Sub-task mechanism for development of task-based user interfaces

US8296727B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Oracle Corporation · US

Inventors

• Jon Rexford Degenhardt · Mountain View, US
• Alvin H. To · Redwood City, US
• Yu Sui · Sunnyvale, US
• Sudhakar Kaki · Pleasanton, US
• Sanjin Tulac · Mountain View, US
• Rahim Yaseen · Redwood City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 22, 2006
• Grant date: Oct 23, 2012
• Expiry date: Apr 15, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method for handling subtasks within a business task includes providing a plurality of user interfaces (UIs) pertaining to the business task having at least one subtask step. The subtask step has a subtask defined within the business task by an intermediate user to reuse a portion of another business task. The method further includes allowing an end user to navigate back and forth through the plurality of UIs.