Process Interoperability Platform for Multi-System Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing businesses struggle to integrate disparate technologies and processes across multiple participant institutions with different technology platforms, leading to inefficient and complex interactions that are not optimized for internal and external processes, lacking a flexible framework to adapt to technological changes.
Innovation Solution
The Process Interoperability Platform (PIPCO) acts as a centralized hub to coordinate and restructure process interactions, replacing point-to-point interactions with participant-to-platform communications, allowing incremental integration and customization of technologies and processes, while being technology-agnostic and adaptable to individual business needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If point-to-point interactions are used between participant institutions, then direct communication is established, but system complexity increases and process transparency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a process interoperability platform as an intermediary hub that mediates all interactions between participant institutions. Instead of direct point-to-point connections, participants communicate through the platform which coordinates processes, manages interactions, and maintains transparency. This resolves the contradiction by providing ease of operation through standardized interfaces while reducing system complexity through centralized coordination.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple technology platforms are integrated across participant institutions, then functional capabilities are enhanced, but integration complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The process interoperability platform provides universal functionality that works across multiple different technology platforms and participant institutions. It implements a standardized process coordination framework that can adapt to various underlying systems without requiring custom integration for each platform combination. This resolves the contradiction by enhancing functional capabilities through multi-platform support while reducing integration complexity through a universal interface layer.
3Productivity
If process interactions are restructured through a centralized platform, then process transparency and efficiency are improved, but system architecture complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the overall system into two distinct layers: a standardized process coordination platform layer that handles transparency and efficiency, and participant institution layers that maintain their existing technology platforms. This segmentation allows the platform to improve process efficiency through centralized coordination while containing architecture complexity within defined boundaries. Each participant integrates only with the platform interface, not with other participants directly.
4Reliability
If incremental integration is implemented, then adoption risk is reduced, but time to achieve full interoperability increases
Solution Approach 1:
The process interoperability platform is designed with dynamic integration capabilities that allow participants to connect at different levels and paces. The platform supports incremental adoption where participants can integrate core functions first and add additional capabilities over time. The standardized interface remains constant while implementation depth can vary, allowing organizations to manage adoption risk while progressively achieving full interoperability without extending the overall timeline significantly.
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AI summary
A system for process coordination across different systems, platforms, and/or businesses that capture and permit analysis of and ultimately restructure process specific interactions for greater efficiency among all participants in a variety of business processes within a specific industry domain. The system includes: (1) a process specification language identifying terminology for the participant, resource, agent, and process step for the domain; (2) a specification repository storing information of the participant, resource, agent, and process step; (3) a process knowledge engine identifying and tracking the relevant process steps; and (4) an execution engine performing the process steps, managing the agent's credential, and updating the specification repository.