Patent ID: 7953619
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A memory medium comprising program instructions for displaying information regarding a business process, wherein the program instructions are executable by a computer to: store data regarding the business process, wherein the data is from a time period, and wherein the data comprises historical data; display a diagram of the business process on a display, wherein the diagram comprises a plurality of icons connected by lines, wherein each of the icons represents a respective step in the business process, wherein the lines indicate flow paths between the steps in the business process; analyze the data to determine first information regarding one or more steps and/or flow paths in the business process; receive user input selecting a first sub-period of the time period; display graphical indications associated with at least one of a first subset of icons and/or a first subset of lines in the diagram in response to said analyzing, wherein the graphical indications visually indicate characteristics of corresponding steps and/or flow paths in the business process during the first sub-period of the time period; wherein the graphical indications are useable to analyze the business process during the first sub-period of the time period; receive user input selecting a second sub-period of the time period; and compare the characteristics of corresponding steps and/or flow paths in the business process for the first sub-period with characteristics of the second sub-period; wherein said displaying graphical indications visually indicates differences between the corresponding steps and/or flow paths in the first sub-period and the second sub-period based on said comparing.