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20110313812 | ACCOUNTING FOR DATA DEPENDENCIES IN PROCESS MODELS, ANALYSIS, AND MANAGEMENT - A method and system comprising a process model analysis module to perform analysis of a process supported by a process system. The analysis is performed based on process information which includes a logical process model defining a series of activities. The process model information further includes IT system dependency information which includes datastore dependency information indicative of datastores which are accessed in execution of respective activities. The process model information also includes data dependency information indicative of dependency of process activities on data in the one or more datastores. | 12-22-2011 |
20120102498 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT USING ENVIRONMENTS - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive time-based reservation requests for predefined resource environments comprising resource types that include hardware, software, and data, among others. Additional activities may include detecting a conflict between at least one of the resource types in a first one of the predefined resource environments and at least one of the resource types in a second one of the predefined resource environments, and resolving the conflict in favor of the first one of the predefined resource environments by reserving additional resource elements in a cloud computing architecture and/or reserving a less capable version of the second one of the predefined resource environments. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 04-26-2012 |
20120216081 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF DATA PROBLEMS - A method and system comprising an issue report module to receive a data problem report indicative of the occurrence of a data problem during the performance of a process. The data problem report includes at least one descriptor to identify a problematic data item and may include at least one activity descriptor to identify a particular process activity during which the data problem was encountered. A root cause analysis engine performs automated root cause analysis based on the at least one descriptor of the problematic data item, to identify at least one potential cause of the data problem. The system may include at least one memory having stored thereon data dependency information which comprises, with respect to each of a plurality of entity attributes, information regarding process elements and/or process activities which contribute to the provisioning of data items which are instances of the respective entity attribute, automated root cause analysis being based on the data dependency information. The system may include a data issue repository comprising information regarding earlier data problem reports and respective results of root cause analyses. | 08-23-2012 |
20120232914 | MARKETPLACE FOR MARKET INFORMATION - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive raw provider data in machine-readable form, where the raw provider data is associated with and provided by data contributors according to incentives made available to the data contributors. Additional activity may include filtering the raw provider data to provide filtered provider data, verifying that data taken from the filtered provider data meets a predefined level of trustworthiness, transforming at least some of the trustworthy data by formatting the data as is, or in summary analysis form according to one of multiple reporting formats to provide formatted data, and publishing the formatted data to at least one subscriber. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 09-13-2012 |
20120290543 | ACCOUNTING FOR PROCESS DATA QUALITY IN PROCESS ANALYSIS - A method and system comprising an analysis module to perform automated analysis of a process supported by a process system. The analysis is performed based on data quality information that indicates a quality of process data stored in datastores to facilitate performance of the process by consumption of the process data. The system may further include process model information defining a plurality of process activities, the automated analysis being based at least in part on the process model information. The data quality information may indicate the age, validity, completeness, integrity, consistency, and/or accuracy of the process data. The analysis may be to calculate a risk of failure of the process, or may be to diagnose a cause of process failure. | 11-15-2012 |
20120317081 | DETECTING WASTEFUL DATA COLLECTION - A method and system comprises a duplication identifier module to analyze data input information to automatically identify duplicate expected inputs associated with a process. The system includes logical process model information defining a logically structured series of process activities and data input information representing a plurality of expected inputs associated with respective process activities, with each expected input being indicative of expected collection of a corresponding data element during execution of the associated process activity. Each duplicate expected input comprises one of the plurality of expected inputs for which there is at least one other expected input with respect to a common corresponding data element. | 12-13-2012 |
20130024229 | AUTOMATIC BILL OF TALENT GENERATION - A method and system comprising at least one database to store process model information comprising logical process model information and human resource dependency information. The human resource dependency information may indicate design-time dependence of process activities on respective human resource components and may comprise one or more role identifiers associated with at least some process activities and a set of role category identifiers associated with at least one of the role identifiers. The set of role category identifiers indicates a plurality of alternative role categories that are applicable to the corresponding role. The role mapping module is provided to receive user input to associate sets of role category editors with responding role identifiers. A bill generator may analyze the logical process model information and human resource dependency information in order to generate a human resource requirement bill that includes a listing of human resource roles and role categories required for performance of the process. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024477 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLA PROFILING IN PROCESS MODEL IMPLEMENTATION - A method and system memory to store a logical process model defining a logically structured series of process activities in a process, and Service Level Agreement (SLA) profile information defining a pre-defined plurality of SLA profiles which are potentially applicable to respective process instances. Each SLA profile comprises at least one performance metric with respect to the process and/or at least one of the process activities. A rules engine queries case data with respect to a particular process instance, and automatically determines an applicable SLA profile based on the case data. The applicable SLA profile is then applied to the particular process instance, and may be altered during performance of the process instance in response to case data changes. | 01-24-2013 |
20130151632 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS - A system and method to manage social relationships by gathering information about social relationships for a particular user from a variety of sources, and automatically to recommend or execute potential socially desirable actions by the particular user with respect to the relationship. The method includes automatically aggregating social relation data from a plurality of social media, maintaining social relationship information for a plurality of social relations based on aggregated social relation data, automatically identifying potentially socially desirable actions by the user, and alerting the user to the identified desirable actions, or automatically executing the desirable actions. | 06-13-2013 |
20130204670 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED BUSINESS CASE TRACKING - A method and system to provide automated tracking of a business case with respect to a targeted aspect of the business process, such as an enterprise IT initiative pertaining to a change in the enterprise IT applications for introduction of a new enterprise IT application. Elements of a business case definition may be incorporated in an enterprise IT application and/or, for a Business Process Management Application, in a business process model. A business case tracking engine may automatically measure benefit indicators to produce a real-time or near real-time display that shows how well the business case is realized in practice, and to identify when the business case is fulfilled or invalidated. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. | 08-08-2013 |
20130304530 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF PROCESS MONITORING SYSTEM COMPONENTS - Systems and methods provide automatic configuration of a process monitoring system to monitor some or all business activity in a business process. Structured business process information that defines the business process is accessed and parsed, to automatically generate one or more process monitoring components to form part of the process monitoring system. The process monitoring system monitors events with respect to a plurality of unmanaged enterprise applications that perform business process activities. The unmanaged enterprise applications perform the process activities without central orchestration by a business process management application. | 11-14-2013 |
20140196051 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT USING ENVIRONMENTS - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive time-based reservation requests for predefined resource environments comprising resource types that include hardware, software, and data, among others. Additional activities may include detecting a conflict between at least one of the resource types in a first one of the predefined resource environments and at least one of the resource types in a second one of the predefined resource environments, and resolving the conflict in favor of the first one of the predefined resource environments by reserving additional resource elements in a cloud computing architecture and/or reserving a less capable version of the second one of the predefined resource environments. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 07-10-2014 |
20140358624 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLA PROFILING IN PROCESS MODEL IMPLEMENTATION - A method and system memory to store a logical process model defining a logically structured series of process activities in a process, and Service Level Agreement (SLA) profile information defining a pre-defined plurality of SLA profiles which are potentially applicable to respective process instances. Each SLA profile comprises at least one performance metric with respect to the process and/or at least one of the process activities. A rules engine queries case data with respect to a particular process instance, and automatically determines an applicable SLA profile based on the case data. The applicable SLA profile is then applied to the particular process instance, and may be altered during performance of the process instance in response to case data changes. | 12-04-2014 |
20140372386 | DETECTING WASTEFUL DATA COLLECTION - A method and system comprising a duplication identifier module to analyze data input information to automatically identify duplicate expected inputs associated with a process are shown. The system includes logical process model information defining a logically structured series of process activities and data input information representing a plurality of expected inputs associated with respective process activities, with each expected input being indicative of expected collection of a corresponding data element during execution of the associated process activity. Each duplicate expected input comprises one of the plurality of expected inputs for which there is at least one other expected input with respect to a common corresponding data element. | 12-18-2014 |
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20140080225 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR XEROGEL BASED SENSORS - Fluorescence based sensing systems and methods that exploit xerogels are provided. Embodiments of the invention encompass a sensing system that includes: an optical excitation source emitting over a first predetermined wavelength range and capable of analog modulation over a predetermined frequency range; a sensor including a gel substrate incorporating within its matrix a receptor for molecular recognition of an analyte and a luminophore for signaling a recognition event relating to the analyte, the luminophore emitting an optical signal over a second predetermined wavelength range; a detection circuit including an optical detector for receiving the optical signal emitted by the luminophore and generating a photocurrent in dependence thereof; an excitation circuit that generates an analog signal for modulating the optical excitation source in dependence upon a digital control; and a read circuit for receiving the photocurrent and generating a digital output. | 03-20-2014 |
20140170664 | HEATING MECHANISM FOR DNA AMPLIFICATION, EXTRACTION OR STERILIZATION USING PHOTO-THERMAL NANOPARTICLES - A heating mechanism for use in DNA applications such as DNA amplification, extraction and sterilization is provided. Nanoparticles having photo-thermal properties are put in contact with a reaction mixture and irradiated with an activation light beam to activate these photo-thermal properties, thereby releasing heat. Nanoparticles of several types may be used. Use of the same nanoparticles or of different one to monitor the reaction using a different light beam is also presented. | 06-19-2014 |
20160002026 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL PRESSURE SENSORS - MEMS based sensors, particularly capacitive sensors, potentially can address critical considerations for users including accuracy, repeatability, long-term stability, ease of calibration, resistance to chemical and physical contaminants, size, packaging, and cost effectiveness. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to exploit MEMS processes that allow for manufacturability and integration of resonator elements into cavities within the MEMS sensor that are at low pressure allowing high quality factor resonators and absolute pressure sensors to be implemented. Embodiments of the invention provide capacitive sensors and MEMS elements that can be implemented directly above silicon CMOS electronics. | 01-07-2016 |
20160006414 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL RESONATORS - MEMS based sensors, particularly capacitive sensors, potentially can address critical considerations for users including accuracy, repeatability, long-term stability, ease of calibration, resistance to chemical and physical contaminants, size, packaging, and cost effectiveness. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to exploit MEMS processes that allow for manufacturability and integration of resonator elements into cavities within the MEMS sensor that are at low pressure allowing high quality factor resonators and absolute pressure sensors to be implemented. Embodiments of the invention provide capacitive sensors and MEMS elements that can be implemented directly above silicon CMOS electronics. | 01-07-2016 |
20160033413 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR XEROGEL BASED SENSORS - Chemical sensors today are deployed in massive volumes across multiple industries and yet at the same time they are subject to substantial research and development effort to establish new, faster, lower cost, more accurate, more sensitive chemical sensors. Such sensors and sensor arrays are being exploited across chemistry, biology, clinical biology, environmental science in civilian and military markets. Amongst the many sensor methodologies are xerogel substrates with two moieties, a receptor for molecular recognition of the analyte and a luminophore for signaling the recognition event. In order to fulfill the requirements for low cost there is a requirement for electronic excitation/read circuits that can support architectures with optical source—N sensors—X filters—M detectors, where M≧N and X=N|M. According to embodiments of the invention electronic excitation/read circuits for phase based luminophore sensors are presented that are compatible with single CMOS chip implementation and monolithic integration of the optical excitation/detection elements. | 02-04-2016 |