Integration of groupware with activity based management via facilitated work sessions

Patent 5790847 Issued on August 4, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 4, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 248617 filed on 05/23/1994

US Classes:

707/4, Query formulation, input preparation, or translation118/500, WORK HOLDERS, OR HANDLING DEVICES707/1, DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING707/9, Privileged access707/10, Distributed or remote access707/102, Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface)707/203Version management

Examiners

Primary: Black, Thomas G.
Assistant: Lewis, Michael

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Belk; Michael E., Clarkson; Douglas M.

International Class

G06F 017/30

Abstract

A network application for automatically formatting and printing documents to be used as product planning manuals organizational personnel in determining product cost based on activities performed to produce the product. Output documents can also be dispersed among organizational personnel to provide common information for integrated strategic planning. Facilitated collaborative work sessions among work groups inputting and sharing comments and ideas provide starting data to the network application.