Patent ID: 7398512
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of mapping and displaying process objects at different levels of abstraction, comprising: correlating business level objects to application level objects and correlating application level objects to data/observer level objects; associating and storing source data with indications for both the business level objects, the application level objects, and the data/observer level objects; and displaying the stored data associated with the business level objects, the application level objects, and the data/observer level objects, wherein the business level objects, the application level objects, and the data/observer level objects are respectively stored and displayed on a display as a plurality of nodes at different levels of abstraction, with correlations between the application level objects the business level objects, and the data/observer level objects being accomplished by linking one or more nodes of the application level objects to one or more nodes of the business level objects and by linking one or more nodes of the application level objects to one or more nodes of the data/observer level objects at different levels of abstraction, and wherein the source data is linked to one or more of the plurality of nodes: wherein the step of displaying the stored data associated with business level objects, the application level objects, and the data/observer level objects comprises automatically generating alerts or reports based on predetermined criteria, and wherein the step of displaying the stored data associated with the business level objects, the application level objects, and the data/observer level objects comprises: displaying, on a first display screen, one or more of the business level objects as lines connecting icons that are displayed on the first display screen; and displaying, as lines connecting icons that are displayed on a second display screen when one of the lines connecting icons on the first display screen is selected by a user, one or more of the application level objects that are correlated with the one or more of the business level objects, wherein the business level objects, the application level objects, and the data/observer level objects are correlated with each other by way of the lines connecting icons on the display.