82 results about "Workflow application" patented technology

A method and system which allow a user to define and edit workflow applications for a mobile device, screens associated with the applications, and workflow process is described. The states or schemas for these applications may be stored as records in databases.

This invention is about engineering approach to development of transactional workflow applications and about ability of this way produced applications to concurrently process large number of workflow requests of identical type with high speed. It provides methods and articles of manufacture: for graphical development of fully executable workflow application; for producing configuration of class objects and threads with capacity for concurrent processing of multitude of requests of identical type for transactional workflow and for concurrent execution and synchronization of parallel workflow-activity sequences within processing of a workflow request; for application self-scaling up and self-scaling down of its processing capacity; and for real-time visualization of application's thread structures, thread quantity, thread usage, and scaling-enacted changes in threads structure and quantity.

A workflow application allows users to store, manage, and perform tasks related to workflows comprised of ordered sets of documents. The application provides an interface for creating and managing a workflow. Each document added to the workflow is assigned to a particular position in the workflow. Via the interface, the user saves data defining the workflow. In this manner, the workflow may be shared or preserved for subsequent re-use. The application allows a user to perform various tasks with respect to the workflow. Via an interface control presented by the application, the user instigates such tasks. In response, the application causes the task to be performed for each document in the workflow in an order corresponding to the arrangement of the documents within the workflow. For example, the application may render and print each document in the workflow. Or, the application may generate a combined workflow report.

A system for collaboratively managing complex, longtail property and casualty insurance claims which is remotely and continuously accessible by all users designated by the insurer. The users can access documents retained in a centralized database through an application layer. The application layer includes a workflow application, a document management application and an administrative application. A method for collaboratively managing complex claims includes the storage of documents in a centralized remotely-accessible computer database, access to the documents through an application layer, and management of the claim management process through a workflow management application used in connection with a document management application.

A social media workflow application includes a social media search component executable by a computing system, a tagging system for annotating search results with textual tags, and a user interface enabling the display of filtered results based on tag, and potentially other, criteria. The new invention is a system to automate tagging and other actions, and the use of such automation to provide a flexible semi-automated workflow tool for the improved use of social media, with particular relevance for marketing and public communications business functions.

The invention relates to a generalized flowsheet platform technique under an enterprise-oriented information system structure. Aiming at current management and transaction processing, a provincial universal electronic workflow platform is built through an advanced workflow technique according to the principle of centralization, standardization and integration; therefore, unified management and centralized monitoring for various managements and operation flows can be realized on one hand, and on the other hand, a general workflow application model independent of application is built from the standpoint of the enterprise-oriented information system structure; the configurable componentized model is utilized to conform or transform the existing application and dispose the new application; one or multiple sets of system platforms are built in a concentrative or distributed manner; therefore, the complexity of a workflow system is reduced, the workflow application is enabled to be developed and deployed rapidly, and the management maintenance work is simplified and the cost of later technical support is lowered at the same time.

The disclosed inventions and embodiments relate to the propagation of information among workflow applications used by a design project such as a construction design project and the creation and use of dimensioned and animated models for such projects. The workflow applications may be extended to enable participation in the information sharing or the system may provide functionality external to the tools that facilitates the participation of the tools. Information from various sources, including the workflow applications and third party sources, can be represented and modeled in an animation system. Sometimes the propagation is enabled in part by a store of information that also enabled reuse and reporting. Information used and generated by the various workflow applications is kept consistent among the different workflow applications and among the different representations of that information.

A workflow application is represented by a graph comprising a plurality of components, some of which may be processes. At least two of the processes are interpreted according to different respective sets of rules. The sets of rules are implemented in either a plurality of respective navigation engines or in a single engine implementing multiple sets of rules.

A system for enabling client software applications to interface with peripheral devices over a network. An application connection layer interfaces with a programming language of a client software application. A simple object access protocol (SOAP) client processor communicates with the application connection layer and a client software application using the application connection layer. The SOAP client processor includes an eXtensible mark-up language (XML) processor for converting data provided in XML format to a form usable by the client software application. A transport layer for interfaces with the SOAP processor and peripheral devices connected to the network.

The disclosed inventions and embodiments relate to the propagation of information among workflow applications used by a design project such as a construction design project and the creation and use of dimensioned and animated models for such projects. The workflow applications may be extended to enable participation in the information sharing or the system may provide functionality external to the tools that facilitates the participation of the tools. Information from various sources, including the workflow applications and third party sources, can be represented and modeled in an animation system. Sometimes the propagation is enabled in part by a store of information that also enabled reuse and reporting. Information used and generated by the various workflow applications is kept consistent among the different workflow applications and among the different representations of that information.

The invention discloses a workflow application flexible resource supplying method in a cloud environment. A demand-based charging model based on a time interval, data transmission time, virtual machine starting time and software mounting (downloading) time are considered. The multi-rules based heuristic (MRH) method mainly includes the steps that A, deadlines of sub-tasks are divided, and the step A is mainly characterized in that through removing the constraint from the original problem that charging is performed according to the time interval, the original problem is simplified, then the integer planning model of the problem is solved, and therefore the deadlines of all the sub-tasks are obtained; B, according to a multi-rules based sub-task and virtual machine time slot matching method, the step B is mainly characterized in that three priority rules considering multiple factors are provided, and the tasks are matched with suitable virtual machine available time slots. Through the appropriate sub-task deadline division and the multi-rules based time slot matching method, the resource rent cost for a whole workflow application is greatly lowered.

The automatic workflow application program generator of this invention automatically generates workflow definition files to be executed in the computer system by including organization and role definition information, activity definition information and data entity information input by user. Users may input definitions and cite definitions of workflow, organization/role, activities and data entit in to complete development of workflow application programs. In the present invention, steps in inputting the related definition files may be conducted in sequential, parallel or alternative manners, selectively by the user. The present invention also provides method for generation of workflow application programs using the invented program generator.

The invention discloses an information organizational system applied in workflow examination and approval and a method thereof, and the system comprises a workflow application interface unit, a workflow processing information storage unit, a template revealing unit, an information revealing processing unit, an information revealing interface unit, a timing processing unit, a document managing unit, a catalogue managing unit and a workflow examination-approval application unit. The method comprises the following procedures: 1) establishing a workflow for processing information for workflow application; 2) storing the workflow processing information in the workflow processing information storage unit according to the regulation defined by the workflow application interface unit; 3) setting an information revealing interface template; 4) establishing an information revealing interface; 5) storing processing time of the workflow processing information; and 6) outputting the final information revealing interface. The invention can integrate multiple application examination-approval information and concentrated revealing, lower workload of development and maintenance, and facilitate application of users greatly by taking users as centers.

The invention discloses a workflow based mixed renting method of cloud computing resources. A mode that resources are rented according to requirements based on time intervals and a mode that resources are rented by bidding are included. The method mainly comprises the steps of A) offline task scheduling of a mixed renting mode; and B) online operation and dynamic adjustment of tasks. The step A) is mainly characterized in that when time of a task matches that of a virtual machine, a unit time cost priority rule is provided, the utilization rate of the rented virtual machine is improved, and a renting according to requirements mode and the bidding renting charging mode are mixed to reduce the total cost; and the step B) is characterized in that the virtual machine is rented according to requirements, a dynamic bidding price adjust strategy and a bidding failure tolerance mechanism are provided, and the system stability is improved. According to the invention, a proper sub task floating time is calculated, a virtual machine renting mode is selected, a time slot is matched, the bidding strategy and the tolerance mechanism are provided, and the operation cost of the whole workflow application is reduced greatly.

The workflow application integrates with a research software application associated with a laboratory instrument to provide a user with step-by-step instructions on how to follow the workflow steps of a laboratory experiment. The instructions are dynamically tailored, according to the nature of the workflow, the samples being experimented upon and/or the operating states of the instrument and/or the research software application. The workflow application significantly reduces the learning curve to operate sophisticated laboratory instruments. In a genetic testing instrument the workflow application can prescribe the need for control samples and can optimize the layout of samples within the instrument's sample receiving plate or fixture.

An improved method for fault handling in a distributed IT environment. The distributed IT environment executes at least one workflow application interacting with at least one application by using interface information about the at least one application. The method comprises: storing at least one fault handling description in a implementation-independent meta language associated with the at least one application; associating the interface information with the at least one fault handling description based on at least one defined fault handling policy, created based on at least one service definition; and the workflow application if a fault response from the at least one application is received: retrieving at least one associated fault handling description based on at least one fault handling policy, and interpreting and executing a particular meta language code of the at least one associated fault handling description in order to continue the defined workflow application.