Electronic process-driven collaboration system

US9165286B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED · IE

Inventors

• David E. Trier · Chicago, US
• Michael A. Holzman · Chicago, US
• Louis Charles Nebolsky · Northbrook, US
• Zsolt Benedek · Auburn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 2, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 20, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 3, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/103
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A business process-driven collaboration system embeds collaboration resources and tools directly into existing business processes and applications. The system provides a service layer connected to an existing business process management (BPM) service to embed collaboration resources into the process, and in particular, into the user interface of the existing business applications. The system provides an interface layer providing rapid enhancement of the existing business applications.