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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2002
Jai Yu, Fremont, CA (US);
Karn Choi, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephan Otto Brunner, Lafayetta, CA (US);
DO Joon Ra, Mountain View, CA (US);
Guo Chew Lam, Foster City, CA (US);
Aibek Musaev, San Mateo, CA (US);
Ashley Grant Stirrup, Burlingame, CA (US);
Tarri E. Furlong, San Leandro, CA (US);
Yong LI, Fremont, CA (US);
Jai Yu, Fremont, CA (US);
Karn Choi, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephan Otto Brunner, Lafayetta, CA (US);
Do Joon Ra, Mountain View, CA (US);
Guo Chew Lam, Foster City, CA (US);
Aibek Musaev, San Mateo, CA (US);
Ashley Grant Stirrup, Burlingame, CA (US);
Tarri E. Furlong, San Leandro, CA (US);
Yong Li, Fremont, CA (US);
Siebel Systems, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A facility for guiding users through a series of steps or tasks, often associated with a process, is described. The facility assigns tasks or steps to users having roles identified with the task or step. The role associated with the task or step may change depending on the state of the task or step. When the role associated with a task or step changes, the facility may assign the task or step to another user. The facility guides a user through a task or step by providing instructions and other information, such as data tables and user input fields, that may be used to complete the task or step. The facility provides for the definition of processes by allowing users to specify tasks, steps and instructions relating to processes.