Business process enablement of electronic documents

US8201078B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• John M. Boyer · Victoria, CA
• Martin F. Dunn · Victoria, CA
• Maureen Kraft · Hudson, US
• Jun Liu · Beijing, CN
• Mihir Shah · San Francisco, US
• He Su · Beijing, CN
• Saurabh Tiwari · Jamkhed, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 16, 2008
• Grant date: Jun 12, 2012
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Business process enablement of electronic documents is provided. A method includes populating an electronic document supporting structured and unstructured content. The electronic document includes a description identifying a server and the content. The method further includes notifying a document processor of a submission event. The method also includes serializing a portion of the electronic document containing some of the unstructured content. The method additionally includes submitting the electronic document to the server in response to the submission event.