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us United States cz) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2013/0198624 Al oy oy 3) en @ (@) () Aymeloglu et al. DOCUMENT ows ASE WORK\ Applicant: lantr Technologies, Inc. Palo Ato, cA) Inventors Andrew Aymelogla, Palo Ao, CA (US); Nicholas Miyake, Palo Alto, CA (US); Brandon Burr, Palo Alto, CA (US); Derek Cicerone, Palo Alto, CA (US); Kevin Simer, Palo Alio, CA (US) Garry Tan, Sua Fruncisco, CA US) Assignee: PALANTIR TECHNOLOGH Palo Alto, CA (US) Appl. Now 13779 Filed: Mar 13,2013, Related U.S. Application Data Continuation of aplication No, 12/856,310, filed on Sep. 9, 2008, now Pat. No. 8 429,194, Provisional application No, 61/097,059, fled on Sep. 15, 2008, provisional application No. 61/122,695, filed on Dee. 15, 2008, U! S 2013 986241 (4s) Pub, Dat ‘Aug. 1, 2013 Publication Classification G1) Inte G6 570486 2006.01) @) v. cee GOOF 3486 2013.01) USPC 715273 6 ABSTRACT A workflow application allows users to store, manage, and perform tasks reated to workflows comprised of ordered sets ‘of documents. The application provides an interface fore Sting and managing a workfiw, Each document added to the ‘workflow is assigned toa particular position in the workliow Via the interface, the user saves data defining the workflow. In this manner, the workflow may be shared or preserved for subsequent re-use, The application allows a aserto perform Various tasks with respect to the Woekew. Via an interface ‘control presented by the application, the user instigates sch tasks. In response, the aplication causes the tsk to be pe formed for each document inthe workflow in an order cotre= sponding to the arrangement of the documents within the ‘workilow. For example, he application may render and print each document in the workflow. Or the application may ‘gener a combined workflow report. 400 ait ‘search worktiows we ‘ B Workflow Seon SSI” amet’ 449 oa re wana, See ve Targa o Bn Jeon | orn NGS ta aose e008 7 a0 a 4210 = ac Dentoradusted : ( Beanie aner @ \ cx = 4230 4210” | is Defator2, ajusted ve] 4260, a taviomsaeninicizunizony [4200] 8 Worktlow yeoman | 4230 a 4286, Patent Application Publication Aug. 1, 2013. Sheet 1 of US 2013/0198624 AI FIG. 1 t00 110 Receive input identifying a plurality of documents to be added to the workflow 7 120 Receive input identifying an ordering of the documents within the workflow ¥v 130 Save data indicating workflow —————————— 140 Transmit the data to another user for viewing and editing Patent Application Publication Aug. 1, 2013 Sheet 2 of S US 2013/0198624 AI FIG. 2 200 210 Read saved data indicating a workflow 220 Display a graphical representation of the workflow 230 Receive input that selects a particular workflow position t 240 Present menu of actions for performing with respect to the document at the particular workflow position t 250 Receive input selecting an action to be performed with respect to the document at the selected position t 260 Cause selected action to be performed with respect to’ the document at the selected position a 270 Take actions with respect to non-selected documents in the workflow in order to maintain consistency Patent Application Publication FIG. 3 ee Receive user input selecting a particular task-related control Aug. 1, 2013. Sheet 3 of 5 US 2013/0198624 AI 300 310 Read saved data indicating a workflow, 320 7 Iteratively cause the task to be performed for each document in the workflow, according to the document 330 ordering for the workflow 340 Merge results from performing the task} into a single workflow result Aug. 12013. Sheet 4 of 5 ‘US 2013/0198624 AL Patent Application Publication weep (ae) 2nourcep unsts . — Fehr . oer S wo sayeq Arenigeg Arenuer ep aezr azer i venassep eor{ moa cave) TD By maens paysnipe ‘z s01eueq : pate alee eee a aa BEF asap 8 ‘ else“ 0 wneren> Me Ne oly Obey Pevenipe ‘1 soweued pS mae | fred a02e oer Beem Cy aizyRomeoeees Ue Breh VEGP- peecess i weys _- BIBL 8A g 019s Yoek: om vier ZIV —"enaep. aaa” niin MOIPHOM @ scien tose bie oor yOld Aug. 12013. Sheet 5 of 5 US 2013/0198624 AI Patent Application Publication ASH 97g =) ee ees: oS 1 ‘UBAYAS 1 ws Te 00S mf! a yaoman a BOVSUSINI WE ror NOLWOINNWINOO yossz00ud 20s sna ws OuLNOS xosuno Wwe ZOINad LNdNI J 30130 a0vUO1s os we we ANOWAW Nivi aes Avndsia g ‘Bid US 2013/0198624 AI DOCUMENT-BASED WORKFLOWS PRIORITY CLAIM {0001} This application claims benefit under 35 USC. $120 as a Continuation of US. patent application Ser. No 12/886,310, filed Sop. 9, 2009, which claims the benefit of Provisional Application 61/097,059, entitled “Collaborative Interface Enhancements" and fled Sep. 15, 2008, and which also claims the benefit of Provisional Application 61/122, 698, entitled “WorkFlows, Seroenshot Technigues, and Shar= ing information across Servers” an filed Dec. 15, 2008, The ‘entire contents of each ofthese three applications are hereby ‘ncomporated by reference forall purposes as if fully set orth herein. 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