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Events as activities in process models of workflow management systems

  • US 6,065,009 A
  • Filed: 01/20/1998
  • Issued: 05/16/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-based system comprising one or more computers storing an implementation of a process-model for a workflow-process-environment, said computer-based system comprising:

  • said process-model managed and executed by said computer-based system;

    at least one event-activity encompassed by said process-model, said event-activity being implemented as an activity of said workflow-process-environment, said event-activity associated with an event, has associated with it an input-container and/or an output-container, is the source and/or target of one or more control-connectors, is the source and/or target of one or more data-connectors, and wherein said event-activity is associated with a notification-mechanism defining at least one action to be performed by the workflow-process-environment if said event-activity is not completed within a freely defined time period;

    said event-activity managing an event occurring internal or external to the workflow-process-environment, andwherein said event is implemented by an event-generator.

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