Method and system for process brokering and content integration for collaborative business process management

US8655709B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Santhosh Kumaran · Peekskill, US
• Prabir Nandi · Johns Creek, US
• Kumar Bhaskaran · Englewood, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 18, 2008
• Grant date: Feb 18, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/04
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Process Brokering Services (PBS) are implemented though the concept of Adaptive Documents to facilitate electronic commerce (e-commerce). PBS provides a single point of process control over the various fragmented execution flows and brings together the elements for process integration (views, content, flows) in a unified, scalable architecture on an industry standard platform. The two principal functions of the PBS are brokering of multiple business processes encapsulated in various back-end systems including workflow engines and business applications, and aggregating content from multiple enterprise information systems in the business context and managing the shared access to this based on the roles of the participants. The dynamic services provided by PBS are accessible to clients through the PBS Interface.