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Communication system for process-oriented acquisition, storage, transmission, and provision of data

  • US 8,473,576 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2010
  • Issued: 06/25/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication system for process-oriented acquisition, storage, transmission, and provision of data, the communication system comprising:

  • at least one server device, the at least one server device being configured to provide a predefined data container for at least one process, anda plurality of data processing devices connected with the at least one server device through a communication network,wherein at least one of the plurality of data processing devices is configured to download the data container to perform a first process step of the at least one process and to provide at least a one-time initiation of the at least one process,wherein the data container comprises a number of data fields for acquisition, storage, and provision of process data of the at least one process, and a directory with at least one additional process step of the at least one process, the at least one additional process step being associated with addressing data of a respective responsible process participant responsible for the at least one additional process step, andwherein the data container comprises at least a module configured, at the end of each step of the least one process, to;

    automatically check, by evaluating the directory, for a presence of the at least one additional process step in the at least one process,when the at least one additional process step is present in the at least one process, determine the addressing data of the respective process participant responsible for the at least one additional process step, andtransmit the data container to an additional data processing device, of the respective process participant responsible for the at least one additional process step.

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