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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Kazunori Takatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsushi Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazunori Takatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsushi Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disclosed workflow management method includes a workflow starting step of determining a workflow based on one or more tags attached to a workflow document, attaching a status tag and a participant tag to the workflow document, and starting the workflow; and a review/approval step of requesting review and/or approval of the workflow document based on the status tag and the participant tag and updating the status tag and the participant tag after the review and/or approval.