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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Gabriel J. Hall, Woodinville, WA (US);
JongHwa Lim, Seoul, KR;
Chetan Dandekar, Seattle, WA (US);
TaeSuk Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Seung Wook Son, Seoul, KR;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for providing client application integration for workflow management includes receiving a verification file, accessing a file through a client application, determining, based on the verification file, whether the accessed file includes a reference to a workflow component of a workflow stored on a server, retrieving the workflow component from the server, and displaying the workflow component referenced by the accessed file via an in-line user interface of the client application, further including displaying at least one selectable workflow management option for managing the workflow component using the client application.