Business process managing system, server device, outsider cooperative server ...

(54) BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGING SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, OUTSIDER COOPERATIVE SERVER DEVICE, BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT

(75) Inventors: Osamu Takizawa, Kawasaki (JP);

Shunichiro Koiso, Kawasaki (JP);
Midori Suto, Kawasaki (JP)

(73) Assignee: Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki (JP)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 959 days.

(21) Appl.No.: 09/881,737

(22) Filed: Jun. 18, 2001

(65) Prior Publication Data

US 2002/0107710 Al Aug. 8, 2002

(30) Foreign Application Priority Data

Feb. 2,2001 (JP) 2001-027498

(51) Int. CI.

G06F15/16 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 709/223; 709/203; 709/224;

709/225; 709/226; 705/7; 705/8; 705/9; 707/9;

707/10

(58) Field of Classification Search 709/203,

709/223, 224, 225, 226; 705/7, 8, 9; 707/9,

707/10

See application file for complete search history.

(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

5,799,297 A * 8/1998 Goodridge et al 707/1

6,041,306 A * 3/2000 Duetal 705/8

6,151,583 A * 11/2000 Ohmuraetal 705/8

6,225,998 Bl * 5/2001 Okitaetal 715/853

6,526,388 Bl 2/2003 Sakaguchi et al.

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

JP 09-185655 7/1997

JP 10-269293 10/1998

JP 10-320490 12/1998

WO 98/00786 1/1998

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Decision of Rejection mailed Feb. 13, 2007 in a corresponding Japanese application No. 2001-027498.

Office Action mailed Aug. 3, 2006 in corresponding Japanese application No. 2001-027498.

US-6,526,388 (reference AA) corresponds to JP-10-320490 (reference AG).

* cited by examiner

Primary Examiner—Jinsong Hu

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Staas & Halsey LLP

(57) ABSTRACT

The system comprises a technical information exchanging server device that is connected to in-office use client devices in respective departments in a company through a network and an outsider cooperative server device that is connected to agent-use client devices in respective departments outside the company through a network, and these server devices are mutually connected so as to communicate with each other.

20 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets