Lynn Ann Reed

US Patent:

20100121740, May 13, 2010

Filed:

Nov 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/617695

Inventors:

Lynn Leah Reed - Newburyport MA, US
Muhammd Zeeshan Butt - Foster City CA, US
Shrikant Nene - Fairfield CT, US
Alok Singh - Fremont CA, US
Krishna Raju Venkata Addala - Westford MA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/46
G06F 3/048
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

705 27, 718102, 715810, 709206

Abstract:

In one embodiment, abstraction of business processes from an underlying information technology (IT) infrastructure is provided. An orchestration process can be designed using encapsulated service invocations. A plurality of services may be provided that are configured to provide services in the order fulfillment business process. An interface may be used by a user to provide a definition of a business process. The business process may identify one or more services that define steps to be performed in the order fulfillment process. This definition may include metadata that can be stored in a runtime table. During runtime, the metadata may be read from the table and used by the run-time engine to perform an executable process. The one or more services may be dynamically invoked during orchestration of the executable process, which coordinates performance of the services.

US Patent:

20100122232, May 13, 2010

Filed:

Nov 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/617696

Inventors:

Lynn Leah Reed - Newburyport MA, US
Muhammad Zeeshan Butt - Foster City CA, US
Shrikant Nene - Fairfield CT, US
Alok Singh - Fremont CA, US
Krishna Raju Venkata Addala - Westford MA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwoods Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717102

Abstract:

Particular embodiments provide a method for orchestrating an order fulfillment business process that includes a sub-process. In one embodiment, abstraction of business processes from an underlying information technology (IT) infrastructure is provided. An orchestration process can be designed using sub-processes such that the sub-process is assembled at run-time into an executable process. The sub-process may be defined in an interface as a single step. A plurality of services as then assembled as steps in the executable process at run-time.

US Patent:

20100122258, May 13, 2010

Filed:

Nov 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/617697

Inventors:

Lynn Leah Reed - Newburyport MA, US
Muhammad Zeeshan Butt - Foster City CA, US
Shrikant Nene - Fairfield CT, US
Alok Singh - Fremont CA, US
Krishna Raju Venkata Addala - Westford MA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

718102

Abstract:

Particular embodiments generally relate to the orchestration of an order fulfillment business process using effectivity dates and versioning. In one embodiment, a plurality of services in the order fulfillment business process are provided. A definition of a business process including one or more services is received from an interface. The one or more services may be defined in steps to be performed in the order fulfillment business process. An effectivity date associated with the definition is also received from the interface. For example, the effectivity date may be associated with the business process or individual steps in the business process and may specify a period of time during which the process or step can be used. The effectivity dates and versioning may then be enforced at run-time.