Patent ID: 11868936
Assignee: THOMSON REUTERS ENTERPRISE CENTRE GMBH
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. A computer implemented method for managing workflow of a service provider, embodied as instructions stored in non-transitory computer memory which, when executed by a computer processor, are configured to:
receive a first project template specifying one or more tasks to be performed by one or more service providers in connection with a first project, wherein the one or more tasks are correlated with respective portions of a factual matrix describing a set of facts associated with the first project;
transmit, using an application programming interface (API), a first binary encoded signal associated with a prompt to a graphical user interface of a user computing device associated with at least one of the one or more service providers, wherein the first binary encoded signal is configured to render the prompt via the graphical user interface to inform the at least one of the one or more service providers to perform a particular document drafting task specified by the first project template;
recognize, via execution of a recommendation engine by the computer processor, the nature of the particular document drafting task and, based on such recognition, determine a relevant template of the document to be drafted in a word processing tool;
configure a first portion of the graphical user interface for rendering of first visual data associated with guidance for the particular document drafting task and a second portion of the graphical user interface for receiving input data related to the particular document drafting task;
provide a plug-in program component within the word processing tool to provide real-time monitoring with respect to drafting of the document, wherein the plug-in program component is configured to assist with the recording of a time entry;
extract metadata generated by the plug-in program component indicating an amount of time spent by at least one service provider using the word processing tool for the particular document drafting task;
configure a third portion of the graphical user interface for rendering of second visual data associated with the extracted metadata, wherein the second visual data provides a human-interpretable representation of the amount of time spent using the word processing tool for the particular document drafting task;
receive, using the API, a second binary encoded signal transmitted via the graphical user interface of the user computing device, the second binary encoded signal comprising an indication from the at least one service provider that the particular document drafting task has been completed, and the second binary encoded signal configured to engage the computer processor to execute one or more instructions to store an update in the factual matrix that the particular document drafting task has been completed by the at least one service provider;
based on entries in the factual matrix, configure a fourth portion of the graphical user interface for receiving additional input data related to first project; and
receive an indication related to development of a second project.