PROVISIONING AND PERFORMING ACTION ITEMS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- instantiating an action item specifying one or more tasks;
associating data characterizing the action item with at least one tool to perform at least one task, each tool comprising at least one service, application or procedure to facilitate or perform the at least one task;
initiating the at least one tool;
receiving user-generated input, via the at least one tool, by one or more users associated with the action item; and
finalizing performance of the one or more tasks specified by the action item using the at least one tool and the user-generated input.
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Abstract
An action item specifying one or more tasks is instantiated. Thereafter, data characterizing the action item is associated with at least one tool to perform at least one task. Each tool comprises at least one service, application or procedure to facilitate or perform the at least one task. Subsequently, the at least one tool is initiated. User-generated input and/or other data is received from the at least one tool. Performance of one or more of the tasks specified by the action item is then finalized using the at least one tool and the user-generated input and/or other data. In some variations, the action item can be provisioned with at least one contextual resource to facilitate performance of at least one task. The at least one contextual resource can be associated with the action item and/or at least one user associated with the action item. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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instantiating an action item specifying one or more tasks; associating data characterizing the action item with at least one tool to perform at least one task, each tool comprising at least one service, application or procedure to facilitate or perform the at least one task; initiating the at least one tool; receiving user-generated input, via the at least one tool, by one or more users associated with the action item; and finalizing performance of the one or more tasks specified by the action item using the at least one tool and the user-generated input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving user-generated input specifying a short text description of an action item; parsing the short text description, using a text extraction algorithm, to identify a corresponding action item type; displaying a template associated with the identified corresponding action item type, the template listing at least one tool and one contextual resource to be used for the performance of the action item; receiving user-generated input selecting one or more of the at least one tool and the at least one contextual resource; and generating an action item based on the user-generated input, the action item to be performed using the selected one or more of the at least one tool and the at least one contextual resource. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method comprising:
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instantiating an action item specifying one or more tasks; associating data characterizing the action item with at least one tool to perform at least one task, each tool comprising at least one service, application or procedure to facilitate or perform the at least one task; initiating the at least one tool; receiving data from the at least one tool relating to the action item; and finalizing performance of the one or more tasks specified by the action item using the at least one tool and the received data.
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