State transition management according to a workflow management policy
US7937432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a system for managing data using state transition controlled attributes have been presented. For example, a workflow management policy and a set of states are defined at a server coupled to one or more client machines, each of the states corresponding to a distinct value of a set of values of an attribute of data. The method may further include implementing a state machine on the server to manage state transitions initiated by the one or more client machines operating on the data according to the workflow management policy.
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