Patent Document ID: 8457996
Application ID: 13118340

Base Claim:
1. A system comprising: at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are configured to implement, a business process model (BPM) handler configured to cause the at least one processor to determine a business process model including tasks arranged according to a directed graph, at least some of the tasks associated with requirements for executing the tasks; an information technology topology model (ITTM) handler configured to cause the at least one processor to determine an information technology topology model with connected resources used to perform at least some of the tasks; and a model converter configured to cause the at least one processor to convert the business process model and the information technology topology model into a format compatible for input to a continuity analyzer, including, a behavior model generator configured to cause the at least one processor to determine behaviors of the resources from a behavior information library, and to generate a behavior model in which the tasks and their respective requirements are connected to the resources and to their respective behaviors, the behavior model having the format compatible for input to the continuity analyzer, wherein the continuity analyzer is configured to cause the at least one processor to provide a continuity analysis, based on the behavior model, the continuity analysis providing information related to potential risks, impacts, or recovery operations associated with predicted or potential business discontinuities.

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Claim 9:
9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a facilities model (FM) handler configured to cause the at least one processor to determine a facilities model in which model elements correspond to facility elements of a facility of the business, and wherein the behavior model generator is configured to generate the behavior model based on the facilities model.