Workflow-Enabled Provider
    2.
    发明申请
    Workflow-Enabled Provider 有权
    启用了工作流的提供程序

    公开(公告)号:US20090077217A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-19

    申请号:US12135735

    申请日:2008-06-09

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    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。

    Workflow manager for a distributed system
    3.
    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 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。

    Workflow-enabled client
    5.
    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 Client
    6.
    发明申请
    Workflow-Enabled Client 有权
    启用工作流的客户端

    公开(公告)号:US20090077216A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-19

    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 Manager For A Distributed System
    7.
    发明申请
    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:US20090077165A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-19

    申请号:US12135725

    申请日:2008-06-09

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    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启用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有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。

    Method and apparatus for document processing using agents to process
transactions created based on document content
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for document processing using agents to process transactions created based on document content 失效
    使用代理处理基于文档内容创建的交易的文档处理的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6012083A

    公开(公告)日:2000-01-04

    申请号:US718858

    申请日:1996-09-24

    摘要: A Web agency is interposed between a Web client and a Web server to transform the requests from the Web client prior to sending the requests on to the Web server, to transform the document returned from the Web server prior to sending the document on to the Web client, and to store state information about the user of various Web clients connected to the Web agency. The Web agency can be transparent to, and independent of, the Web client and the Web server. The Web agency might be used as a peripheral agency, a personal service agency or a document server. One such Web agency is a printer server which transparently renders documents. For hypertext documents, the rendering process includes generating machine-readable link references.

    摘要翻译: 在Web客户端和Web服务器之间插入一个Web代理机构,以便在将请求发送到Web服务器之前转换来自Web客户端的请求,以便在将文档发送到Web之前转换从Web服务器返回的文档 客户端,并存储关于连接到Web代理的各种Web客户端的用户的状态信息。 Web代理可以对Web客户端和Web服务器透明并且独立于Web客户端。 网络代理机构可能被用作外围代理机构,个人服务机构或文档服务器。 一个这样的Web代理机构是透明地呈现文档的打印机服务器。 对于超文本文档,渲染过程包括生成机器可读链接引用。

    System and method for automatic generation of visual representations and links in a hierarchical messaging system
    9.
    发明授权
    System and method for automatic generation of visual representations and links in a hierarchical messaging system 失效
    在分层消息系统中自动生成视觉表示和链接的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07562302B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-14

    申请号:US10763602

    申请日:2004-01-22

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: A multimedia message system automatically generates visual representations (thumbnails) of message or media objects and references (links) between media objects; nests messages within themselves; and automatically updates generated thumbnails. An object, including a thumbnail image of the object's contents and a link to the original content, is created in response to simple user inputs or commands. An image of the object is generated whether the object be a web page, a multimedia message, a hypertext link, a video clip, or a document. A link or reference to the original object from which the image was formed is also generated. The system retrieves and displays information referenced by an object and shown by the thumbnail image corresponding to the object. The system also automatically updates the thumbnail image(s) representing an object any time the underlying object or information from which the image was generated has been modified.

    摘要翻译: 多媒体消息系统自动生成消息或媒体对象的视觉表示(缩略图)和媒体对象之间的引用(链接); 在自己内嵌信息; 并自动更新生成的缩略图。 响应于简单的用户输入或命令创建包括对象内容的缩略图和对原始内容的链接的对象。 生成对象的图像,无论该对象是网页,多媒体消息,超文本链接,视频剪辑还是文档。 还生成了与形成图像的原始对象的链接或引用。 系统检索和显示由对象引用的信息,并由与对象相对应的缩略图显示。 每当生成图像的基础对象或信息被修改时,系统也会自动更新表示对象的缩略图。

    System and method for automatic generation of visual representations and links in a hierarchical messaging system
    10.
    发明授权
    System and method for automatic generation of visual representations and links in a hierarchical messaging system 失效
    在分层消息系统中自动生成视觉表示和链接的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06693652B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-17

    申请号:US09671505

    申请日:2000-09-26

    IPC分类号: G06F300

    摘要: A multimedia message system automatically generates visual representations (thumbnails) of message or media objects and references (links) between media objects; nests messages within themselves; and automatically updates generated thumbnails. An object, including a thumbnail image of the object's contents and a link to the original content, is created in response to simple user inputs or commands. An image of the object is generated whether the object be a web page, a multimedia message, a hypertext link, a video clip, or a document. A link or reference to the original object from which the image was formed is also generated. The system retrieves and displays information referenced by an object and shown by the thumbnail image corresponding to the object. The system also automatically updates the thumbnail image(s) representing an object any-time the underlying object or information from which the image was generated has been modified.

    摘要翻译: 多媒体消息系统自动生成消息或媒体对象的视觉表示(缩略图)和媒体对象之间的引用(链接); 在自己内嵌信息; 并自动更新生成的缩略图。 响应于简单的用户输入或命令创建包括对象内容的缩略图和对原始内容的链接的对象。 生成对象的图像,无论该对象是网页,多媒体消息,超文本链接,视频剪辑还是文档。 还生成了与形成图像的原始对象的链接或引用。 系统检索和显示由对象引用的信息,并由与对象相对应的缩略图显示。 系统还自动更新表示对象的缩略图,此时,基础对象或生成图像的信息已被修改。