Methods and systems for monitoring document-production processes
First Claim
1. A method for providing monitoring information for a document-production process, the method comprising:
- receiving a query requesting status information for production of an identified document with a production-monitoring computer;
retrieving status data from a queriable data store in accordance with the query with the production-monitoring computer, wherein the queriable data store includes status data received periodically for a plurality of documents that includes the identified document from each of a plurality of distinct sources, each of the distinct sources being configured to provide information related to a subprocess of the document-production process; and
transmitting the retrieved status data from the production-monitoring computer as a response to the query.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provide monitoring information for a document-production process. A query requesting status information for production of an identified document is received with a production-monitoring computer. A queriable data store includes status data received periodically for multiple documents that includes the identified document from distinct sources. Each of the distinct sources is configured to provide information related to a subprocess of the document-production process. Status data are retrieved from the queriable data store in accordance with the query with the production-monitoring computer. The retrieved status data are transmitted from the production-monitoring computer as a response to the query.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for providing monitoring information for a document-production process, the method comprising:
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receiving a query requesting status information for production of an identified document with a production-monitoring computer;
retrieving status data from a queriable data store in accordance with the query with the production-monitoring computer, wherein the queriable data store includes status data received periodically for a plurality of documents that includes the identified document from each of a plurality of distinct sources, each of the distinct sources being configured to provide information related to a subprocess of the document-production process; and
transmitting the retrieved status data from the production-monitoring computer as a response to the query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing monitoring information for a document-production process, the method comprising:
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periodically receiving status data for a plurality of documents from each of a plurality of distinct sources with a data-collection computer, wherein each of the sources is configured to provide information related to a subprocess of the document-production process;
storing at least a portion of the received status data in a queriable data store with the data-collection computer;
receiving a query requesting status information for at least one of the plurality of documents with a production-monitoring computer;
retrieving status data from the queriable data store in accordance with the query with the production-monitoring computer; and
transmitting the retrieved status data from the production-monitoring computer as a response to the query. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of a production-monitoring computer including a communications system, a processor, and an interface with a queriable data store, wherein the computer-readable program includes instructions for operating the production-monitoring computer to provide monitoring information for a document-production process in accordance with the following:
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receiving a query requesting status information for production of an identified document with the communications system;
retrieving status data from the queriable data store in accordance with the query with the processor, wherein the queriable data store includes status data received periodically for a plurality of documents that includes the identified document from each of a plurality of distinct sources, each of the distinct sources being configured to provide information related to a subprocess of the document-production process; and
transmitting the retrieved status data with the communications system as a response to the query. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for providing monitoring information for a document-production process, the system comprising:
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a queriable data store;
a data-collection computer having a first communications system, a first processor, a first interface with the queriable data store, and a first memory coupled with the first processor, the first memory comprising a first computer-readable storage medium having a first computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of the data-collection computer, the first computer-readable program including;
instructions for periodically receiving status data for a plurality of documents from each of a plurality of distinct sources with the first communications system, wherein each of the sources is configured to provide information related to a subprocess of the document-production process; and
instructions for storing at least a portion of the received status data in the queriable data store with the first processor; and
a production-monitoring computer having a second communications system, a second processor, a second interface with the queriable data store, and a second memory coupled with the second processor, the second memory comprising a second computer-readable storage medium having a second computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of the production-monitoring computer, the second computer-readable program including;
instructions for receiving a query requesting status information for at least one of the plurality of documents with the second communications system;
instructions for retrieving status data from the queriable data store in accordance with the query with the second processor; and
instructions for transmitting the retrieved status data with the second communications system as a response to the query. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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