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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1995
Gilbert W Goodridge, Lexington, SC (US);
Michael J Komichak, Alexandria, VA (US);
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented task workflow management system is provided which includes a workflow engine. The workflow engine routes tasks in a predetermined task execution sequence to one or more workers. In addition, the workflow engine provides access to data and documents required by each worker to complete a particular task. A rule evaluator mechanism is operatively coupled to the workflow engine to evaluate a plurality of rules describing the predetermined task execution sequence such that the workflow management system is rule-based. An external program execution mechanism is operatively coupled to the rule evaluator mechanism to execute a program instruction external to the workflow management system such that functionality of the workflow management system can be extended beyond a core workflow management feature set in the workflow engine.