Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a data processing system having a business object model reflecting the data used during a business transaction. Consistent interfaces are generated from the business object model. These interfaces are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.

Consistent set of interfaces derived from a business object model

Stored product management information in a first format for use by a first computerized system is transformed to readily make the stored product management information available for use in a second computerized system that utilizes a second format in a cost-efficient and time-efficient manner.

Product common object

Systems, methods, and apparatus embodiments for electric power grid and network registration and management of active grid elements. Grid elements are transformed into active grid elements following initial registration of each grid element with the system, preferably through network-based communication between the grid elements and a coordinator, either in coordination with or outside of an IP-based communications network router. A multiplicity of active grid elements function in the grid for supply capacity, supply and/or load curtailment as supply or capacity. Also preferably, messaging is managed through a network by a Coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators.

System, method, and apparatus for electric power grid and network management of grid elements

A task management system for providing a graphically displayable worklist having one or more rows of work items, one or more of the work items each representing one or more data rows to be worked from one or more application data tables that are not a task object table of the task management system, the task management system comprising a task database having at least one task object, a first dedicated task object in said task database, said first dedicated task object having a second metadata associated therewith for graphically displaying information related to said first dedicated task object, a first view object having a first set of instructions for determining a first plurality of data rows of the one or more application data tables and a second set of instructions for creating a first association between each data row of said first plurality of data rows and said first dedicated task object, and a display generator for using said second metadata in initiating generation of display data representing a display image presenting a worklist, said worklist having a first one or more rows of application data table work items, each of said first one or more rows of application data table work items representing at least one data row of said first plurality of data rows.

Data object access system and method using dedicated task object

A utility employs a method for estimating available operating reserve. Electric power consumption by at least one device serviced by the utility is determined during at least one period of time to produce power consumption data. The power consumption data is stored in a repository. A determination is made that a control event is to occur during which power is to be reduced to one or more devices. Prior to the control event and under an assumption that it is not to occur, power consumption behavior expected of the device(s) is estimated for a time period during which the control event is expected to occur based on the stored power consumption data. Additionally, prior to the control event, projected energy savings resulting from the control event are determined based on the devices' estimated power consumption behavior. An amount of available operating reserve is determined based on the projected energy savings.

System and method for estimating and providing dispatchable operating reserve energy capacity through use of active load management

Systems and techniques to facilitate construction of software applications may use patterns that represent generic processes, objects, user interfaces, and content. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes identifying requirements for a desired application and identifying pattern types corresponding to the identified requirements. The pattern types may be selected from process patterns, user interface patterns, and generic object patterns. Patterns that best match the identified requirements may be selected from a set of available patterns, and the selected patterns may be configured according to the identified requirements to produce an application.

Pattern-based software design

The structure and status of a process are displayed jointly Multiple visualization mechanisms are used to provide the visualization of business process data Drill-down of the data provides interactivity for a user to access information In one embodiment color coding is used to provide a color distribution to visually indicate information to a user regarding a process

Methods and apparatus for process thumbnail view

Methods and apparatuses provide contextual awareness to a groupware client with respect to an enterprise backend system. The groupware client generates a query or request for data within a context of the groupware client. A backend determines the context, which may include processing an indication of the context received with the query. Data is selectively chosen based on the context, and the selected data is provided to the groupware client to fulfill the request. In one embodiment, the backend determines a permission associated with the context.

Methods and apparatus for contextual awareness in a groupware client

Systems and techniques to manage work related procedures. In general, in one implementation, the techniques include providing a user-interface with a user-selectable list of work-items, each work-item having metadata describing a predefined user-selectable list of guided procedures associated with the work-item, receiving a response that includes a selected work-item and selected guided procedures, and triggering the selected guided procedures associated with the selected work-item.

Personal procedure agent

Systems and techniques to model business objects as graphic objects using multiple graphic object features to represent different aspects of the business objects. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: receiving information describing a plurality of business objects, and modeling the business objects as graphic objects. The graphic objects can include an object size representing a first aspect of a corresponding business object, an object interior representing a second aspect of a corresponding business object, and an object boundary representing a third aspect of a corresponding business object. The graphic objects can be positioned and displayed in a two-dimensional chart using two-dimensional coordinates determined based at least in part on one or more additional aspect of the corresponding business objects.

Dennis B. Moore

Papers

Pattern-based software design

Methods and apparatus for process thumbnail view

Methods and apparatus for contextual awareness in a groupware client

Personal procedure agent

Modeling business objects