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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Kayama, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1275 (2013.01); G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1205 (2013.01); G06F 3/1253 (2013.01);
Abstract
Information that identifies an order of a plurality of work processes used to produce a product is stored. A parameter for a work process is set and an instruction to add the work process to the plurality of work processes based on user input on a work-process setting screen is issued. In accordance with the information for identifying an order of the plurality of work processes, the work process is added to the plurality of work processes according to the instruction, and a workflow including information regarding the order of the work process and the set parameter for the work process is generated.