SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE WORKFLOW IMPLEMENTATION

• US 20130246345A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wappwolf, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Wappwolf, Inc.
• Inventors: Eisler, Michael, Dobersberger, Dieter, Weiss, Harald, Leeb, Christian Herbert, Berger, Manuel Bernd
• Application Number:
  US13/615,055
• Publication Number:
  US 20130246345A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/608
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/164 File meta data generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems

Abstract

A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for online workflow implementation is provided. An input identifier identifying a digital content to be processed is received. A workflow identifier is also received, the work flow identifier identifying a workflow comprised of a plurality of ordered applications. The digital content is then processed in accordance with the workflow to generate a final output.

Claims

8-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital content to be processed is a plurality of associated digital content items located in a directory.

13. A computer system, comprising:

an application program interface server, the application program server configured to receive a input identifier and a workflow identifier, the input identifier indentifying digital content to be processed, the workflow identifier identifying a workflow, the workflow comprising a plurality of ordered applications; and

a workflow application server coupled to the application program interface server, the workflow application server being configured to execute the workflow on the digital content to generate a final output.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the executing of the workflow on the digital content comprises:

passing an input to each application of the plurality of ordered applications for processing; and

receiving a processed content item from each application of the plurality of ordered applications.

15. The computer system of claim 13, further comprising;

a polling module coupled to the application program interface server, the polling module being configured to;

detect the addition of a new content item to a content directory, the content directory comprising a plurality of digital content items; and

transmit a notification, the notification identifying the new content item and its location; and

a download module coupled to the application program interface, the downloader module being configured to;

receive the notification from the polling module;

download the new content item; and

transmit the new content item to the application server to be process in accordance with the workflow.

18. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the application program interface server is further configured to communicate with an external server, the communication providing the ability to execute an application located on the external server.

19. The computer system of claim 18, wherein the plurality of applications includes an application hosted on an external server.

16. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the workflow has an associated execution cost charged to the user each time the workflow is executed, the associate execution cost being the aggregate of the per-execution cost of each of the applications in the plurality of applications.

17. The computer system of claim 16, further comprising an administrative application server, the administrative application server being configured to allow the user to accumulate a value in a user account, the value to be applied toward the execution cost associated with the execution of the workflow.

20. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which, when implemented by one or more machines, cause the one or more machines to perform the following operations:

receive an input identifier identifying the digital content to be processed;

receive a workflow identifier identifying the workflow, the workflow comprising a plurality of ordered applications; and

process the digital content item in accordance with the workflow to generate a final output.