Patent ID: 6604124
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
A system for automatically managing workflow, comprising:a first computer that generates a job packet containing a set of computer-readable indicators that represent a user-specified set of job steps associated with a current job; and a central computer that receives the job packet from the first computer, selects a scribe from a list of available scribes, and automatically forwards a job request to a scribe computer associated with the selected scribe, the job request containing an electronic file to be processed by the selected scribe; wherein the first computer and the scribe computer are coupled to the central computer via a global communications network, wherein the job is assigned a priority designation, and wherein the central computer transmits a status inquiry to the scribe computer to determine whether a current job step can be performed in accordance with the priority designation and, if the central computer determines that the current job step can not be performed in accordance with the priority designation, then the central computer forwards the job request to a second scribe computer.