Process and system for providing and managing offline input of field documentation to a complex project workflow system
First Claim
1. A process for managing the transfer of a field document between an online environment of a workflow process that manages a complex project and an offline environment, the workflow process controlled by a processing system, the workflow process designed to facilitate the preparation for and performance of the complex project conducted between parties, wherein the parties are connected to the processing system via a communication network, the field document comprising one of a collection of related field documents together documenting the performance of the at least one component of the complex project, the field document transmitted to and from the workflow process via the communication network by at least one of the parties, the process comprising:
- recording a transfer of the field document from an online environment to an offline environment;
recording the identity of a user of one of the parties receiving the transfer of the field document;
recording a time of the transfer of the field document; and
recording a document type of the field document.
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Abstract
A process for transferring a field document between an online environment of a complex project workflow system and an offline environment is provided. The workflow process is controlled by a processing system and is designed to facilitate the preparation for and performance of the complex project. The process creates a copy of the field document to be transferred from the workflow process on the processing system to the offline environment. The copy of the field document is then transmitted to a particular user on a party'"'"'s system via a communication network. The process further provides controlled access to the field document on the processing system during a period that the copy of the field document is in the offline environment beyond the control of the processing system.
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28 Claims
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1. A process for managing the transfer of a field document between an online environment of a workflow process that manages a complex project and an offline environment, the workflow process controlled by a processing system, the workflow process designed to facilitate the preparation for and performance of the complex project conducted between parties, wherein the parties are connected to the processing system via a communication network, the field document comprising one of a collection of related field documents together documenting the performance of the at least one component of the complex project, the field document transmitted to and from the workflow process via the communication network by at least one of the parties, the process comprising:
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recording a transfer of the field document from an online environment to an offline environment;
recording the identity of a user of one of the parties receiving the transfer of the field document;
recording a time of the transfer of the field document; and
recording a document type of the field document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A process for transferring a field document between an online environment of a workflow process that manages a complex project and an offline environment, the workflow process controlled by a processing system, the workflow process designed to facilitate the preparation for and performance of the complex project conducted between parties, wherein the parties are connected to the processing system via a communication network, the field document comprising one of a collection of related field documents together documenting the performance of the at least one component of the complex project, the field document transmitted to and from the workflow process via the communication network by at least one of the parties, the process comprising:
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creating a copy of the field document to be transferred from the workflow process on the processing system to the offline environment;
transmitting the copy of the field document to a particular user on a party'"'"'s system via the communication network; and
controlling access to the field document on the processing system during a period that the copy of the field document is in the offline environment beyond the control of the processing system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for transferring a field document between an online environment of a workflow process that manages a complex project and an offline environment, the workflow process controlled by the system, the workflow process designed to facilitate the preparation for and performance of the complex project conducted between parties, the field document comprising one of a collection of related field documents together documenting the performance of the at least one component of the complex project, the system comprising:
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a memory that stores the field document in the online environment; and
a processor controlling the interface means and the memory, wherein the processor;
creates a copy of the field document to be transferred from the workflow process in the system to the offline environment; and
controls access to the field document in the online environment during a period that the copy of the field document is in the offline environment beyond the control of the processor; and
a communication network that;
connects the parties to the system; and
transmits the copy of the field document to a particular user on a party'"'"'s system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system for manipulating a field document in an offline environment the field document created in a workflow process that manages a complex project in an online environment, the workflow process controlled by a remote processing system, the workflow process designed to facilitate the preparation for and performance of the complex project conducted between parties, the field document comprising one of a collection of related field documents together documenting the performance of the at least one component of the complex project, the system comprising:
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a connection with a communication network that receives the field document from the remote processing system;
a memory that stores the field document;
a user interface that accepts input of actual data from a party operating the system for populating the field document; and
a processor that controls the connection with the communication network, the user interface, and the memory. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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