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US6101481A
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Task management system
Assignee: Taskey Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1997-01-15
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Granted: 2000-08-08
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Expires: 2017-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A method is described of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, in which the method includes: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for the task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for the task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for the task and/or an administrator, the method utilizes a data processing assembly operable under the control of program means embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a task management system for coordinating the plurality of tasks, and the task management system includes: transfer means for transferring the task details to and/or between the task personnel and controllers; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that the recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by the task personnel for the task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that the modifications to a task or the task details for a task can only be made by the task controller for the task and/or the administrator.
Inventors
- 👤 Neil G. Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:41
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/06; G06Q10/063; G06Q10/0631; G06Q10/06311
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator; said method utilising a data processing assembly operable under the control of program means embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a task management system for coordinating said plurality of tasks, said task management system including: transfer means for transferring said task details to and/or between said task personnel and controllers; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that said recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by the task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that said modifications to a task or said task details for a task can only be made by the task controller for said task and/or said administrator.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
249 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator; said method utilising a data processing assembly operable under the control of program means embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a task management system for coordinating said plurality of tasks, said task management system including: transfer means for transferring said task details to and/or between said task personnel and controllers; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that said recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by the task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that said modifications to a task or said task details for a task can only be made by the task controller for said task and/or said administrator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said task details are related and identified by means of a task breakdown structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said task details when transferred are displayed to said task controller and said task personnel.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
300 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator; said method utilizing a data processing assembly operable under the control of program means embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a task management system for coordinating said plurality of tasks, said task management system including: transfer means for transferring said task details to and/or between said task personnel and controllers; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that said recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by the task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that said modifications to a task or said task details for a task can only be made by the task controller for said task and/or said administrator; and wherein a task or task details for a task are modified by any one or more of the following operations: moving a single task; moving a block of tasks; deleting a task; completing a task action; merging tasks; merging task details; copying and pasting a task, and templating a task.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
300 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator; said method utilizing a data processing assembly operable under the control of program means embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a task management system for coordinating said plurality of tasks, said task management system including: transfer means for transferring said task details to and/or between said task personnel and controllers; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that said recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by the task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that said modifications to a task or said task details for a task can only be made by the task controller for said task and/or said administrator; and wherein a task or task details for a task are modified by any one or more of the following operations: moving a single task; moving a block of tasks; deleting a task; completing a task action; merging tasks; merging task details; copying and pasting a task, and templating a task.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein a said operation includes any one or more of the following: adjusting the details of a task in accordance with child task time blowout; adjusting the details of a task in accordance with parent task time blowout; checking that a parent task is started when a child task of the parent has begun, and updating progress of a parent task when progress of a child task of the parent has changed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
148 words
A management system for coordinating a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of task personnel identified as being directly involved in carrying out each task and controlled by a task controller having sole responsibility for each task, each of the tasks having task details relevant thereto, said system including: transfer means for transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that modifications to a task or task details for a task can only be made by the task controller and/or an administrator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
148 words
A management system for coordinating a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of task personnel identified as being directly involved in carrying out each task and controlled by a task controller having sole responsibility for each task, each of the tasks having task details relevant thereto, said system including: transfer means for transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that modifications to a task or task details for a task can only be made by the task controller and/or an administrator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
A management system as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the task personnel, each task controller and the administrator is provided with a computer and wherein said transfer means comprises a plurality of transient communication linkages between data storage means storing data relating to the task details and the computers of the task controller and the task personnel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A management system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said transient communication linkages are established and removed under the control of a computer program.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A management system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said protocols are established under the control of said computer program which constitutes said protocol means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
159 words
A computer program embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a management system for coordinating a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of task personnel identified as being directly involved in carrying out each task and controlled by a task controller having sole responsibility for each task, each of the tasks having task details relevant thereto, said system including: transfer means for transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that modifications to a task or task details for a task can only be made by the task controller and/or an administrator.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
159 words
A computer program embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a management system for coordinating a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of task personnel identified as being directly involved in carrying out each task and controlled by a task controller having sole responsibility for each task, each of the tasks having task details relevant thereto, said system including: transfer means for transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that modifications to a task or task details for a task can only be made by the task controller and/or an administrator.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator; said method utilising a data processing assembly operable under the control of program means embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a management system for coordinating said plurality of tasks.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator; said method utilising a data processing assembly operable under the control of program means embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a management system for coordinating said plurality of tasks.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of using a computer for managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of using a computer for managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
300 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator; said method utilizing a data processing assembly operable under the control of program means embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a task management system for coordinating said plurality of tasks, said task management system including: transfer means for transferring said task details to and/or between said task personnel and controllers; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that said recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by the task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that said modifications to a task or said task details for a task can only be made by the task controller for said task and/or said administrator; and wherein a task or task details for a task are modified by any one or more of the following operations: moving a single task; moving a block of tasks; deleting a task; completing a task action; merging tasks; merging task details; copying and pasting a task, and templating a task.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
300 words
A method of managing a plurality of tasks to be carried out by a plurality of personnel, each of the tasks having identified task details relevant thereto, said method including: identifying task personnel who will be directly involved in carrying out each task; allocating sole responsibility for each task to a task controller, and transferring task details to and/or between task personnel and controllers such that task details relevant to a task are provided to and accessible by only the task controller and the task personnel for said task; wherein recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by task personnel for said task, and wherein a task or task details for a task can only be modified by the task controller for said task and/or an administrator; said method utilizing a data processing assembly operable under the control of program means embodied on a machine-readable storage medium that provides a task management system for coordinating said plurality of tasks, said task management system including: transfer means for transferring said task details to and/or between said task personnel and controllers; recommendation protocol means for establishing a protocol that said recommendations for modifying task details relevant to a task can only be made by the task personnel for said task, and modification protocol means for establishing a protocol that said modifications to a task or said task details for a task can only be made by the task controller for said task and/or said administrator; and wherein a task or task details for a task are modified by any one or more of the following operations: moving a single task; moving a block of tasks; deleting a task; completing a task action; merging tasks; merging task details; copying and pasting a task, and templating a task.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said task details are related and identified by means of a task breakdown structure.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said task details when transferred are displayed to said task controller and said task personnel.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein a said operation includes any one or more of the following: adjusting the details of a task in accordance with child task time blowout; adjusting the details of a task in accordance with parent task time blowout; checking that a parent task is started when a child task of the parent has begun, and updating progress of a parent task when progress of a child task of the parent has changed.
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