Claims
- 1. A system having a plurality of processes including one or more client processes for execution on a client computer and one or more server processes for execution on a server computer that is in a communications network with said client computer, said plurality of processes comprising the steps of:
(a) executing a first client process including:
(i) assembling a record set having a MIME declaration header, said declaration header having a multipart content type and a content sub-type indicative of a workflow media type; (ii) assembling a binary file having encoded therein a workflow specification; (iii) transmitting said record set and said binary file by a communications network; (b) executing a second client process including:
(i) receiving said record set and said binary file; (ii) decoding said workflow specification; and (iii) using an application program to execute the decoded workflow specification.
- 2. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein using an application program to execute the decoded workflow specification includes displaying at least as portion of the decoded workflow specification upon a display device.
- 3. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the decoded workflow specification includes one or more executable steps, and wherein the application program executes the one or more executable steps.
- 4. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions carried thereon in a software component including one or more client processes for execution on a client computer and one or more server processes for execution on a server computer that is in a communications network with said client computer, said software component comprising the steps of:
(a) executing a first client process including:
(i) assembling a record set having a MIME declaration header, said declaration header having a multipart content type and a content sub-type indicative of a workflow media type; (ii) assembling a binary file having encoded therein a workflow specification; (iii) transmitting said record set and said binary file by a communications network; (b) executing a second client process including:
(i) receiving said record set and said binary file; (ii) decoding said workflow specification; and (iii) using an application program to execute the decoded workflow specification.
- 5. The software component as defined in claim 4, wherein using an application program to execute the decoded workflow specification includes displaying at least as portion of the decoded workflow specification upon a display device.
- 6. The software component as defined in claim 4, wherein the decoded workflow specification includes one or more executable steps, and wherein the application program executes the one or more executable steps.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/200,878 filed Nov. 30, 1998 entitled System, Method and Computer Program Product for Workflow Processing Using Internet Interoperable Electronic Program Messaging with Mime Multipart Content Type, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09200878 |
Nov 1998 |
US |
Child |
10115858 |
Apr 2002 |
US |