Task priority decision apparatus and method, workflow system, work processing method, and recording medium
First Claim
1. A task priority decision apparatus deciding priority of pieces of task information, comprising:
- task information extracting means for extracting a piece of task information;
related document information acquiring means for acquiring document information related to said piece of task information extracted by said task information extracting means;
process deadline determining information retrieving means for extracting process deadline determining information from said document information acquired by said related document information acquisition means; and
process deadline determining means for determining a process deadline for said piece of task information on the basis of the process deadline determining information extracted by said process deadline determining means.
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Abstract
There is provided a task priority decision apparatus used in a work processing system that performs a work process by sending and receiving task information. The apparatus is capable of automatically determining process priority of a piece of information concerning a task. A task information extracting unit extracts a piece of task information. A related document information acquiring unit acquires document information related to the piece of task information. A process deadline determining information retrieving unit extracts process deadline determining information from the document information. A process deadline determining unit determines a process deadline for the piece of task information on the basis of the process deadline determining information.
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12 Claims
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1. A task priority decision apparatus deciding priority of pieces of task information, comprising:
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task information extracting means for extracting a piece of task information;
related document information acquiring means for acquiring document information related to said piece of task information extracted by said task information extracting means;
process deadline determining information retrieving means for extracting process deadline determining information from said document information acquired by said related document information acquisition means; and
process deadline determining means for determining a process deadline for said piece of task information on the basis of the process deadline determining information extracted by said process deadline determining means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A task priority decision method for making a decision on priorities of pieces of task information, comprising the steps of:
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extracting a piece of task information;
acquiring document information related to said piece of task information extracted;
extracting process deadline determining information from said document information acquired;
determining a process deadline for said piece of task information on the basis of the process deadline determining information; and
calculating a remaining term up to said process deadline.
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7. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to execute the steps of:
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extracting a piece of task information;
acquiring document information related to said piece of task information extracted;
extracting process deadline determining information from said document information acquired;
determining a process deadline for said piece of task information on the basis of the process deadline determining information; and
calculating a remaining term up to said process deadline.
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8. A workflow system for performing a given work by computerizing and circulating a task document, comprising:
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a first work processing apparatus including plan definition information associating means for associating plan definition information that defines a way to circulate the task document with task information formed by computerizing the task document;
a document information storage unit storing said document information with which said plan definition information is associated; and
a second work processing apparatus including document information extracting means for extracting said document information from said document information storage unit, and plan definition information extracting means for extracting said plan definition information associated with said document information extracted by said document information extracting means. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A workflow system performing a given work process by circulating a document stored in a document management system for managing task documents, said workflow system comprising:
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plan definition information associating means for associating document information concerning the task documents with plan definition information that defines a way to circulate the task documents; and
plan definition information extracting means for extracting said plan definition information associated with the task documents stored in the document management system.
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11. A work processing method for performing a given work by computerizing and circulating a task document, comprising the steps of:
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associating plan definition information defining a way to circulate the task document with task information formed by computerizing the task document;
storing said document information with which said plan definition information is associated;
extracting said document information stored; and
extracting said plan definition information associated with said document information extracted.
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12. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute the steps of:
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associating plan definition information defining a way to circulate the task document with task information formed by computerizing the task document;
storing said document information with which said plan definition information is associated;
extracting said document information stored; and
extracting said plan definition information associated with said document information extracted.
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