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Method for creating a workflow

CA 2393372 A1 · Owner: Oce-Technologies B.V. · Inventors: Dortmans, Henricus Michiel Johannes Maria

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A method for creating a workflow including at least one structured process with, interdependent tasks, and a composite object involved in the process is provided. The method includes defining a model of the object describing the composite , object, as an aggregate of constituent elements wherein each element is an instance , of an element type; creating a general workflow by modelling the process as a structured, graph comprising tasks with an associated element type connected according to , their, dependencies; and associating tasks with elements according to their type to create a, specific workflow. The method comprises rearranging the tasks on the basis of the, associated element …

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  • Filed July 15, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 15, 2022.
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FiledJuly 15, 2002
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedJuly 15, 2022
Patent numberCA 2393372 A1
Classification (IPC)G06Q10/06

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