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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2003
John R. Ferguson, Concord, MA (US);
Shannon Bradley, Brighton, MA (US);
Stephen A. Canzano, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Sean T. Mckenna, West Roxbury, MA (US);
James R. Tice, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
John R. Ferguson, Concord, MA (US);
Shannon Bradley, Brighton, MA (US);
Stephen A. Canzano, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Sean T. McKenna, West Roxbury, MA (US);
James R. Tice, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
IDX Investment Corporation, South Burlington, VT (US);
Abstract
An enterprise task management system () for managing data maintenance tasks across multiple applications. System () includes a task manager module () and a task engine module (). Task manager module () includes two primary graphical user interfaces: a user interface () and a system administrator interface (). User interface () includes an enterprise task list (), a preview text box (), and an instructions text box (). Task engine module () includes the following sub-modules: ETM system setup () and task generation (). Another aspect of the present invention is a system architecture for centrally managing the creation of tasks. Additional aspects of the present invention include a method of generating data maintenance tasks within an enterprise information system, a method of populating task data fields using task templates, and a method of automatically generating and performing tasks within system ().