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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Francisco M. Valeriano, Torrance, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems herein determine the relative order in which tasks of a workflow are performed based on verified directional processing links of the tasks. This determines the relative processing order of collection tasks based on the directional processing links. These methods and systems further identify which of the collection tasks to perform in parallel based on which of the collection tasks do not use output from other collection tasks. Additionally, these methods and systems determine the relative processing order of each group of tasks. Tasks in the same group provide output to the same collection task. Also, such methods and systems identify which tasks to perform in parallel based on which tasks do not use output from other the tasks within the same group.