Workflow manager for a distributed system
    2.
    发明授权
    Workflow manager for a distributed system 有权
    分布式系统的工作流管理器

    公开(公告)号:US08171117B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US12135725

    申请日:2008-06-09

    IPC分类号: G06F15/177

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06

    摘要: A workflow manager handles the communication between a workflow-enabled provider and a workflow-enabled client. The workflow manager maintains a directory of clients, translates a transaction from a provider into multiple transactions suitable for the client, and handles security. In one embodiment, the workflow manager connects with the workflow-enabled client by registration and with the workflow-enabled provider by advertising and activation. Subsequent communications between the workflow manager and the workflow-enabled provider and the workflow-enabled client are with a request/response protocol. The workflow manager also comprises data storage for storing data for transmission to the workflow-enabled client or the workflow-enabled provider, and workflow storage for storing information related to registered clients. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for a method for registering a client and a method for activating a provider.

    摘要翻译: 工作流管理器处理启用工作流的提供程序和启用工作流的客户端之间的通信。 工作流管理器维护客户端目录,将事务从提供者转换为适合客户端的多个事务,并处理安全性。 在一个实施例中,工作流管理器通过注册和通过广告和激活与支持工作流的提供商与启用工作流的客户端连接。 工作流管理器和启用工作流程的提供程序和启用工作流的客户端之间的后续通信具有请求/响应协议。 工作流管理器还包括用于存储用于传输到启用工作流的客户端或支持工作流的提供商的数据的数据存储,以及用于存储与注册的客户端相关的信息的工作流存储。 本发明还包括许多新颖的方法,包括用于注册客户端的方法的方法和激活提供者的方法。

    Workflow-enabled client
    3.
    发明授权
    Workflow-enabled client 有权
    启用工作流的客户端

    公开(公告)号:US08713144B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-29

    申请号:US12135715

    申请日:2008-06-09

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06

    摘要: A workflow-enabled client comprises a client and a workflow manager interface unit. The workflow manager interface unit couples the client to a workflow manager to provide the automatic discovering, distributed processing and dynamic user interface generating functionality of the present invention. A communication manager of the workflow-enabled client has a registration unit that registers, and unregisters, the client with the workflow manager such as by providing a name, a data and other commands. A polling module uses a received location from the workflow manager to retrieve data. The process control module performs a plurality of processing functions such a processing polled data, storing it or providing it to other clients. The process control module can also initiate other clients. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including a method for registering a client, a method for polling data, and a method for initiating other clients.

    摘要翻译: 支持工作流的客户端包括客户端和工作流管理器接口单元。 工作流管理器接口单元将客户端耦合到工作流管理器以提供本发明的自动发现,分布式处理和动态用户界面生成功能。 启用工作流的客户端的通信管理器具有注册单元,其向客户端注册和注销工作流管理器,例如通过提供名称,数据和其他命令。 轮询模块使用来自工作流管理器的接收位置来检索数据。 过程控制模块执行多个处理功能,例如处理轮询数据,存储或将其提供给其他客户端。 过程控制模块还可以启动其他客户端。 本发明还包括许多新颖的方法,包括用于注册客户端的方法,用于轮询数据的方法以及用于发起其他客户端的方法。

    Workflow-enabled provider
    4.
    发明授权
    Workflow-enabled provider 有权
    支持工作流的提供商

    公开(公告)号:US08838760B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-16

    申请号:US12135735

    申请日:2008-06-09

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06

    摘要: A workflow-enabled provider includes a service provider and a workflow manager interface unit. The workflow manager interface unit couples the service provider to a workflow manager to provide the automatic discovering, distributed processing and dynamic user interface generating functionality. An advertisement monitor listens for broadcasts from the workflow manager regarding new clients. A request module and a response module handle the transfer of data and control signals between the workflow manager and the service provider. A process control module performs a plurality of processing functions including aggregating requests from clients, selecting requests it can service, presenting user interfaces, processing input via the service provider and controlling the service provider. The user interface module is coupled to the process control module and dynamically generates user interfaces for display by the service provider.

    摘要翻译: 启用工作流的提供程序包括服务提供者和工作流管理器接口单元。 工作流管理器接口单元将服务提供者耦合到工作流管理器以提供自动发现,分布式处理和动态用户界面生成功能。 广告监视器监听来自工作流管理器的关于新客户端的广播。 请求模块和响应模块处理工作流管理器和服务提供者之间的数据和控制信号的传送。 过程控制模块执行多个处理功能,包括聚合来自客户端的请求,选择可以服务的请求,呈现用户界面,经由服务提供商处理输入并控制服务提供商。 用户接口模块耦合到过程控制模块,并动态生成用于由服务提供商显示的用户界面。

    Adaptive document management system using a physical representation of a document
    5.
    发明授权
    Adaptive document management system using a physical representation of a document 有权
    自适应文档管理系统使用文档的物理表示

    公开(公告)号:US08229905B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-24

    申请号:US11159559

    申请日:2005-06-22

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00 G06F17/00

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30011

    摘要: Systems and methods for creating a Token and using it to operate and modify a case file in a document management system are described. An exemplary embodiment of a Token includes a representation of a case file. A Token may include a representation of a document associated with the case file, where the representation may include a brief description or visual summary of the document with an associated link to an electronic version of the document. In another exemplary embodiment, the Token may be used to facilitate retrieval and viewing of an electronic version of a document using its associated link. In another exemplary embodiment, the Token may be used to update the case file based on user input on the Token.

    摘要翻译: 描述用于创建令牌并使用它来操作和修改文档管理系统中的案例文件的系统和方法。 令牌的示例性实施例包括案例文件的表示。 令牌可以包括与案件文件相关联的文档的表示,其中该表示可以包括具有与文档的电子版本的相关链接的文档的简要描述或视觉摘要。 在另一个示例性实施例中,令牌可以用于便于使用其相关联的链接来检索和查看文档的电子版本。 在另一个示例性实施例中,令牌可以用于基于令牌上的用户输入来更新案例文件。

    Non-symbolic data system for the automated completion of forms
    6.
    发明授权
    Non-symbolic data system for the automated completion of forms 有权
    用于自动完成表单的非符号数据系统

    公开(公告)号:US08732570B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-20

    申请号:US11608796

    申请日:2006-12-08

    CPC分类号: G06F17/24

    摘要: A system and method for paper-based, automated completion of forms allows a user charged with filling out multiple forms containing some common information to write each unique piece of information one time, and the system generates a set of completed forms with the required information on each form with no change to the use or structure of the current forms. The control module is operable on a processor to determine a mapping between common fields on multiple forms or multiple pages of the same form, copy information written in a field on one form to equivalent fields on other forms, and produce a set of completed forms. The system is computationally simple and independent of language because these operations can be performed without having to understand, translate or convert the writing. Furthermore, there is no loss of security or privacy beyond the use of paper forms because these operations can be performed without access to a centralized database and without connectivity to other systems. The system is advantageous because it does not change paper based workflows since the inputs and outputs of this system are paper.

    摘要翻译: 用于基于纸张的自动完成表单的系统和方法允许用户收取填写包含一些常见信息的多个表单以一次写入每个唯一的信息,并且系统生成一组完整的表单,其中包含所需的信息 每种形式不改变现有形式的使用或结构。 控制模块可在处理器上操作以确定在同一形式的多个表单或多个页面上的公共字段之间的映射,将在一个表单上的字段中写入的信息复制到其他形式上的等效字段,并且生成一组完整的表单。 该系统在计算上是简单的并且独立于语言,因为可以执行这些操作而不必理解,翻译或转换书写。 此外,除了使用纸张形式之外,不会损失安全性或隐私,因为这些操作可以在不访问集中式数据库的情况下执行,并且不连接到其他系统。 该系统是有利的,因为它不会改变基于纸张的工作流程,因为该系统的输入和输出是纸张。

    Systems and methods for generating and processing evolutionary documents
    7.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for generating and processing evolutionary documents 有权
    用于生成和处理进化文件的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08154769B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-10

    申请号:US11223768

    申请日:2005-09-08

    IPC分类号: H04N1/00

    摘要: An evolutionary document system comprises: a multi-function printer, a recognition module, an evolutionary document processing module, a list of document identifiers and corresponding actions, and an evolutionary document creation module. The MFP includes software and control routines for processing and creating evolutionary documents. The recognition module is operable on the MFP and allows the MFP to determine an evolutionary document identification number from an image scanned by the MFP. The evolutionary document processing module is capable of matching an evolutionary document identification number to one or more steps or action stored in the list of document identifiers and corresponding actions. Once the actions have been identified, the evolutionary document processing module executes the actions. The present invention also includes an evolutionary document creation module for creating an evolutionary document including an identification code. The evolutionary document creation module also creates the actions associated with the evolutionary document and an entry in the list of document identifiers and corresponding actions. The present invention also includes a method for creating an evolutionary document, a method for processing an evolutionary document, and a method for printing an evolutionary document.

    摘要翻译: 进化文档系统包括:多功能打印机,识别模块,进化文档处理模块,文档标识符列表和对应动作,以及进化文档创建模块。 MFP包括用于处理和创建进化文档的软件和控制程序。 识别模块可在MFP上操作并且允许MFP从MFP扫描的图像中确定进化文档识别号码。 进化文档处理模块能够将进化文档标识号与存储在文档标识符和对应动作列表中的一个或多个步骤或动作进行匹配。 一旦确定了动作,进化文档处理模块就执行动作。 本发明还包括用于创建包括识别码的进化文档的进化文档创建模块。 进化文档创建模块还创建与进化文档相关联的动作以及文档标识符和相应动作列表中的条目。 本发明还包括用于创建进化文档的方法,用于处理进化文档的方法以及用于打印进化文档的方法。