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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2009
Kirk J. Ocke, Ontario, NY (US);
Rong Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Minh B. DO, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dale Ellen Gaucas, Penfield, NY (US);
Michael David Shepherd, Ontario, NY (US);
Kirk J. Ocke, Ontario, NY (US);
Rong Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Minh B. Do, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dale Ellen Gaucas, Penfield, NY (US);
Michael David Shepherd, Ontario, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved automated planning method and system includes the use of an automated planner for generating a plan template and a final plan generator to produce a fully parameterized workflow plan. Such an approach provides for the generation of fully parameterized workflow plans utilized in rendering environments. A plurality of device capability descriptions can be converted into a data indicative of facts and operators for use with an automated planner, which can be either domain-independent or domain-dependent. Next, a formal product description can be converted into properties indicative of a goal state. The goal state and the data indicative of facts and operators can then be utilized with the automated planner to synthesize a plan template. The plan template is then provided to a final plan generator, along with a formal product description, to produce a fully parameterized workflow plan.