Process abstraction and tracking, systems and methods
US8752030B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0633
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is an abstraction layer that “hides” the complexity of underlying workflow engine and provides a unified application programming interface (API) to access underlying workflow functions. The abstraction layer of the present invention serves as a gateway between application flow logic and one or more workflow engines and allows an application to build flow implementation logic once and then be able to run on various workflow engines without significant code changes. The present invention also enables different workflow engines to run concurrently to support one application and without the need for applications to migrate or consolidate to one workflow engine.
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