Patent ID: 7031999

Claim:
A method of interconnecting a first server computer ( 112 ) of a service requestor ( 1 ) and a second server computer ( 122 ) of a service provider ( 2 ), each of said first server computer ( 112 ) and said second server computer ( 122 ) being connected to at least one client computer ( 111 , 121 ); said first server computer ( 112 ) running a first workflow management system application ( 3 ), and said second server computer ( 122 ) running a second workflow management system application ( 4 ); said method comprising providing a first and a second connector application ( 5 a , 6 a ) for permitting said first server computer ( 112 ) access to a copy of said first connector application ( 5 a ) and for permitting said second server computer ( 122 ) access to a copy of said second connector application ( 6 a ); wherein said copies of said first and said second connector application ( 5 a , 6 a ) each comprises a connection agreement ( 8 , 12 ) for a first work task ( 7 ) of a first workflow instance ( 18 ) encompassed by said first workflow management system application ( 3 ); which copy of said first connector application ( 5 a ) further comprises a first mapping table ( 9 ) including a first service terminology ( 9 a ) and a common terminology ( 9 b , 13 b ), and which copy of said second connector application ( 6 a ) further comprises a second mapping table ( 13 ) including a second service terminology ( 13 a ) and said common terminology ( 9 b , 13 b ); said first work task ( 7 ) being transposed by said first mapping table ( 9 ) from said first service terminology ( 9 a ) into an input data set (ip 1 , ip 2 ) in said common terminology ( 9 b , 13 b ); said input data set (ip 1 , ip 2 ) being marshalled to said second server computer ( 122 ) over a common connection ( 17 ), and said marshalled input data set (ip 1 , ip 2 ) being transposed to a second work task ( 15 ) by said second mapping table ( 13 ) from said common terminology ( 9 b , 13 b ) into said second service terminology ( 13 a ), and said second work task ( 15 ) being processed by said second workflow management system application ( 4 ).