Controlled work flow system
US4503499A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1982 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a system for controlling the flow of paper work of a multiplicity of documents by a multiplicity of individuals, the documents are stored electronically in the memory of a central data processor and are electronically transmitted to remote processors to be displayed by display devices of terminals connected to the remote processors when the paper work tasks are performed. Schedules of tasks are stored in the memory of the central data processor, each schedule comprising a plurality of data packets and each data packet containing the identification of a document, the task to be performed on the document, the individual who is to perform the task, whether the task has been completed, whether the task must await the completion of a preceding task identified in the data packet in the schedule and, if so, which preceding data packets have tasks which must be first completed. The central data processor processes the data in the data packets of the schedules and transmits the data packets to the remote data processors when the data packets do not await the completion of an uncompleted task of a preceding data packet. When an individual indicates he wishes to perform a task in a packet …
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