Workflow agent for a multimedia database system
First Claim
1. A method of tracking items in a computer, the items being stored in a multi-media data store connected to the computer, the method comprising the steps of:
- invoking a workflow agent; and
under control of the workflow agent, monitoring an item in the multi-media data store to determine whether the item meets one or more specified conditions;
when the monitoring indicates that the item meets the one or more specified conditions, determining whether an action is to be performed; and
when it is determined that an action is to be performed, performing the action.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer-implemented workflow agent. Items stored in a data store connected to a computer are tracked in the computer. Initially, a workflow agent is invoked Under control of the workflow agent, an item in the multi-media data store is monitored to determine whether the item meets one or more specified conditions. When the monitoring indicates that the item meets the one or more specified conditions, under control of the workflow agent, whether an action is to be performed is determined. When it is determined that an action is to be performed, the action is performed.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of tracking items in a computer, the items being stored in a multi-media data store connected to the computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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invoking a workflow agent; and
under control of the workflow agent, monitoring an item in the multi-media data store to determine whether the item meets one or more specified conditions;
when the monitoring indicates that the item meets the one or more specified conditions, determining whether an action is to be performed; and
when it is determined that an action is to be performed, performing the action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for tracking items in a computer, comprising:
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a computer having a multi-media data store connected thereto, wherein the data store stores the items;
one or more computer programs, performed by the computer, for invoking a workflow agent and under control of the workflow agent, monitoring an item in the multi-media data store to determine whether the item meets one or more specified conditions, when the monitoring indicates that the item meets the one or more specified conditions, determining whether an action is to be performed, and when it is determined that an action is to be performed, performing the action. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a client computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the client computer to perform method steps for tracking items in a computer, the items being stored in a multi-media data store connected to the computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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invoking a workflow agent; and
under control of the workflow agent, monitoring an item in the multi-media data store to determine whether the item meets one or more specified conditions;
when the monitoring indicates that the item meets the one or more specified conditions, determining whether an action is to be performed; and
when it is determining that an action is to be performed, performing the action. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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