Patent ID: 8447868

Claim:
A network-connected computer system comprising: a task management component operatively coupled to a communications network, the task management component including a session manager that facilitates transmission of information to at least one remote device over the communications network, the task management component further comprising a node generator that translates at least one of input specifications and/or response data into nodes configured to function independently of the state of the communication link between the task management component and the at least one remote device to provide useful workflow and remote device control instructions even in the absence of reliable communication between the task management component and the at least one disparate remote device, the node generator providing nodes constituting a collection of managed objects or managed object representations effective to control aspects of the at least one remote device, the nodes comprising an integrated definition of an application and associated data, the nodes specifying how and when they should be synchronized, the nodes being configured to control the processing of multiple data types.