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Workflow product navigation system
Assignee: Oracle America Inc
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Filing: 1996-07-03
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Granted: 1999-05-18
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Expires: 2016-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A workflow or product navigation system includes a single top-level screen which allows access to all aspects of the product information through selection of a single entry. The top-level screen includes a menu bar, a plurality of selectable icon push buttons in an icon area for directing inquiry to all aspects of the product information, and a product listing area. A user may select from several orderings of the icons to most efficiently access the product data. In particular, the icons are arranged in a preselected order as determined according to a business unit default definition. The user may select an alternative user-defined selection and ordering of icons, or a list of all icons in a predefined, fixed order. The icons on the top-level screen convey many details regarding the status of the product information. An icon, on its face, designates the user-access status of the information as read-write or read-only access. If a user has no access to information underlying the icon, no icon is displayed. An icon, on its face, expresses the data-content status of the information as being unfilled, copied from another source, or saved.
Inventors
- 👤 Frankie Lau
- 👤 Bangalore D. Madhuchandra
- 👤 Theresa Brown
- 👤 Nagendra Nagarajayya
- 👤 Nandita Gupta
- 👤 Ling (Leland) Chen
- 👤 Lani Stalun
- 👤 Ashok Gourishety
- 👤 Sarma Ballamudi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:41
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A method for a workflow navigation system for navigating a database and displaying a list of a plurality of database entries comprising: presenting on a display device a plurality of items to assist an interactive exchange with a user, including: a first input field for specifying a product identification number, a second input field for displaying a product name, a third input field for specifying a display order of a plurality of workflow display icons in one of a predetermined order and a user defined order, an icon area for displaying the plurality of workflow display icons according to the specified order, the icon area being indicative of a status of each product in the list and accessibility to a particular icon display screen, and a product listing area for displaying a list of products for which data are stored in the database, and navigating the database by interacting with the displayed plurality of items.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
155 words
A method for a workflow navigation system for navigating a database and displaying a list of a plurality of database entries comprising: presenting on a display device a plurality of items to assist an interactive exchange with a user, including: a first input field for specifying a product identification number, a second input field for displaying a product name, a third input field for specifying a display order of a plurality of workflow display icons in one of a predetermined order and a user defined order, an icon area for displaying the plurality of workflow display icons according to the specified order, the icon area being indicative of a status of each product in the list and accessibility to a particular icon display screen, and a product listing area for displaying a list of products for which data are stored in the database, and navigating the database by interacting with the displayed plurality of items.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1, further comprising: deriving the list via a sequence of interactions between the user and the database.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 1, further comprising: presenting, by a appearance of the workflow display icons, a status of the display screen indicated by an icon, the status of the screen including the status of unfilled, copied, and saved.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 1, further comprising: presenting, by an appearance of the icons, a status of the display screen indicated by the icon, the access of the screen to the user including the accesses of read-write, read-only, and no access.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the list is a product list.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 1, further comprising: deriving the list via a sequence of interactions between the user and the database, and filtering the list using a security filter which eliminates list element for which the user is denied access.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined order of the plurality of workflow display icons is selected from a business unit order, a user-specified order, and an ALL-inclusive order.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
191 words
A system for a workflow navigation system for navigating a database and displaying a list of a plurality of database entries comprising: a computer system coupled to the database and including a processor coupled to a storage and a display device coupled to the processor; a program code executing on the processor and including: a routine for presenting on a display device a plurality of items to assist an interactive exchange with a user, including: a first input field for specifying a product identification number, a second input field for displaying a product name, a third input field for specifying a display order of a plurality of workflow display icons in one of a predetermined order and a user defined order, an icon area for displaying the plurality of workflow display icons according to the specified order, the icon area being indicative of a status of each product in the list and accessibility to a particular icon display screen, and a product listing area for displaying a list of products for which data are stored in the database, and a routine for navigating the database by interacting with the displayed items.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
191 words
A system for a workflow navigation system for navigating a database and displaying a list of a plurality of database entries comprising: a computer system coupled to the database and including a processor coupled to a storage and a display device coupled to the processor; a program code executing on the processor and including: a routine for presenting on a display device a plurality of items to assist an interactive exchange with a user, including: a first input field for specifying a product identification number, a second input field for displaying a product name, a third input field for specifying a display order of a plurality of workflow display icons in one of a predetermined order and a user defined order, an icon area for displaying the plurality of workflow display icons according to the specified order, the icon area being indicative of a status of each product in the list and accessibility to a particular icon display screen, and a product listing area for displaying a list of products for which data are stored in the database, and a routine for navigating the database by interacting with the displayed items.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for deriving the list via a sequence of interactions between the user and the database.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for presenting, by an appearance of the workflow display icons, a status of the display screen indicated by an icon, the status of the screen including the status of unfilled, copied, and saved.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for presenting, by an appearance of the workflow display icons, a status of the display screen indicated by the icon, the access of the screen to the user including the accesses of read-write, read-only, and no access.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein the list is a product list.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for deriving the list via a sequence of interactions between the user and the database, and a routine for filtering the list using a security filter which eliminates list elements for which the user is denied access.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined order of the plurality of workflow display icons is selected from a business unit order, a user-specified order, and an ALL-inclusive order.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
194 words
A method of providing a workflow navigation system for navigating a database and displaying a list of a plurality of database entries comprising: providing a computer system coupled to the database and including a processor coupled to a storage and a display device coupled to the processor; providing a program code executing on the processor and including: a routine for presenting on a display device a plurality of items to assist an interactive exchange with a user, including: a first input field for specifying a product identification number, a second input field for displaying a product name, a third input field for specifying a display order of a plurality of workflow display icons in one of a predetermined order and a user defined order, an icon area for displaying the plurality of wotkflow display icons according to the specified order, the icon area being indicative of a status of each product in the list and accessibility to a particular icon display screen, and a product listing area for displaying a list of products for which data are stored in the database, and a routine for navigating the database by interacting with the displayed items.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
194 words
A method of providing a workflow navigation system for navigating a database and displaying a list of a plurality of database entries comprising: providing a computer system coupled to the database and including a processor coupled to a storage and a display device coupled to the processor; providing a program code executing on the processor and including: a routine for presenting on a display device a plurality of items to assist an interactive exchange with a user, including: a first input field for specifying a product identification number, a second input field for displaying a product name, a third input field for specifying a display order of a plurality of workflow display icons in one of a predetermined order and a user defined order, an icon area for displaying the plurality of wotkflow display icons according to the specified order, the icon area being indicative of a status of each product in the list and accessibility to a particular icon display screen, and a product listing area for displaying a list of products for which data are stored in the database, and a routine for navigating the database by interacting with the displayed items.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for deriving the list via a sequence of interactions between the user and the database.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for presenting, by an appearance of the workflow display icons, a status of the display screen indicated by an icon, the status of the screen including the status of unfilled, copied, and saved.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for presenting, by in appearance of the workflow display icons, a status of the display screen indicated by the icon, the access of the screen to the user including the accesses of read-write, read-only, and no access.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for deriving the list via a sequence of interactions between the user and the database, and a routine for filtering the list using a security filter which eliminates list elements for which the user is denied access.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the predetermined order of the plurality of workflow display icons is selected from a business unit order, a user-specified order, and an ALL-inclusive order.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
179 words
An article of manufacture comprising: a non-volatile storage; a plurality of instructional sections stored in the non-volatile storage, the instructional sections providing a graphical user interface (GUI) application for a workflow navigation system executable on a computer system, the GUI application comprising: a routine for presenting on a display device a plurality of items to assist an interactive exchange with a user, including: a first input field for specifying a product identification number, a second input field for displaying a product name, a third input field for specifying a display order of a plurality of workflow display icons in one of a predetermined order and a user defined order, an icon area for displaying the plurality of workflow display icons according to the specified order, the icon area being indicative of a status of each product in the list and accessibility to a particular icon display screen, and a product listing area for displaying a list of products for which data are stored in the database, and a routine for navigating the database by interacting with the displayed items.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
179 words
An article of manufacture comprising: a non-volatile storage; a plurality of instructional sections stored in the non-volatile storage, the instructional sections providing a graphical user interface (GUI) application for a workflow navigation system executable on a computer system, the GUI application comprising: a routine for presenting on a display device a plurality of items to assist an interactive exchange with a user, including: a first input field for specifying a product identification number, a second input field for displaying a product name, a third input field for specifying a display order of a plurality of workflow display icons in one of a predetermined order and a user defined order, an icon area for displaying the plurality of workflow display icons according to the specified order, the icon area being indicative of a status of each product in the list and accessibility to a particular icon display screen, and a product listing area for displaying a list of products for which data are stored in the database, and a routine for navigating the database by interacting with the displayed items.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
31 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 21, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for deriving the list via a sequence of interactions between the user and the database.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
49 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 21, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for presenting, by an appearance of the workflow display icons, a status of the display screen indicated by an icon, the status of the screen including the status of unfilled, copied, and saved.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
53 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 21, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for presenting, by an appearance of the workflow display icons, a status of the display screen indicated by the icon, the access of the screen to the user including the accesses of read-write, read-only, and no access.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 21, wherein the list is a product list.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
53 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 21, wherein the program code further comprises: a routine for deriving the list via a sequence of interactions between the user and the database, and a routine for filtering the list using a security filter which eliminates list elements for which the user is denied access.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
33 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 21, wherein the predetermined order of the plurality of workflow display icons is selected from a business unit order, a user-specified order, and an ALL-inclusive order.
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