Ultimus, Inc.

Rashid N Khan

Michael J Andrade

Paul Williams

A business process management/workflow automation system includes a network of computers equipped with software that permits a business process that includes a plurality of tasks to proceed across the network based upon stored rules. Upon the completion of a task, the network looks for a subsequent rule until process completion or a condition of unruliness, at which event a process owner is prompted to add a rule. A rules repository stores previously made rules and rules made by a process owner as the process proceeds, for reuse when the process with the refined rule runs again.

Business process management/workflow automation software

An apparatus for monitoring software usage on a network having a network of computers capable of running at least portions of a computer program. One of the computers in the network acts as a node that monitors the usage by users on the network. The monitoring node is programmed to determine active usage of the computer program by the users on various incidents involving the software, ascertain the total number of unique users using the software at a given time, compare the ascertained total number with an authorized number and issue a signal if the ascertained total number exceeds the authorized number. The present invention further includes a method of determining software license fees for software used intermittently by a plurality of users using the software on a network. The method includes determining active usage of the software by users on the network on various incidents involving the software, ascertaining the total number of unique users using the software at a given time, comparing the ascertained total number with an authorized number, and issuing a signal if the ascertained total number exceeds the authorized number.

Apparatus for licensing software applications

An apparatus for workflow automation includes a server computer and a plurality of client computers. Each client computer has an electronic coupling to the server computer for transmission of information between the server computer and each of the client computers and data entry elements and form interfaces for a user to fill out using the data entry elements. The server and client computers are configured to have a main spreadsheet on the server computer and client spreadsheets on the client computers with data entered in the form interfaces also appearing in the client spreadsheets, links from cells in the main spreadsheet to cells in the client spreadsheets, and directional instructions for sequentially routing data from client and server spreadsheets according to a workflow plan. The server computer is also configured to permit creation or revision of the directional instructions and to permit a user to graphically establish linking of cells to determine a flow of information without having to write lines of programming code.

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Cary, NC, United States of America

Rashid N Khan