WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A workflow management system for managing workflow within one or more entities comprising:
- a first drop-box application program executed on a first computing system including;
a first input object directory configured to receive an input object electronically outputted from an application program; and
a first workflow engine configured to generate and send a workflow package to a second drop-box application program executed on a second computing system, the workflow package including the input object, a plurality of workflow tasks, and a set of predetermined workflow rules defined by a user via the first drop-box application program;
wherein at least one workflow task is implemented via the second drop-box application program based on the set of workflow rules.
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Abstract
A workflow management system for managing workflow within one or more entities is provided. The workflow management system may include a first drop-box application program executed on a first computing system including a first input object directory configured to receive an input object electronically outputted from an application program. The first drop-box application program may further include a first workflow engine configured to generate and send a workflow package to a second drop-box application program executed on a second computing system, the workflow package including the input object, a plurality of workflow tasks, and a set of predetermined workflow rules defined by a user via the first drop-box application program. In some examples at least one workflow task may be implemented via the second drop-box application program based on the set workflow rules.
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25 Claims
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1. A workflow management system for managing workflow within one or more entities comprising:
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a first drop-box application program executed on a first computing system including; a first input object directory configured to receive an input object electronically outputted from an application program; and a first workflow engine configured to generate and send a workflow package to a second drop-box application program executed on a second computing system, the workflow package including the input object, a plurality of workflow tasks, and a set of predetermined workflow rules defined by a user via the first drop-box application program; wherein at least one workflow task is implemented via the second drop-box application program based on the set of workflow rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing workflow within one or more entities comprising:
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electronically outputting an input object to a first drop-box application program included in a first computing system from an application program; generating a workflow package in the first drop-box application program, the workflow package including the input object, a plurality of workflow tasks defined by a user, and a set of predetermined workflow rules defined by the user; transferring the workflow package to a second drop-box application program included in a second computing system from the first drop-box application program; and implementing at least one workflow task based on the set of workflow rules via the second computing system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A workflow management system for managing workflow within one or more entities comprising:
a first drop-box application program executed on a first computing system including; a first input object directory configured to receive an input object electronically outputted from an application program; and a first workflow engine configured to generate and send a workflow package including the input object, a plurality workflow tasks defined by a user, and a set of workflow rules defined by a user, to a second drop-box application program executed on a second computing system, the second drop-box application program including; a second input object directory configured to receive and store the input object included in the workflow package; and a second workflow engine configured receive the workflow package and execute at least one workflow task included in the workflow package based on the set of workflow rules. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for managing payment and billing in a workflow management system, the method comprising:
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generating a workflow package in a first drop-box application program included in a first computing system, the workflow package including a plurality of workflow tasks defined by a user, and a set of predetermined workflow rules defined by the user; sending the workflow package to a second drop-box application program included in a second computing system; at the second drop-box application program, implementing at least one billable workflow task based on the set of workflow rules via the second drop-box application program; modifying the workflow package to include a billing notification corresponding to the billable workflow task, and to include a new payment task; sending the modified workflow package to the first drop-box application program; at the first drop-box application program, processing the payment task at the first drop-box application program; and sending a request for a payment transaction based to a third party financial institution, according to the payment task. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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