Managing document workflow
US8775395B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2141
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for managing document workflow, including generating a nonce for providing participant access for a particular step of the document workflow, generating a first number of nonce elements, and assigning nonce elements to a plurality of participants of a step of the document workflow preceding the particular step in a one-to-one correspondence. The nonce is determinate from a number of the nonce elements that is greater than or equal to a second number and less than or equal to the first number.
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