Patent ID: 7672853
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method in a computing system, the method comprising: receiving a first approval request among a plurality of approval requests from a first application program; in response to receiving a query from at least one approver for additional information regarding the first approval request, invoking the first application program to retrieve the additional information regarding the first approval request; receiving a second approval request among said plurality of approval requests from a second application program, wherein in response to receiving a query from said at least one approver for additional information regarding the second approval request, invoking the second application program to retrieve the additional information regarding the second approval request; presenting the first approval request and the second approval request to said at least one approver within a single user interface for reviewing and acting on the plurality of approval requests; and allowing said at least one approver to apply a common action to multiple approval requests from said plurality of approval requests via a single interaction with said single user interface.