IP Library Granted Patent US 12,400,167
Granted Patent B2
US 12,400,167 · App. 17/405,216 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Change management system and method

Inventor: Kevin Carr (Milford, CT)
Assignee: EDERA L3C
G06Q10/0637G06F40/30G06Q10/06313G06Q10/06315G06Q10/06316G06Q10/0635G06Q10/06375G06Q10/105H04L51/02
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Patent No.
US 12,400,167
App. No.
17/405,216
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computing system for gathering transition information from a user concerning a business process transition event; initiating a bespoke journey concerning the business process transition event; and utilizing an event template to define a journey event for the bespoke journey.

Claims (105)

1. A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing device, comprising:

gathering transition information from a user concerning a business process transition event;

initiating a bespoke journey concerning the business process transition event;

utilizing an event template to define a journey event for the bespoke journey, wherein utilizing the event template to define the journey event includes:

providing a plurality of event templates within a user interface,

receiving a selection of an event template with a plurality of predefined events to define the journey event, wherein the selection of the event template includes dragging the selected event template from a library including the plurality of event templates within the user interface to an event template placeholder rendered on the user interface, and

configuring the selected event template by replacing at least a portion of the plurality of predefined events with one or more user-defined events associated with the bespoke journey, wherein replacing at least a portion of the plurality of predefined events with the one or more user-defined events includes:

receiving a selection of a predefined event from the plurality of predefined events in the selected event template;

populating the selected predefined event with user-defined event information;

defining a geographic time zone for the selected predefined event based upon a respective event location associated with a plurality of participants;

automatically generating a web-accessible resource from the selected predefined event using the user-defined event information; and

synchronizing event timing information for the web-accessible resource across respective geographic time zones associated with respective recipients; and

providing information concerning the journey event to a plurality of recipients participating in the business process transition event, wherein providing the information concerning the journey event includes performing sentiment analysis on participant feedback concerning the bespoke journey and dynamically addressing one or more issues by updating content in the plurality of predefined events in the event template for subsequent participants.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the business process transition event includes a business process transition event from a first business process to a second business process.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the first business process includes one or more of:

a first operating platform;

a first software platform;

a first hardware platform;

a first operating environment; and

a first operational system.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the second business process includes one or more of:

a second operating platform;

a second software platform;

a second hardware platform;

a second operating environment; and

a second operational system.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the business process transition event concerns a transition event from a first business operational process to a second operational process.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating event content for the journey event.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of recipients participating in the business process transition event includes one or more of:

a presenter at the journey event;

a participant at the journey event;

an attendee of the journey event;

a supervisor of the journey event; and

an organizer of the journey event.

8. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

gathering transition information from a user concerning a business process transition event;

initiating a bespoke journey concerning the business process transition event;

utilizing an event template to define a journey event for the bespoke journey, wherein utilizing the event template to define the journey event includes:

providing a plurality of event templates within a user interface,

receiving a selection of an event template with a plurality of predefined events to define the journey event, wherein the selection of the event template includes dragging the selected event template from a library including the plurality of event templates within the user interface to an event template placeholder rendered on the user interface, and

configuring the selected event template by replacing at least a portion of the plurality of predefined events with one or more user-defined events associated with the bespoke journey, wherein replacing at least a portion of the plurality of predefined events with the one or more user-defined events includes:

receiving a selection of a predefined event from the plurality of predefined events in the selected event template;

populating the selected predefined event with user-defined event information;

defining a geographic time zone for the selected predefined event based upon a respective event location associated with a plurality of participants;

automatically generating a web-accessible resource from the selected predefined event using the user-defined event information; and

synchronizing event timing information for the web-accessible resource across respective geographic time zones associated with respective recipients; and

providing information concerning the journey event to a plurality of recipients participating in the business process transition event, wherein providing the information concerning the journey event includes performing sentiment analysis on participant feedback concerning the bespoke journey and dynamically addressing one or more issues by updating content in the plurality of predefined events in the event template for subsequent participants.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the business process transition event includes a business process transition event from a first business process to a second business process.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the first business process includes one or more of:

a first operating platform;

a first software platform;

a first hardware platform;

a first operating environment; and

a first operational system.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the second business process includes one or more of:

a second operating platform;

a second software platform;

a second hardware platform;

a second operating environment; and

a second operational system.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the business process transition event concerns a transition event from a first business operational process to a second operational process.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising:

generating event content for the journey event.

14. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the plurality of recipients participating in the business process transition event includes one or more of:

a presenter at the journey event;

a participant at the journey event;

an attendee of the journey event;

a supervisor of the journey event; and

an organizer of the journey event.

15. A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:

gathering transition information from a user concerning a business process transition event;

initiating a bespoke journey concerning the business process transition event;

utilizing an event template to define a journey event for the bespoke journey, wherein utilizing the event template to define the journey event includes:

providing a plurality of event templates within a user interface,

receiving a selection of an event template with a plurality of predefined events to define the journey event, wherein the selection of the event template includes dragging the selected event template from a library including the plurality of event templates within the user interface to an event template placeholder rendered on the user interface, and

configuring the selected event template by replacing at least a portion of the plurality of predefined events with one or more user-defined events associated with the bespoke journey, wherein replacing at least a portion of the plurality of predefined events with the one or more user-defined events includes:

receiving a selection of a predefined event from the plurality of predefined events in the selected event template;

populating the selected predefined event with user-defined event information;

defining a geographic time zone for the selected predefined event based upon a respective event location associated with a plurality of participants;

automatically generating a web-accessible resource from the selected predefined event using the user-defined event information; and

synchronizing event timing information for the web-accessible resource across respective geographic time zones associated with respective recipients; and

providing information concerning the journey event to a plurality of recipients participating in the business process transition event, wherein providing the information concerning the journey event includes performing sentiment analysis on participant feedback concerning the bespoke journey and dynamically addressing one or more issues by updating content in the plurality of predefined events in the event template for subsequent participants.

16. The computing system of claim 15 wherein the business process transition event includes a business process transition event from a first business process to a second business process.

17. The computing system of claim 16 wherein the first business process includes one or more of:

a first operating platform;

a first software platform;

a first hardware platform;

a first operating environment; and

a first operational system.

18. The computing system of claim 16 wherein the second business process includes one or more of:

a second operating platform;

a second software platform;

a second hardware platform;

a second operating environment; and

a second operational system.

19. The computing system of claim 15 wherein the business process transition event concerns a transition event from a first business operational process to a second operational process.

20. The computing system of claim 15 further comprising:

generating event content for the journey event.

21. The computing system of claim 15 wherein the plurality of recipients participating in the business process transition event includes one or more of:

a presenter at the journey event;

a participant at the journey event;

an attendee of the journey event;

a supervisor of the journey event; and

an organizer of the journey event.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2021
From: CARR, KEVIN
To: EDERA L3C
Reel/Frame 057213/0709 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63067108 · Aug 18, 2020
Related Publication 20220058561A1 · Feb 24, 2022
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