Decision support activation and management in product life cycles using a context pyramid structure
US7729933B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/063
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided for product life cycle management over an information network. More particularly, techniques are provided for decision support activation and management in accordance with a product life cycle management process such as a collaborative design process. In one aspect of the invention, a technique for managing at least one collaborative process performed in accordance with a first entity and at least a second entity, comprises the following steps/operations. Information associated with the at least one collaborative process is obtained. Based on at least a portion of the obtained information, an information structure (e.g., a context pyramid) representative of the collaborative process is dynamically maintained so as to assist at least one of the first entity and the second entity in managing at least a portion of the collaborative process.
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