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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Anand Ranganathan, Fairfield, CT (US);
Anton V. Riabov, Westchester, NY (US);
Octavian Udrea, Westchester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Anand Ranganathan, Fairfield, CT (US);
Anton V. Riabov, Westchester, NY (US);
Octavian Udrea, Westchester, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4436 (2013.01); G06F 8/10 (2013.01); G06F 8/447 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow pattern is generated from a single flow, in which the flow pattern describes a plurality of flows that are structurally similar to one another and perform similar tasks. End users are then capable of exploring the different flows of the pattern and selecting one or more flows based on high-level goals.