Patent ID: 6065009
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-based system comprising one or more computers storing an implementation of a process-model for a workflow-process-environment, said computer-based system comprising:said process-model managed and executed by said computer-based system;at least one event-activity encompassed by said process-model, said event-activity being implemented as an activity of said workflow-process-environment, said event-activity associated with an event, has associated with it an input-container and/or an output-container, is the source and/or target of one or more control-connectors, is the source and/or target of one or more data-connectors, and wherein said event-activity is associated with a notification-mechanism defining at least one action to be performed by the workflow-process-environment if said event-activity is not completed within a freely defined time period;said event-activity managing an event occurring internal or external to the workflow-process-environment, andwherein said event is implemented by an event-generator.