Workflow systems and methods
US6442594B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a form route manager in a computer network. In one embodiment, the form route manager includes a sequenced list of e-mail addresses, means for determining if an e-mail received in the e-mail system originates from the last e-mail address in the sequenced list, and if so, deleting the e-mail, and if not, sending the e-mail to the next e-mail address in the sequenced list. In another, the form route manager includes a sequenced list of e-mail addresses, means for receiving a web page, including the document and a step indicator, means for determining from the step indicator and the route, whether it is the first step, the next step, and the next e-mail address, means for updating the step indicator to the next step, the e-mail address(to the next e-mail address, and if it is the first step, assigning a second URL to the document and means for sending the e-mail with the second URL, the updated step indicator and the document to the next e-mail address. In still another, the form route manager includes a sequenced list of IP addresses, means for sending the document as a web page to a first IP address in the sequenced list, means for receiving the web page, in…
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