Business task manager
First Claim
1. A method of managing the operation of one or more electronic business processes comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of externalized process flow rules for;
defining a set of tasks required to execute said business process;
associating stored presentation information with each task;
defining a task execution hierarchy providing a default order in which said tasks are to be executed;
altering said default order in which said tasks are to be executed as directed by contextual data received from one or more sources; and
re-defining one or more of said tasks as directed by said contextual data.
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Abstract
Accordingly, the present invention provides a system and method capable of managing business process execution in a flexible and cost effective manner. In one embodiment, the present invention utilizes a plurality of externalized process flow rules capable of defining which tasks will be executed and in what order. The process flow rules of the present invention are designed to utilize contextual data in order to statically or dynamically alter the tasks to be executed and/or the order of task execution associated with any given business process. The present invention provides a User Interface (UI) for displaying stored presentation information associated with each task. In one embodiment, the UI provides at least one interface screen through which users may 1) provide the system with contextual data and/or 2) alter task execution flow. The UI may be also equipped with one or more taskbars capable of displaying interactive task execution information.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of managing the operation of one or more electronic business processes comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of externalized process flow rules for;
defining a set of tasks required to execute said business process;
associating stored presentation information with each task;
defining a task execution hierarchy providing a default order in which said tasks are to be executed;
altering said default order in which said tasks are to be executed as directed by contextual data received from one or more sources; and
re-defining one or more of said tasks as directed by said contextual data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of managing the operation of one or more electronic business processes comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of externalized process flow rules for;
defining a set of tasks required to execute said business process;
associating stored presentation information with each task;
defining a task execution hierarchy providing a default order in which said tasks are to be executed;
altering said default order in which said tasks are to be executed as directed by contextual data received from one or more sources;
re-defining one or more of said tasks as directed by said contextual data; and
providing a user interface comprising a first user interface for displaying presentation information relating to each task and a second user interface for displaying task execution information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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