COMMAND AND CONTROL TASK MANAGER
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a task manager tool that enables a user operating in a first autonomous organization to assign tasks to and be assigned tasks by users operating in a second autonomous organization; and
wherein the task manager is configured so that all instances and elements of the task manager tool in the first autonomous organization are separate and independent from those of the task manager tool in the second autonomous organization.
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Abstract
A task manager for use in a multi-user, multi-organizational environment is presented. Generally, the task manager enables users of devices or networked devices or systems, e.g., client/server arrangements, in different organizations to task and be tasked across organizational boundaries. The task manager provides a user interface through which users can generate, monitor and close tasks, as well as delegate tasks, decompose tasks generating subtasks and provide status updates for tasks and subtasks. The user interface allows a task-centric view in which an originator of a task can monitor the status of the task (including any and all related subtasks). It also allows a user-centric view in which tasks assigned by and to the same user can be viewed. In the task manager a task has a format that associates it with task attributes such as task identifier and user-provided attributes including name of task originator, name of task assignee, status, title and task description. The task description may be unstructured text or a structured data representation.
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40 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a task manager tool that enables a user operating in a first autonomous organization to assign tasks to and be assigned tasks by users operating in a second autonomous organization; and wherein the task manager is configured so that all instances and elements of the task manager tool in the first autonomous organization are separate and independent from those of the task manager tool in the second autonomous organization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of exchanging task-related information in a multi-user, multi-organization environment, comprising:
enabling a user operating in a first autonomous organization to assign tasks to and be assigned tasks by users operating in a second autonomous organization through use of a task manager tool, the task manager tool being configured so that all instances and elements of the task manager tool in the first autonomous organization are separate and independent from those of the task manager tool of the second autonomous organization. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer program product comprising:
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a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a processor result in the following; providing a task manager tool that enables users operating in a first autonomous organization to assign tasks to and be assigned tasks by users in a second autonomous organization, the task manager being configured so that all instances and elements of the task manager tool used by users operating in the first autonomous organization are separate and independent from those of the task manager tool used by users operating in the second autonomous organization.
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