Patent ID: 9645696
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q

Claim:
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices, comprising instructions executable by one or more processors of a computing device to implement a workflow authoring system configured to generate a location-aware workflow, the generation comprising: invoking a visual editor, the visual editor configured to: receive inputs specifying a sequence of tasks of an initial workflow; insert a node in the initial workflow, the node defining a decision point in the initial workflow, the decision point making a decision based upon a geographic location; display a map in the visual editor; and responsive to receiving an input to select one or more regions of the map, mark the one or more selected regions with boundaries that indicate the selected regions of the map, the decision point comparing the geographic location with the one or more selected regions to determine a branch to follow in the sequence of tasks after the decision point, the determination being based on the geographic location being within one of the one or more selected regions, and the branch being associated with the one of the one or more selected regions.