The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shoichi Kogiso, Nagoya, JP;
Takamasa Ohashi, Toyoake, JP;
Yusuke Kuchiwaki, Nagoya, JP;
Masakazu Furukawa, Yoro, JP;
Masahiro Fukuda, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Ikezaki, Yatomi, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A control unit of a workflow control apparatus identifies, among tasks included in a plurality of workflows, tasks using the same resource based on workflow definition information, and determines the execution sequence of the identified tasks based on the content of each of the identified tasks defined in the workflow definition information. The control unit identifies, among the identified tasks, one or more tasks whose execution is omissible based on the content of each of the identified tasks and the execution sequence of the identified tasks.