Conversation management system for enterprise wide electronic collaboration
US7418475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/214
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An enterprise wide electronic commerce system allows trading partners to act as participants in a complex trading process. Participants communicate with one another by joining conversations that are hosted in a collaboration space and managed by a collaboration hub. In this manner, the enterprise workflow may have an effect on, or be affected by, local workflows. The invention provides a conversation management system for enterprise wide electronic collaboration. An embodiment of the invention includes a conversation manager for managing the flow of messages in a collaboration system, comprising a conversation initiation mechanism for initiating a conversation a participation registration mechanism for registering participants in a conversation, and a conversation repository for storing conversation management data.
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