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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Todd E. Johnson, Chatfield, MN (US);
John E. Petri, St. Charles, MN (US);
Inventors:
Todd E. Johnson, Chatfield, MN (US);
John E. Petri, St. Charles, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06311 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06316 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06398 (2013.01);
Abstract
A workflow system allows defining criteria for an automated task agent to perform tasks for a participant automatically without input from the participant at the time the task is performed. Automated tasks are performed by an automated task agent according to the participant's history in performing similar tasks in the past. Tasks completed by automated task agents are displayed to a user in a manner that distinguishes automated tasks from manual tasks.