Patent ID: 7769807
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a workgroup connected to a workflow engine; a server computer connected to the workflow engine by a secure transmission link; a first program residing and operating on a client computer associated with the workflow engine; and a second program residing and operating at the server computer; wherein first program contains instructions to cause the client computer to asynchronously create a workflow representation from a workflow of the workgroup, and to send the workflow representation to the second program; wherein the second program contains instructions to cause the server computer to perform a plurality of operations on the workflow representation and, wherein the plurality of operations comprises instructions to identify the workflow representation, interrogate the workflow representation, and determine a plurality of steps being performed by the workflow representation; and wherein the second program further comprises instructions to validate a checksum and, wherein the instructions to validate the checksum further comprise instructions to perform a checksum on the workflow representation and to determine, by a processor of the policy validation server using the checksum, what operation is being executed with the workflow.