Patent ID: 8725549
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method in a computer system for paperless business work-flow review and management comprising: a) receiving at a first computer an interactive electronic document from an originator computer; b) modifying a state associated with said interactive electronic document by said first computer to indicate a waiting for approval state, wherein said waiting for approval state prohibits editing of said interactive electronic document; c) concurrently transmitting to a plurality of workflow computers said interactive electronic document from said first computer; d) concurrently receiving at said first computer first sets of data from said plurality of workflow computers, wherein said first sets of data indicates an approval of said interactive electronic document; updating an approval list of said interactive electronic document by said first computer based on said first sets of data, wherein said approval list comprises a list of all received approvals of said interactive electronic document; e) receiving at said first computer a second set of data from a first one of said plurality of workflow computers, wherein said second set of data indicates a rejection of said interactive electronic document; modifying said state associated with said interactive electronic document by said first computer to indicate a rejection state; and transmitting said interactive electronic document to said originator computer by said first computer; f) receiving at said first computer a third set of data from said first one of said plurality of workflow computers, wherein said third set of data indicates an unrejection of said interactive electronic document; verifying said originating computer has not modified said interactive electronic document by said first computer; modifying said state associated with said interactive electronic document by said first computer to indicate said waiting for approval state; and restoring said approval list of said interactive electronic document; g) receiving at said first computer a final set of data from a final one of said plurality of workflow computers, wherein said final set of data indicates approval of said interactive electronic document and said first computer has received a set of data indicating approval of said interactive electronic document from each of said plurality of workflow computers; modifying said state associated with said interactive electronic document by said first computer to indicate an approved state; and electronically processing said interactive electronic document; h) electronically verifying said electronic processing of the approved interactive electronic document; and i) electronically archiving said verified interactive electronic document.