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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Applicants:
William B. Nicol, Ii, Durham, NC (US);
Andrew B. Smith, Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventors:
William B. Nicol, II, Durham, NC (US);
Andrew B. Smith, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); G06N 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06N 3/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/1813 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process definition entered into a user interface that is coupled with an instant messaging client application can be identified. The process definition can represent an ad hoc business process. The process definition can utilize entities defined in a contact of the instant messaging (IM) client application. The process definition can execute. Upon reaching a terminating condition defined within the process definition, results of executing the process definition can be presented via the user interface.