Patent ID: 9111253
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for tracking time associated with a workflow task, the method comprising: a groupware client application accessing a service of one or more backend applications of a backend server through a groupware server, the accessing via a network interface of the groupware client application coupled to the groupware server, the one or more backend applications of the backend server communicating with the groupware server via a groupware interface of the backend server; providing in a graphical user interface of the groupware client application a workflow object representing a workflow task; associating with the workflow object a time period, a project code, and an identifier of a groupware client application user participating in the workflow task; in response to an event indicating completion of the workflow task, automatically bypassing the groupware server in communicating from the groupware client application to the backend server, the bypassing including transmitting information to a backend application of the backend server through a business process client extension of the groupware client application, the business process client extension distinct from the network interface, wherein the transmitting information to the backend application is independent of the network interface of the groupware client application coupled to the groupware server, the information including the time period, the project code, and the identifier; and with the business process client extension, integrating business process tasks into the graphical user interface of the groupware client application, the integrating enabling the groupware client application user to act on enterprise information from within the graphical user interface.