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Method and apparatus for structuring and managing the participatory evaluation of documents by a plurality of reviewers

  • US 5,706,452 A
  • Filed: 12/06/1995
  • Issued: 01/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer implemented method for structuring the evaluation of at least one document by a plurality of reviewers who participate in and contribute to said evaluation, said at least one document prepared by at least one preparer, said method comprising the steps off(a) defining a workflow graph structure which specifies said evaluation, and storing it into a memory, said workflow graph structure comprising a generic review, a plurality of roles, a plurality of stages, a generic document, a criterion to finalize the role for each of said plurality of roles, a criterion to finalize the stage for each of said plurality of stages, and a criterion to finalize the document for said generic document;

  • (b) creating said at least one document having a plurality of aspects to be reviewed independently, each of said plurality of aspects corresponding to one of said plurality of roles;

    (c) associating zero or more authorized reviewers to said at least one document and to each of said plurality of roles;

    (d) creating at least one review for said at least one document associated to at least one of said plurality of roles;

    (e) analyzing said at least one document and said at least one review relative to said workflow graph structure, processing a subset of said plurality of roles and a subset of said plurality of stages responsive to the actions of said plurality of reviewers, consistent with said criteria to finalize the role associated to said subset of said plurality of roles, said criteria to finalize the stage associated to said subset of said plurality of stages, and said criterion to finalize the document;

    (f) notifying said authorized reviewers associated to said plurality of roles outgoing from each of the processed stages when its associated said criterion to finalize the stage is satisfied.

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