APPLYING BUSINESS PROCESSES TO COLLABORATION TOOLS
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for providing a business process in an online collaboration comprising:
- associating a business process model with the online collaboration, the business process model including at least one business process;
processing data received from a participant in accordance with a process step associated with the business process; and
storing the data in a memory.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method for providing a business process in an online collaboration includes associating a business process model with the collaboration based on entries made by one or more participants. The business process model may include one or more business processes or process steps. The method may also include providing a graphical interface module to the collaboration participants associated with the business process, the graphical interface module configured to receive data from one or more participants of the collaboration. Data received from the participant interacting with the interface module may be processed in accordance with the process steps associated with the business process. Data received throughout the collaboration may be stored in a memory.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for providing a business process in an online collaboration comprising:
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associating a business process model with the online collaboration, the business process model including at least one business process; processing data received from a participant in accordance with a process step associated with the business process; and storing the data in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for providing a business process in a collaboration, the computer program product comprising computer readable instructions embodied on tangible, non-transient media and operable when executed to:
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associate a business process instance with the collaboration, the business process instance based on a business process model, the business process model defining one or more business process steps; provide an interface module to the collaboration, the interface module associated with the business process and configured to receive data from a participant of the collaboration; process data received from the participant interacting with the interface module in accordance with a process step associated with the business process; and store the data in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for implementing a business process into an online collaboration, the system comprising:
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memory operable to store information associated with process steps of a plurality of business processes; and one or more processors operable to instantiate a robot program as part of the online collaboration, the robot program operable to; monitor entries made by one or more participants in the online collaboration; associate a particular business process from the plurality of business processes with the online collaboration based on the entries; provide a widget to the one or more participants of the online collaboration, the widget associated with a first business process step of the business process and configured to receive information from one or more participants of the online collaboration, process the information received from the one or more participants interacting with the widget in accordance with a process step associated with the business process, and store the information in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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