System and method for using social networks to facilitate business processes
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating business processes in an enterprise application, the method comprising:
- obtaining information regarding one or more entities;
analyzing the information regarding the one or more entities to determine one or more paths between the one or more entities and one or more members of an enterprise; and
distributing the information regarding the one or more entities to the one or more members of the enterprise where one or more paths exist between the one or more members of the enterprise and the one or more entities.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and systems for facilitating business processes in an enterprise application. The method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises obtaining information regarding one or more entities and analyzing the information regarding the one or more entities to determine one or more paths between the one or more entities and one or more members of an enterprise. Information regarding the one or more entities is distributed to the one or more members of the enterprise where one or more paths exist between the one or more members of the enterprise and the one or more entities.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating business processes in an enterprise application, the method comprising:
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obtaining information regarding one or more entities;
analyzing the information regarding the one or more entities to determine one or more paths between the one or more entities and one or more members of an enterprise; and
distributing the information regarding the one or more entities to the one or more members of the enterprise where one or more paths exist between the one or more members of the enterprise and the one or more entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15)
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11. The method of 10 wherein prioritizing comprises prioritizing according to the one or more paths between the one or more members of the enterprise and the one or more entities.
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12. The method of 10 wherein prioritizing comprises prioritizing according to a strength for the one or more paths between the one or more members of the enterprise and the one or more entities.
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16. A method for facilitating business processes in an enterprise application, the method comprising:
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obtaining information regarding one or more entities;
analyzing the information regarding the one or more entities to determine one or more paths between the one or more entities and one or more members of an enterprise; and
prioritizing the information regarding the one or more entities according to a strength of the paths between the one or more members of the enterprise and the one or more entities. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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