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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Daniel F. Emerson, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel F. Emerson, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and/or techniques ('tools') for specifying and managing consolidated ticket packages in workflows are provided. In some aspects, the tools may request and receive indications of capabilities of devices that may participate in a workflow, and may generate ticket packages based on the device capabilities, with the ticket packages being consolidated across the workflow. In other aspects, the tools may provide the device capabilities upon request, and may receive job requests that include the ticket packages. In still other aspects, the tools may present a user interface that includes representations of one or more workflows, may receive from a user a selection of one of the workflows, and may present information from a ticket package related to the selected workflow.