Patent ID: 8935334
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer method for managing a work flow collaborative file having a GUI including a display and a selection device for displaying a procedural framework, the method comprising the steps of: accessing one or more user computers in the shared space in the network, wherein the shared space is created by interaction of executable codes in a host and a user application and the shared space is described by a session attribute list; loading a media application with a plurality of tools into one or more user computers; using a stage manager tool from the media application to stage and correlate a plurality of media-layers, and ordering the media-layers, according to spatial, temporal and relational coordinate data in the user application, wherein the media-layers data are described by at least one file descriptor inputting multi type content including one or more of text documents, graphic images, video images, audio or data files into the shared space; providing one or more procedural framework templates to a workflow process with specific layouts; providing plug-ins for each type content with in the workflow process; selecting a procedural framework template for the creation of a workflow process; adding one or more sections to the procedural framework template that include: (1) a content process section that includes at least one item comprising (a) steps to be performed or (b) content materials; (2) a discussion point section that optionally includes one or more of a topic of discussion item corresponding to one item of the content process section; (3) an approval section that optionally includes one or more of an approval item corresponding to one item of the content process section; and (4) a hand-off section that optionally includes one or more of a hand-off item corresponding to one item of the content process section; storing state of the procedural framework by a user at any time during its use or in response to a user approved initiation signal, indicating that an item within a section has been completed.