SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR END USERS TO CREATE A WORKFLOW FROM UNSTRUCTURED WORK

    公开(公告)号:US20080147453A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-19

    申请号:US11612754

    申请日:2006-12-19

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    摘要: A workflow automating system provides a solution to allow users to create a workflow process from work they have done or work they plan to do and integrate it into their work environment. The system of the present invention allows a user to automatically record the steps of a process, as the user performs the steps, so that these recorded steps may be used some time later as a workflow. Once saved, these steps may be removed or modified by, such as, assigning the responsibility for performing the step to another party or by resequencing the step to another stage of the workflow, or additional steps may be added to the workflow. This can be accomplished very easily without the need to learn a tool, scripting language or how to code a workflow. Further, a history log of the user's steps in his or her ad hoc work processes is created. The user has the ability to then examine the history log and to select key steps from the history log to create a new workflow or to include in an existing workflow. Sufficient details of each step are recorded by the system of the present invention and such details are passed to the workflow so that the user has no need to learn a tool, scripting language or how to code the workflow. The level, or amount, of details captured by the system of the present invention is configurable by the user so that more details are captured or less details are captured—depending upon the user's needs and desires. The workflow automating system allows a user to tag objects, such as emails, calendar entries, documents, URLs, etc., for use in an existing workflow or for use in a future workflow. This is especially helpful when a user knows that an object is important but has no need for the object in an existing workflow but will need the object for a future workflow for an upcoming project, for instance. A listener component records actions on each page and tracks information as to what a user did on a page, e.g., information relating to the interactions with cooperating portlets and what was done with those portlets, utilizing a new schema for normalizing the data which is to be recorded by the listener. The new schema describes the data to be recorded in order to later use that data for automating workflows. It may include such information as: a general name and description of step that is being recorded; where to navigate the user at runtime to actually perform that action within an instance of such workflow; and a URI of the content element that the action was executed on. Using a workflow editor tool, the user can decide which parts of the data are relevant or are points of variability.

    INTEGRATED VIEW OF MULTI-SOURCED INFORMATION OBJECTS
    2.
    发明申请
    INTEGRATED VIEW OF MULTI-SOURCED INFORMATION OBJECTS 有权
    多源信息对象的综合视图

    公开(公告)号:US20090187580A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-23

    申请号:US12017015

    申请日:2008-01-19

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/10

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to user interface rendering for information objects and provide method, system and computer program product for an integrated view of multi-sourced information objects. In an embodiment of the invention, an attention manager data processing system can be provided. The system can include integrated view logic executing in a computing device and an attention manager user interface generated by program code of the integrated view logic. The user interface can include a grid of quadrants. Each quadrant can correspond to a unique combination of importance and urgency. The quadrant further can include representations of underlying information objects from multiple different sources of information objects. Correspondingly, each information object can include a respective importance and urgency consistent with a corresponding one of the quadrants.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例解决了关于信息对象的用户界面呈现的本领域的缺点,并提供了用于多源信息对象的集成视图的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 在本发明的实施例中,可以提供注意力管理器数据处理系统。 该系统可以包括在计算设备中执行的集成视图逻辑和由集成视图逻辑的程序代码生成的注意管理器用户界面。 用户界面可以包括一个象限网格。 每个象限可以对应于重要性和紧迫性的独特组合。 象限还可以包括来自多个不同信息对象源的底层信息对象的表示。 相应地,每个信息对象可以包括与相应的一个象限一致的各自的重要性和紧急性。

    Integrated view of multi-sourced information objects

    公开(公告)号:US09607287B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-28

    申请号:US12017015

    申请日:2008-01-19

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30 G06Q10/10

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/10

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to user interface rendering for information objects and provide method, system and computer program product for an integrated view of multi-sourced information objects. In an embodiment of the invention, an attention manager data processing system can be provided. The system can include integrated view logic executing in a computing device and an attention manager user interface generated by program code of the integrated view logic. The user interface can include a grid of quadrants. Each quadrant can correspond to a unique combination of importance and urgency. The quadrant further can include representations of underlying information objects from multiple different sources of information objects. Correspondingly, each information object can include a respective importance and urgency consistent with a corresponding one of the quadrants.

    Role-based views access to a workflow weblog
    4.
    发明授权
    Role-based views access to a workflow weblog 有权
    基于角色的视图访问工作流Weblog

    公开(公告)号:US08140691B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-20

    申请号:US10960877

    申请日:2004-10-07

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: Described is a method for controlling a user's access and viewing rights to a weblog used to track the status of a workflow based on one or more roles or responsibilities of the user in the workflow. Advantageously, the workflow is not required to change when workflow members leave their assigned roles or are unable to perform their workflow tasks. Instead, new members are assigned to the roles and access and viewing rights are changed accordingly. Optionally, a person responsible for a workflow instance can grant access and viewing rights for the particular workflow to an individual who is not a member of the workflow.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于基于工作流中的用户的一个或多个角色或责任来控制用户对用于跟踪工作流状态的用户访问和查看权限的方法。 有利的是,当工作流成员离开其分配的角色或无法执行其工作流任务时,工作流不需要更改。 相反,新成员被分配到角色,并且相应地更改访问和查看权限。 可选地,负责工作流实例的人员可以向不是工作流成员的个人授予特定工作流的访问权限和查看权限。

    ACTIVITY CENTRIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL
    7.
    发明申请
    ACTIVITY CENTRIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL 审中-公开
    活动中心项目管理工具

    公开(公告)号:US20080148159A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-19

    申请号:US11612975

    申请日:2006-12-19

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F3/048

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to project management tools and provide a method, system and computer program product for an activity-centric project management tool. In one embodiment of the invention, an activity-centric project management tool data processing system can be provided. The system can include an activity-centric project management tool, one or more ad-hoc communications tools externally coupled to the activity-centric project management tool, and ad hoc communications activity objectification logic coupled to both the activity-centric project management tool and the ad-hoc communications tools. The logic can include program code enabled to integrate external ad-hoc communications among task nodes of an activity hierarchy modeling a project plan.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例解决了项目管理工具方面的缺陷,并提供了一种以活动为中心的项目管理工具的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 在本发明的一个实施例中,可以提供以活动为中心的项目管理工具数据处理系统。 该系统可以包括以活动为中心的项目管理工具,外部耦合到以活动为中心的项目管理工具的一个或多个特设通信工具,以及耦合到以活动为中心的项目管理工具和 特别通信工具。 该逻辑可以包括能够将建模项目计划的活动层级的任务节点之间的外部自组织通信集成的程序代码。

    Ability to scope awareness to your current task
    8.
    发明授权
    Ability to scope awareness to your current task 有权
    能够使您对当前任务的认识有所了解

    公开(公告)号:US08799785B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-05

    申请号:US10738246

    申请日:2003-12-17

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    CPC分类号: H04L67/24 H04L67/306

    摘要: A method and system for an awareness service is provided. One or more collaborative contexts can be set for a first user within a set of users using the awareness service. One or more subsets of users can be defined within the set of users corresponding to the one or more collaborative contexts, respectively. Furthermore, a level of availability can be defined for the first user with respect to each of the subset of users. Next, an online status can be published on the awareness service for the first user. The online status can display an availability message to a second user. And, the availability message can have the highest level of availability selected from a group consisting of every level of availability defined for the first user with respect to every subset of users that includes the second user.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种意识服务的方法和系统。 可以使用意识服务为一组用户内的第一用户设置一个或多个协作上下文。 一个或多个用户子集可以分别在对应于一个或多个协作上下文的用户组内定义。 此外,可以针对第一用户相对于每个用户子集来定义可用性级别。 接下来,可以在第一用户的意识服务上发布在线状态。 在线状态可以向第二用户显示可用性消息。 而且,可用性消息可以具有从由包括第二用户的每个用户子集的第一用户定义的每个可用性级别组成的组中选择的最高级别的可用性。

    Activity centric project management tool

    公开(公告)号:US10521737B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US11612975

    申请日:2006-12-19

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/06

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to project management tools and provide a method, system and computer program product for an activity-centric project management tool. In one embodiment of the invention, an activity-centric project management tool data processing system can be provided. The system can include an activity-centric project management tool, one or more ad-hoc communications tools externally coupled to the activity-centric project management tool, and ad hoc communications activity objectification logic coupled to both the activity-centric project management tool and the ad-hoc communications tools. The logic can include program code enabled to integrate external ad-hoc communications among task nodes of an activity hierarchy modeling a project plan.

    Method and system for searching contact lists quickly—by group name, tags and/or metadata
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and system for searching contact lists quickly—by group name, tags and/or metadata 有权
    通过组名,标签和/或元数据快速搜索联系人列表的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09063981B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-23

    申请号:US11865099

    申请日:2007-10-01

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30 H04M1/2745

    摘要: A method and system for searching contact lists quickly, that provides searching of a contact list by user defined group names, attributes, and/or system defined metadata regarding contacts, groups and/or attributes. The visual display of contacts within the user's contact list user interface display may be configured to visually organize contacts into the groups they belong to, and/or to display the attributes associated with groups and/or contacts within the top level contact list display. Group and/or contact attributes may alternatively be accessed by selecting (e.g. clicking on) a group or contact. A quick search feature is provided that allows the contact list to be searched based on group name, attribute, and/or contact name, as well as based on group, contact and/or attribute metadata.

    摘要翻译: 用于快速搜索联系人列表的方法和系统,其通过用户定义的组名称,属性和/或关于联系人,组和/或属性的系统定义的元数据来提供对联系人列表的搜索。 用户的联系人列表用户界面显示内的联系人的视觉显示可以被配置为将联系人视觉地组织到他们所属的组中,和/或显示与顶级联系人列表显示中的组和/或联系人相关联的属性。 可以通过选择(例如,点击)组或联系人来访问组和/或联系人属性。 提供了一种快速搜索功能,可以根据组名,属性和/或联系人姓名以及基于组,联系人和/或属性元数据来搜索联系人列表。