Groupware time tracking

US9111253B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Christian Bjoernsen · Redwood City, US
• Nir Kol · Sunnyvale, US
• Frederic Samson · Palo Alto, US
• Iryna Vogler-Ivashchanka · Los Altos, US
• Dana Cohen Bar-On · Kfar Sava, IL
• Eric Wood · Farmington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2006
• Grant date: Aug 18, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 1, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/107
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatuses enabling groupware to track time associated with a workflow task. A workflow object representing a workflow task is provided. The workflow object is associating with a time period, a project code, and an identifier of a groupware client user participating in the workflow task. In response to an event indicating completion of the workflow task, the time period, the project code, and the identifier is automatically transmitted to a backend application.