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a system and method for calculating a time duration for a process or portion of a process. A timing interval based upon a single business process view can function regardless of multiple execution process paths. The claimed subject matter separates the business process definition from the execution process definition such that tracking points, which do not depend upon any particular execution process definition, may be inserted into the business process. Also provided is a timing interval calculation based upon two or more tracking points corresponding to a start point of the timing interval and/or two or more tracking points corresponding to an ending point of the timing interval. A user can arbitrarily select timing point within a process and employ those timing points to collect data and populate reports in a manner that is zero-code, i.e. does not require the user to write computer code.