FLOW PROCESS EXECUTION METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM
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1. A flow process execution method that executes, stops, and resumes a flow process, the method comprising:
- receiving an instruction specifying a position in a first flow process description document;
stopping the flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document when the process reaches the specified position during execution of the flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document; and
resuming the stopped flow process in accordance with a second flow process description document.
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Abstract
A flow process executing apparatus receives an instruction specifying a position in a first flow process description document. When the process reaches the specified position during execution of a flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document, the flow process executing apparatus stops the flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document, and resumes the stopped flow process in accordance with a second flow process description document.
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1. A flow process execution method that executes, stops, and resumes a flow process, the method comprising:
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receiving an instruction specifying a position in a first flow process description document; stopping the flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document when the process reaches the specified position during execution of the flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document; and resuming the stopped flow process in accordance with a second flow process description document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A flow process executing apparatus that has an execution unit configured to execute a flow process in accordance with a flow process description document, the apparatus comprising:
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a reception unit configured to receive an instruction specifying a position in a first flow process description document, wherein said execution unit stops the flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document when the process reaches the specified position during execution of the flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document, and resumes the stopped flow process in accordance with a second flow process description document. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program for causing a computer to execute a flow process execution method that executes, stops, and resumes a flow process, the method comprising:
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receiving an instruction specifying a position in a first flow process description document; stopping the flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document when the process reaches the specified position during execution of the flow process in accordance with the first flow process description document; and resuming the stopped flow process in accordance with a second flow process description document. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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