Method of interconnecting computers and computer network

Details Method of interconnecting computers and computer network Method of interconnecting computers and computer network

2006-04-18

2006-04-18

Jaroenchonwanit, Bunjob (Department: 2152)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

Processing agent

C709S237000, C709S249000, C717S103000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07031999

ABSTRACT:
A method and a computer network for interconnecting a first server computer (112) of a service requestor (1) and a second server computer (122) of a service provider (2), each of the first server computer (112) and the second server computer (122) being connected to at least one client computer (111, 121), the first server computer (112) running a first workflow management system application (3), and the second server computer (122) running a second workflow management system application (4), the method comprising providing a first and a second connector application (5a, 6a) for permitting the first server computer (112) access to a copy of the first connector application (5a) and for permitting the second server computer (122) access to a copy of the second connector application (6a), wherein the copies of the first and the second connector application (5a, 6a) each comprises a connection agreement (8, 12) for a first work task (7) of a first workflow instance (18) encompassed by the first workflow management system application (3).

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