A7 1295447 _ B7___ 五、發明說明（I ) 發明之領域 本發明係關於一種用於產生工作流程之方法’其係包 含：至少一個結構化的程序，其具有互相依賴的工作；及 一個合成的物件，例如一個報告或者手冊，其係牽涉於該 程序之中，其中，該方法係包含下列步驟： 定義該物件之一個模型，其係敘述該合成的物件爲構 成的元件之集合，其中，每一個元件係一個元件形式之一 個範例； 藉由模型化該程序爲一個結構化的圖形而產生一個一 般的工作流程，該結構化的圖形係包含具有一相關元件形 式之工作，其係根據其相關性而被連接； 根據其之形式而結合工作及元件，以產生一個特定的 工作流程。 本發明係進一步關於一個可程式規劃之處理裝置，其 包含用於自動地產生一個工作流程之裝置及用於由一或多 個使用者操作之裝置，且關於一個電腦程式產品。 相關先前技術之描述 先前技術之監視程序之系統係揭示於諸如沙林（Sann )等人所著之登載於SIGO/S佈告欄第2 2 / 3號第2 1 3至2 2 4頁名稱爲“一種用於支援共同合作之程序辛奠 型及系統”之中。於該文件中所揭示之方法係包含分解％ 個共同合作之程序成爲許多工作單元，或者工作。該些I 作係具有作爲輸入及輸出之物件。該結果係爲一般所熟知j 4 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂------——線— _ 1295447 , , A7 _____B7__ 五、發明說明（> ) 之工作流程。當該工作流程係被執行時，該許多工作單元 係能夠被指定至將實施該工作之人員。 該已知之方法係一個產生一工作流程之有效的方法。 具有物件之該些工作之自動結合係於該排定的程序期間節 省時間及金錢。然而，該用於產生一工作流程之方法對於 可取得而用於完成許多工作之資源之計算不足。此導致一 個人員或機器閒置地等待另一個工作之工作流程。如此之 工作流程係導因於缺乏注意到物件係相互相關之情況。舉 例而言，一個產品手冊於翻譯能夠開始之前係不需要被列 印及裝訂。一個已完成的文件或者該文件之一部分係已經 被同意而爲有資格的。該兩個工作係有相當大的程度彼此 不相關。其係能夠同時被執行。該已知之用於產生一工作 流程之方法係不考量一個合成物件之構成部分之間之關係。 發明槪要 本發明之一個目的係爲提供一種用於產生工作流程之 方法，其對於可取得之資源作更有效率之使用。 因此，根據本發明之該方法之特徵係爲該方法包含以 該相關之元件形式爲基礎而重新配置該些工作，以脸蓋特 定的工作流程中產生平行的工作-元件組合。 因此，該些工作對於參與者之分配係於一個有效率及 有效能之方式下實施。該結果下之工作流程係允許當其後 來實施時該些工作之效能之較大的平行處理。 於本發明之一個第一實施例中，該方法係包含檢查該 ___ 5__；__ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁)A7 1295447 _ B7___ V. INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION (I) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for generating a workflow comprising: at least one structured program having interdependent work; and a composite object , for example, a report or a manual, which is involved in the program, wherein the method comprises the following steps: Defining a model of the object, which is a collection of the constituent elements of the composition, wherein each An element is an example of a component form; by modeling the program as a structured graph to produce a general workflow that includes work with a related component form, based on its relevance And being connected; combining work and components according to their form to produce a specific workflow. The invention further relates to a programmable processing device comprising means for automatically generating a workflow and means for operating by one or more users, and relating to a computer program product. Description of Related Art Prior art systems for monitoring programs of the prior art are disclosed in, for example, Sann et al., published on SIGO/S Bulletin Board No. 2 2 / 3, pages 2 1 3 to 2 2 4 "A kind of program to support joint cooperation and the system". The method disclosed in this document consists of breaking up a number of co-operating procedures into many units of work, or work. These I systems have objects as inputs and outputs. The result is generally known as j 4 This paper scale applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) (please read the note on the back and fill out this page) ------ Line — _ 1295447 , , A7 _____B7__ V. The description of the invention (>). When the workflow is executed, the many work units can be assigned to the person who will perform the work. This known method is an effective method of generating a workflow. The automatic combination of these tasks with objects saves time and money during the scheduled process. However, the method used to generate a workflow is insufficient to calculate the resources available for accomplishing many tasks. This causes a person or machine to idlely wait for another job workflow. Such a workflow is due to a lack of attention to the fact that the objects are interrelated. For example, a product manual does not need to be printed and bound before the translation can begin. A completed document or part of the document has been approved to be eligible. The two work systems are not related to each other to a considerable extent. Its system can be executed at the same time. The known method for generating a workflow does not consider the relationship between the components of a composite object. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One object of the present invention is to provide a method for generating a workflow that is more efficient for use of available resources. Thus, the method according to the invention is characterized in that the method comprises reconfiguring the work based on the associated component form to produce parallel work-component combinations in a face-specific workflow. Therefore, these tasks are implemented in an efficient and effective manner for the allocation of participants. The workflow under this result allows for a greater parallel processing of the effectiveness of such work when subsequently implemented. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises checking the ___ 5__; __ the paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) (please read the note on the back first) Fill in this page)
P 一 ’ I n n n n n n ϋ I n n 1 n n ϋ I n n ϋ n n n n ·1 ϋ n I n n n «I » 1295447 ________B7___ 五、發明說明（3 ) 一般的工作流程之適合性以用於該方法之進一步的使用之 步驟。 因此，一個已經以不適合於重新配置之方式被模型化 之一般的工作流程係能夠於該方法之開始時被濾除。然後 ，其係能夠以不同的方式模型化，以確保該系統導致一個 滿意的結果。 於一個特別的較佳實施例中，該一般的工作流程之適 合性係被檢查，其係檢查於該一般的工作流程中之分支路 徑於具有相同的相關元件形式之工作之下分離及結合，以 及檢查與於該些路徑中之該些工作相關之形式係於一形式 階層中不高於與該分支路徑分離及結合之該些工作相關之 形式。 該方法係主要意欲用於可程式規劃之處理裝置中，舉 例而言’ 一個電腦或者自動處理設備。因此，其係爲一個 對於吾人有利之物件及工作流程之適合的表示方式。因此 ，該方法包含模型化該工作流程爲一個轉換網（Petd-Net )，其係包含複數個位置。其係代表一個工作，轉移，及 該些位置及轉移之間有方向的連接。如此之工作流程模型 使得該方法非常適合於於一電腦程式中實施，舉例而言， 使用杨件導向程式規劃技術。 根據本發明之該可程式規劃處理裝置之特徵係在於用 於產生一工作流程之該裝置係使用一個根據本發明之方法。 圖示簡單說明 ’該方法將參照後附圖示而予以更詳細地說明， 本紙張尺度適用中_家標準（CNS)A4規格χ 297公餐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂----------線丨 A7 1295447 ______B7_______ 五、發明說明（斗） 其中： 第1圖係顯示一個環境的示意圖，其中，一個牽涉到 一或多個參與者且由本發明之該方法所獲得之工作流程係 能夠被使用； 第2圖係顯示用於包含於產生一個能夠於第1圖之該 環境中被執行之工作流程之一個範例中所使用之元件的合 成物件之一個元件形式結構； 第3圖係顯示一個包含於根據本發明之該方法之一個 較佳實施例中之某些步驟的流程圖； 第4圖係顯示於第3圖之該流程圖中之該第二步驟的 一個應用，其造成一個用於第1圖之共同工作者之該群組 的一般的工作流程； 第5圖係顯示一個程序模型之另一個範例，其係由該 程序模型產生一個用於第1圖之共同工作者之該群組的一 般的工作流程； 第6圖係顯示一個一般的工作流程之範例，該一般的 工作係藉由模型化該程序爲一個轉換網（Petri-Net)而由 第5圖之該程序模型產生而來，該一般的工作流程係於根 據本發明之該方法中之一個步驟中被偵測爲不適合； 第7圖係顯示另一個一般的工作流程之範例，該一般 的工作係由第5圖之該程序模型產生而來，其中，該一般 的工作流程係適合於根據本發明之該方法； 第8圖顯示於第3圖之該方法中之〜個進一步的步驟 之應用，其中，第4圖之該中般工作流程係被重新配置； _____7___ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐) ' (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) - 訂---------線丨▲ A7 1295447 __Β7____ 五、發明說明（< ) 第9圖係顯示於第3圖中之該方法中之一個進一步的 步驟中之一個特定工作流程之產生，其中，根據第2圖之 該元件形式結構而於該合成物件之一個模型中定義之該些 元件係結合包含於第8圖之該重新配置的一般的工作流程 之工作；及 第10圖係顯示於第3圖之該方法中之一個進一步的 步驟應用於第9圖之該特定的工作流程，其中，該特定的 工作流程係被重新配置。 〔元件符號說明〕 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 1 領導人 2 技術之寫作者 3 翻譯者 4 列印店 5 網路 6 文件 7 元件形式 8 元件形式 9 形式段落 17 工作 18 工作 19 工作 2 0 工作 2 1 工作 ______8 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公爱） 訂--------- 線丨· 1295447 A7 B7 五、發明說明（^ ) 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 6 4 8 4 9 5 0 一般的工作流程 位置 位置 位置 位置 位置 轉移 有方向的連接 起始點 結束點 程序模型 第一工作 第二個工作 工作 工作 一般工作流程 第一位置 fsix —* /-L· p=nt 第一位置 位置 位置 一般的工作流程 一般的工作流程 有方向的連接 第一轉移 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁)P I'nn nnnnnn ϋ I nn 1 nn ϋ I nn ϋ nnnn ·1 ϋ n I nnn «I » 1295447 ________B7___ V. Description of invention (3) Suitability of general workflow for further use of the method step. Therefore, a general workflow that has been modeled in ways that are not suitable for reconfiguration can be filtered out at the beginning of the method. The system can then be modeled in different ways to ensure that the system results in a satisfactory result. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the suitability of the general workflow is checked, which checks that the branch paths in the general workflow are separated and combined under the same work of the relevant component form. And checking the form associated with the work in the paths is in a form that is not higher than the work associated with the work that is separate and combined with the branch path. The method is primarily intended for use in programmable processing devices, for example, a computer or automated processing device. Therefore, it is a suitable representation of the objects and workflows that are beneficial to us. Therefore, the method includes modeling the workflow as a conversion network (Petd-Net), which includes a plurality of locations. It represents a job, a transfer, and a directional connection between the locations and the transfer. Such a workflow model makes this method very suitable for implementation in a computer program, for example, using Yang-oriented programming techniques. The programmable processing device according to the invention is characterized in that the device for generating a workflow uses a method according to the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 'This method will be explained in more detail with reference to the following figures. This paper size applies to the _ family standard (CNS) A4 specification 297 297 meals) (please read the back note and fill out this page) )----------Line 丨A7 1295447 ______B7_______ V. Description of the invention ( bucket) Where: Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of an environment in which one involves one or more participants and is The workflow obtained by the method can be used; Figure 2 shows a composite object for inclusion in an element used in an example of a workflow that can be executed in the environment of Figure 1. A component form structure; FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing certain steps included in a preferred embodiment of the method according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a view showing the flow chart in FIG. An application of the second step that results in a general workflow for the group of co-workers of Figure 1; Figure 5 shows another example of a program model generated by the program model A general workflow for the group of co-workers in Figure 1; Figure 6 shows an example of a general workflow by modeling the program as a conversion network (Petri) -Net) is generated from the program model of Figure 5, the general workflow is detected as unsuitable in one of the steps of the method according to the present invention; Figure 7 shows another general work An example of a process, the general work being produced by the program model of Figure 5, wherein the general workflow is suitable for the method according to the invention; Figure 8 is shown in the method of Figure 3. ~ The application of a further step, wherein the workflow in Figure 4 is reconfigured; _____7___ This paper scale applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) ' (Read first Note on the back side of this page) - Order --------- Line 丨 ▲ A7 1295447 __ Β 7____ V. Description of the invention (< ) Figure 9 shows one of the methods shown in Figure 3. One of the further steps Generating a process in which the elements defined in a model of the composite object according to the component form structure of FIG. 2 are combined with the general workflow of the reconfiguration described in FIG. 8; Figure 10 is a further step of the method shown in Figure 3 applied to the particular workflow of Figure 9, wherein the particular workflow is reconfigured. [Component Symbol Description] (Please read the back note and then fill out this page) 1 Leader 2 Technical Writer 3 Translator 4 Print Shop 5 Network 6 File 7 Component Form 8 Component Form 9 Form Paragraph 17 Work 18 Work 19 Work 2 0 Work 2 1 Work ______8 This paper scale applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public) Order --------- Line 丨 · 1295447 A7 B7 V. Description of invention (^ ) 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 9 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 6 4 8 4 9 5 0 General Workflow Position Position Position Position Position Transfer Directional Connection Start Point End Point Program Model First Work Second Work Work General Workflow First Position fsix —* /-L· p=nt First Position Location location General workflow General workflow has a direction of connection first transfer (please read the back note first and then fill out this page)
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ί I n ί I i i l f n a— n n n n 1_1 I 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） 1295447 A7 _^_B7 五、發明說明（？） 5 1 模型 5 2 元件 5 3 cl章 5 4 c2章 5 5 si段落 5 6 s2段落 5 7 s3段落 5 8 s4段落 5 9 元件 6 0 特定的工作流程 6 1 至 7 2 位置 7 3 特定的工作流程 7 4 轉移 7 6 轉移 7 6! 轉移 較佳實施例之詳細說明 一個工作流程係能夠被敘述爲一個程序之一部分或全 部之排序，於其中，物件、文件、資訊或工作係根據一組 程序的規則，而由一個參與者傳送至用於動作之其他參與 者。幾乎任何程序或者物件係能夠於如此之一個工作流程 中被結合。 如示於第1圖，一個範例係藉由共同工作者1至4之 一群組的成員所實施之一個文件（該物件）之產生（該程 ____10_ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁)ί I n ί I iilfna— nnnn 1_1 I This paper scale applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 1295447 A7 _^_B7 V. Invention description (?) 5 1 Model 5 2 Component 5 3 cl Chapter 5 4 c2 Chapter 5 5 si paragraph 5 6 s2 paragraph 5 7 s3 paragraph 5 8 s4 paragraph 5 9 component 6 0 specific workflow 6 1 to 7 2 position 7 3 specific workflow 7 4 transfer 7 6 transfer 7 6 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A workflow can be described as a partial or total ordering of a program in which objects, files, information or work are transmitted by a participant according to a set of rules of the program. To other participants for the action. Almost any program or object can be combined in such a workflow. As shown in Figure 1, an example is the production of a document (the object) by a member of a group of co-workers 1 to 4 (the process ____10_ applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) on this paper scale) A4 size (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the note on the back and fill out this page)
P ---訂ί —9 1 / i n n I 線丨_丨 A7 1295447 B7 _ ；--~ 五、發明說明（$ ) 序）。其係可以具有不同形式之設備及技藝。舉例而言’ 該第一成員係可以胃'組頁導：\1 °她能夠於她的處 ^之下具有一個擁有用於定序、實施展示等等之軟體的電 腦<。該第二個成員能夠爲一個技術之寫作者2，其位於該 研:胃中心。他可以於其處置之下具有一個文字處理器及電 腦輔助設計系，統°他的其他共同工作者可以爲一個翻譯者 3，其係於他的自己的國家中’其於他的處置之下具有一 個[資料庫及文字處理器。一個該文件之完成的版本將於其 i被列印之列印店4係由該列表機所代表。 該群組之該些成員1至4係牽涉到該程序中之不同階 g。一個工作流程能夠被使用於確保該群組之每一個成員 1至4係根據他或她的能力而牽涉於該程序之正確階段上 。於所示之較佳實施例中，該群組之該些成員1至4係透 過一個網路5而彼此接觸。該網路5可以是公司的內部網 路，某些其他的區域網路，或者可以是網際網路。 該些共同工作者之該群組之該些成員1至4之一或多 個成員之電腦能夠被程式規劃’以實施根據本發明之該方 法。該方法將提供一個重新配置之工作流程，其對於該群 組之該些成員至4作更有效率之使用。由該方法所產生之 X作流程係能夠被使用於監視及控制該群組之程序。於上 文剛剛敘述之情況下，本發明係使用於產生一個該群組之 該些成員需要彼此等待之期間係保持一個最小値之工作流 -程。 本發明所關注之工作流程之種類係牽涉到3種實體之 ______η____ 中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐)~ (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂-------- 線丨 1295447 . A7 ____B7__ 五、發明說明（y ) 種類：元件，一個程序模型或者一般的工作流程及參與者 0 一個於一由本發明之該方法所產生之工作流程中之元 件係具有某一個與其相關之形式及一個狀態。舉例而言， 於一個文件中之第一章將具有該形式“章”，且能夠具有 狀態“被寫入”而不是“被回顧”。於一個小冊子中之頁 1 2係具有形式“頁”，且可能爲該狀態“被列印但不被 分類”。 形式係彼此有某一關係，以圖形之方式模型化於一個 元件形式結構。第2圖顯示一個元件形式結構之範例。該 元件形式結構係適合於第1圖之範例的情況。 本發明之方法係使用關於非循環圖之元件形式結構。 此種情況係敘述該元件形式係於一個彼此爲階層式關係。 於頂端之該元件形式能夠被敘述爲該些構成的元件形式（ 子）之某些之母。一個構成的元件形式本身能夠爲一個進 一步的“子”元件形式之母。屬性能夠由一個母而來而由 一個子所繼承，或者由一個子傳送至一個母。一個子不會g 夠具有超過一個母，然而一個母可以具有超過一個子。此 確保該元件形式結構之啡循環特性。 第2圖之該元件形式結構係示意地表示包含於—個[將 藉由第1圖中之共同工作者之群組之該（以網路連接之） 成員1至4所產生之文件中之許多種類元件之間之關係。 該合成物件之每一個模型係包含一個根元件，其係代表該 合成物件整體。於此情況下，該根元件之該形式係“文^牛 12______ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐1 〜-- (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂-------- .線丨· A7 1295447 五、發明說明（) ” Θ。形式“文件” 6之一個元件係由許多章及許多附錄 所組成。假設有1 2個章，則該些章之每一個係具有形式 “章” 7。類似地，所有附錄係具有形式“附錄” 8之元 件。該最後兩個元件形式7，8係於該元件形式結構中的 一個較低的階層。該些形式7，8之元件係子元件，而且 ，其係構成形式“文件” 6之一個母元件。因此，該“文 件” 6形式在第2圖之該元件形式結構中，係處於一個比 其他兩個形式7，8爲高的階層。一個於該形式結構中具 有一個較低階層之形式的元件係本身能夠由其他元件所形 成。舉例而言，於一個文件中之第一章能夠包含段落1· 1至1 · 5。該些段落之每一個係形式“段落” 9之一個 元件。因爲該形式9之一群元件係組成形式“章” 7之一 個元件，所以該形式“段落” 9於第2圖之該元件形式結 「 構中係置放於該形式“章” 7之下。 該元件形式結構對於所有文件係相同的。因此，當一 個工作流程需要被產生以用於進一步之文件的產生時，該 元件形式結構係能夠被再度使用，即使其包含不同數量之 章。 該第二個於該方法開始時被定義之實體係爲該一般的 工作流程，其係爲該程序之一個模型。該一般的工作流程 係包含許多工作。舉例而言，於該文件之產生中之工作係 能夠爲一個段落之寫作，一個章之回顧或者該文件之印刷 〇 該一般的工作流程係被結構化，亦即工作係相互關聯 _______13____ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁)P ---订ί —9 1 / i n n I Line 丨 _ 丨 A7 1295447 B7 _ ;--~ V. Description of invention ($) Preface). It can have different forms of equipment and skills. For example, the first member can be a stomach group: \1 ° she can have a computer with software for sequencing, implementation, etc. under her. The second member can be a technical writer 2, which is located at the center of the study: stomach. He can have a word processor and computer-aided design department at his disposal, and his other co-workers can be a translator 3, tied to his own country 'under his disposal Has a [database and word processor. A completed version of the document will be represented by the list machine at the print shop where it is printed. The members 1 to 4 of the group are involved in different orders g in the program. A workflow can be used to ensure that each member of the group 1 to 4 is involved in the correct phase of the program based on his or her abilities. In the preferred embodiment shown, the members 1 through 4 of the group are in contact with one another via a network 5. The network 5 can be the company's internal network, some other local area network, or it can be the Internet. Computers of one or more of the members 1 to 4 of the group of co-workers can be programmed to implement the method in accordance with the present invention. The method will provide a reconfigured workflow that will be used more efficiently for those members of the group to 4. The X process flow generated by the method can be used to monitor and control the program of the group. In the case just described above, the present invention is used to create a workflow that minimizes the period during which the members of the group need to wait for each other. The types of workflows that are of interest to the present invention involve three entities: ______η____ China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm)~ (Please read the note on the back and fill out this page) ------ Line 丨 1295447 . A7 ____B7__ V. Description of invention (y) Type: component, a program model or general workflow and participant 0 in a workflow generated by the method of the present invention A component has a form associated with it and a state. For example, the first chapter in a file will have the form "chapter" and can have the status "written" rather than "reviewed." Page 1 in a booklet has a form "page" and may be "printed but not classified". Forms have a relationship to each other and are modeled in a component form structure. Figure 2 shows an example of a component form structure. This component form structure is suitable for the case of the example of Fig. 1. The method of the present invention uses a component form structure relating to acyclic graphs. In this case, the component form is described as being in a hierarchical relationship with each other. The element form at the top can be described as the mother of some of the constituent element forms (sub). A constituent component form itself can be the parent of a further "child" component form. Attributes can be inherited by a child or passed by a child to a parent. A child does not have more than one parent, but a mother can have more than one child. This ensures the brown cycle characteristics of the component's formal structure. The component form structure of FIG. 2 is schematically represented in a file generated by the members 1 to 4 which are to be connected by the group of co-workers in FIG. The relationship between many kinds of components. Each of the composite articles contains a root element that represents the composite article as a whole. In this case, the form of the root element is "Wen ^ Niu 12______ This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm 1 ~-- (please read the notes on the back and fill in the form) Page) Order -------- . 丨 · A7 1295447 V. Invention Description () Θ 形式 Form “Document” 6 A component consists of many chapters and many appendices. Suppose there are 12 chapters Each of these chapters has the form "chapter" 7. Similarly, all appendices have elements of the form "Appendix" 8. The last two element forms 7, 8 are in the form of the element. a low level. The elements of the forms 7, 8 are sub-elements, and they form a parent element of the form "file" 6. Therefore, the "file" 6 form is in the component form structure of Figure 2, The hierarchy is in a higher level than the other two forms 7, 8. A component in the form of a lower hierarchy in the formal structure can itself be formed by other components. For example, in a file A chapter can contain paragraphs 1·1 to 1·5. Each of these paragraphs is an element of the form "paragraph" 9. Since the form 9 is a component of the form "chapter" 7, the form "paragraph" 9 is formed in the component form of Figure 2. "The structure is placed under the chapter "Chapter 7." The component form structure is the same for all files. Therefore, when a workflow needs to be generated for further file generation, the component form structure The system can be reused even if it contains a different number of chapters. The second system defined at the beginning of the method is the general workflow, which is a model of the program. The general workflow system There is a lot of work involved. For example, the work in the production of the document can be the writing of a paragraph, the review of a chapter or the printing of the document. The general workflow is structured, that is, the work system is related to each other. _______13____ This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) (please read the notes on the back and fill out this page)
· 1« I 1 n ϋ I I · n I n n I s n I I n I n n n n n I 1295447 _______B7___ 五、發明說明（！| ) 的。其係不能夠於任意隨機的次序下執行。一個章不能夠 於其段落已經被寫作完成之前被回顧；文字之一頁係不能 夠於該頁已經由該製圖者取得之前被印刷。 工作可以具有定義其於其上工作之元件之形式的屬性 、定義於該工作之開始及結束時之該元件之狀態及一個於 該程序中之一個參與者實施該工作所必須具有的技藝及資 源的屬性。 此導致牽涉於一個工作流程中之第三個實體··該參與 者。參與者之觀念係用於指於該些元件上實施該些工作所 需之資源。特徵化參與者爲角色係有利的，其敘述其能力。 參照第1圖，該群組領導人1可以具有“回顧者，，之 角色。該技術之寫作者2將具“寫作者”之角色。該翻譯 者3具有“翻譯者”之角色。然後，該群組領導人1將具 有兩個角色，而根據本發明之方法係對於一個參與者能夠 具有的角色的數量係沒有限制。角色僅係一個用於防止使 用不適合的資源實施一個工作的方便的觀念。 雖然於上述之範例中，幾乎所有的參與者係人類，但 是並不需要一定是這樣。根據本發明之該方法係同樣地適 用於在不同設定過多之情況下產生一個工作流程。 舉例而言’可以確信的是該方法係用於增加一個製造 程序之效率’該製造程序舉例而言爲一個機械裝置之組裝 。該參與者於如此之情況下將包含該該製造程序中所需之 資源，例如組裝該裝置所需之該些機器，工具，元件及工 作者。 _— _14______ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 0 訂---------線丨一 1295447 B7 五、發明說明（丨X ) 另一個工作流程能夠爲於一電腦中之程序，舉例而言 產生於影像處理中。將被處理之該合成物件將爲〜個影像 ，其包含許多元件。這些將是字元，像素，向量，以及諸 如色彩之對比或深度之影像的特性。工作可以是污點之移 除，資料壓縮，增加對比等等。於此情況下之參輿者將爲 用於影像處理所需之資源。這些資源能夠包含軟鳍程序及 實體計算資源，其限制可能的平行程序之數目。 根據本發明之該方法係亦能夠用於數個工作流程交互 作用之情況。如此之工作流程能夠被結合，且然後使用本 發明之方法而重新配置，以改進該結果之集合的0：作流程 。如此之情況的一個範例係爲一個牽涉到一個網路中之數 個電腦的複雜的計算計畫，該網路係例如爲網際網路。於 該些電腦上之軟體程序係形成該些參與者；將被處理之資 料係爲該合成的物件。於不同電腦上之程序係彼此影響。 其係能夠被結合至一個集合的工作流程，然後，其係能夠 使用本發明重新配置，以有效使用可使用之處理能力。 雖然幾乎適合於所有任何種類之物件，根據本發明之 方法係特別適合於使用結構化之物件產生一個工作流程。 根據本發明之方法係產生一個特定的工作流程，其包 含工作及相關之元件之組合。於元件及元件形式之間作區 分係重要的。一個元件係一個元件形式之例子。於一個一 般的工作流程及一個特定的工作流程之間係具有一個類似 之差異。一個一般的工作流程係將複數個工作關連至元件 形式，而一個特定的工作流程結合複數個工作及複數個元 _ 15______ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂----------線丨一 A7 B7 1295447 五、發明說明（I；)) 件。因此，一個一般的工作流程能夠被使用於對於一個具 有與該第一合成物件之元件形式結構相同之第二合成物件 產生一個第二特定工作流程。 舉例而言，該特定的工作流程可以包含一個“寫作章 /第三章”，或者“黑白印刷/第5頁”之組合。該一般 的工作流程將包含類似“寫作章” “章”，或者“黑白 印刷” “頁”之組合。 根據本發明之該方法係以下列之方式配置該工作-元 性之組合：其係排定成儘可能多的平行實施。因此，“寫 作章/第五章”可以與“翻譯段落/段落2 · 1”平行實 施。“彩色印刷圖示頁/於第五頁之圖示一”可以與“黑 白印刷/第七頁上之文字區塊”平行實施。 連接參與者至複數個工作係非根據本發明之該方法之 一部分。此種連接將於該工作流程執行期間發生。 一些於本方法中之重要的步驟係使用提供於第3圖之 流程圖的觀點予以更詳細的敘述。 於一個第一步驟1 0之中，該兀件形式結構係被定義 。此意謂該合成物件係被模型化成爲複數個元件之集合， 每〜個係由其形式所辨認。該些形式之間之關係係由該些 元件形式結構所表示，如示於第2圖之例子中。 應用至產生一文件之本範例，該方法之該第一步驟1 0將造成第2圖之該元件形式結構，如上所討論。 返回第3圖，一個於該方法中之第二步驟1 1係牽涉 到藉由複數個工作及相關之元件形式而定義該一般的工作 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) »--------訂---------線丨 家標準（CNS)A4 規格（210 X 297 公望^ 1295447 __B7_ 五、發明說明（4 ) 流程。該些工作之間之關係’主要爲該些工作能夠被執行 之次序，係於此階段中定義。僅有一個元件形式係與每一 個工作相關，而非一個元件。 第4圖係顯示於該方法中之該步驟1 1之應用，以對 於第1圖之該群組成員，2，3，4產生一個工作流程。 一個於該程序中之工作1 7係一個段落之寫作。於該工作 1 7之後，一個回顧一個章之工作1 8係能夠被定義。一 個可選擇的工作1 9可以爲一個段落之編輯。另一個工作 2 0將爲一個附錄之寫作。一個最後的工作2 1能夠爲該 文件之印刷。 於根據本發明之該方法中，一個程序係被模型化爲一 個轉換網（Petri-Net)，其造成一個一般的工作流程2 2 。於此所述之本發明之該特定實施例中，該些工作1 7至 2 1係分別被模型化爲所謂的位置2 3至2 7。 類似其他轉換網，該一般的工作流程2 2係進一步包 含於該些位置2 3至2 7之間之轉移2 8及該些位置2 3 至2 7及轉移2 8之間之有方向的連接2 9。根據本發明 之該方法的另一個實施例係可能的，其中該些工作1 7至 2 1係被模型化爲轉移。正確地說，於該些位置及轉移之 間係具有雙重性，所以本發明係不依賴所選擇之表示之特 定方式。爲了一致性起見，只有位置表示工作之實施係將 於此敘述。 該有方向之連接2 9係定義該些位置2 3至2 7之間 之關係，亦即其於此所代表之該些工作1 7至2 1之次序 _17_____ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐1 ^ (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 0 訂 -------- •線丨 1295447 . ‘ A7 ____B7____ 五、發明說明（1 9 ) 係能夠被執行。一個於此所敘述之該方法之實施例中之轉 移2 8係代表一個檢查點。檢查點之存在對於該特定的工 作流程之執行係重要的’因爲緊接著一個轉移2 8之後之 由該些位置所表示之該些工作’係僅當導致該轉移2 8之 位置之中的所有工作已經被完成時能夠被執行。該一般的 工作流程係進一步包含一個起始點3 0及一個結束點3.1 ，其定義該一般的工作流程2 2之執行於何處開始’且該 一般的工作流程係於何點完成。 小心地定義該程序係重要的。特別是，結合元件形式 及位置係一個重要的方面。哪一個元件形式係與該些位罝 結合一部分係決定該被產生之工作流程能夠被實施之效率 。舉例而言，假如該根元件形式係結合所有的工作，則其 將全部需要被依序執行，即不需要使用本發明之方法重新 配置該工作流程。 此外，包含分支路徑之某些種類之一般的工作流程應 該被檢查。因此，於第3圖之該流程圖中之一個第三步驟 1 2係包含檢查該一般工作流程之適合性，以用於該方法 之進一步使用。該步驟將參照第5，6及7圖而予以說明。 第5圖係顯示一個由其產生一個一般的工作流程之程 序模型3 2之第二個範例。再次地，該程序係意欲由第1 圖中之該群組的共同工作者所使用，且使用第2圖之該元 件形式結構。此外，其包含兩個分支路徑，該兩個分支路 徑於此範例中係爲有條件之路徑·，某些工作係僅當某些條 件係符合時才被執行。 —~：_ _18 _____ 本紙張尺度適用中囪國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 x 297公釐) ' (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) -1 訂---------線1 1295447 _ B7__ 五、發明說明（々） 該程序係能夠被使用於一個手冊之產生。除了增加技 術的圖示作爲圖示之外，增加照片係有用的’因爲一個不 精通於閱讀技術的圖示之讀者能夠更容易地瞭解該手冊所 指之產品之部件。 於該程序中之一個第一工作3 3係爲分析該文件之目 標的讀者階層。一個第二個工作3 4係爲由該文件之該些 段落之內容而決定照片之需要及合適性。舉例而言，一個 於如何接觸產品之代表人係不需要照片。假如一個段落係 適合於照片，則一個工作3 5將必須加入照片至一個段落 中。其後，於另一個工作3 6中，該些章之配置應該被回 顧，以檢查該些照片周邊之該文字流。假如其係已經決定 不應罝入任何照片，則一個回顧該配置之類似步驟3 7會g 夠被直接實施。其後，於該程序模型3 2中之一個最後的 步驟3 8係爲對於該章中έ該些照片加上標題，及對於該 章之該些文字加上參考符號。 如上所述之該程序3 2之敘述能夠輕易地導致如示於 第6圖之一個一般工作流程39之定義。一個第一位置4 0係代表分析該目標的讀者階層之工作3 3。一個第二位 置4 1係代表決定照片之需要及合適性之工作3 4。於該 一般的工作流程3 9之中，與該第二位置4 1相關之該形 式係爲“段落” 9。根據該第二位置4 1之結果，將採用 該一般的工作流程3 9之較高或較低之分支。該較高的分 支係包含位置4 2，4 3，該位置4 2，4 3係分別代表 將照片置入段落中及回顧一個章之該配置之工作3 5，3 ______19___ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) i n n n n n n n I I n n n n n n n u n ϋ 1295447 A7 ____B7 _ 五、發明說明（） 6。該較低的分支係包含一個位置4 4 ’該位置4 4係代 表回顧一個不具有圖示之章之配置的工作3 7。該兩個分 支係結合於一個最後的位置4 5，該位置4 5係代表將標 題及參考符號加入至一個章之中。 該一般的工作流程3 9係包含一個錯誤，該錯誤係通 常只有於執行一個由其產生之特定的工作流程期間變成明 顯的。於根據本發明之該方法中，該錯誤將導致於該重新 配置之工作流程之產生之較後來之階段中的一些問題。 該問題係在於與該第二位置4 1相關之該形式9。其 係與該一般的工作流程3 9之該較高分支及較低分支結合 在一起之該位置4 5相結合之形式不相同。此外，與該較 高的分支中之一個位置4 3相結合之該形式7係於元件形 式階層上比與該些分支分離之該位置41相結合之該形式 9爲高。 根據上述之該方法，於第3圖中之該流程圖中之該第三 步驟係包含以兩個規則檢查具有分支路徑之一個一般的工作 流程。分支應該於具有相同的結合的形式之位置分離及結合 ，結合於該些分支中之位置之形式應該於該元件形式階層上 不高於與該些分支分離及結合之位置相結合之形式。 第7圖顯示一個由與第6圖之該一般的工作流程3 9 相同之程序模型3 2所推導出之一般的工作流程4 6。該 一般的工作流程4 6係通過設置於本發明之該第三步驟1 2之測試。現在，該分支路徑起源於一個具有與其結合之 “章” 7之形式。 ____20_____ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) --------訂---------線· ' n n n n n ϋ n n n I n n n n n ft n n n n fl— . 1295447 • · A/ _____B7 ___ 五、發明說明（0 ) 於該一般的工作流程已經通過包含於第3圖之流程圖 之該第三步驟1 2之測試之後，於本發明所示之實施例中 之一個下一個步驟13係爲重新配置該一般的工作流程2 2，3 9，4 6。第8圖顯示該步驟1 3至第4圖之該一 般的工作流程2 2之應用。該步驟1 3係包含對於每一個 轉移2 8決定是否導玫其之有方向的連接2 9之該些起始 點係能夠移動回去（亦即，於一個與該有方向之連接相反 之方向），以增加平行位置之數目。 爲了達成此目的，該方法考量於一個元件形式結構中 之兩個元件形式之間之相互依賴。假如由該結構之頂端之 該根元件形式至兩個元件形式皆位於其上之結構的底端階 層處之一個分支之端點係存在一個路徑，則兩個元件形式 係相互依賴。舉例而言參照第2圖，該“章” 7之形式係 與“段落” 9之形式相互依賴，因爲該兩者係位於標示爲 a之虛線路徑上。 假如一個轉移係於具有非相互依賴之結合的形式之兩 個位置之間產生，則該些位置及該轉移之間之有方向的連 接係被打斷且重新配置。由這兩個位置所代表之該些工作 將被排定成同時執行而非依序執行。 於第8圖之範例中，與代表回顧一個章之工作1 8的 位置2 4相結合之該元件形式7及與代表一個附錄之寫作 之位置2 6相結合之該元件8係非互相依賴的。因此，導 致該兩個位置2 4，2 6之間之轉移之該有方向之連接係 能夠被打斷且移動回去。由該重新配置之一般的工作流程 ______ 21______ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂------ 線丨· A7 1295447 ___B7_— __ 五、發明說明（（f ) 4 8可以看出，該結果係爲一個該第一轉移5 0及代表一 個附錄之寫作的位置2 6之間之有方向的連接4 9 °於第 8圖之該重新配置的一般的工作流程4 8之中，其他位置 2 3，2 4，2 5，2 7係保持於與該起初的一般的工作 流程2 2相同之位置。 於根據本發明之該方法中之步驟13係具體化寫作一 個附錄係一個工作之實現，其係完全不依賴寫作該文件中 之該些章之該些段落之結果。 於該方法中之兩個後續的步驟1 4 ’ 1 5係圖示於第 9圖中，其係用於由第1圖之該群組成員1至4所產生之 文件的範例。 於步驟1 4中，係定義該合成的物件之一個模型5 1 。其係爲一個牽涉到被產生之該工作流程之真實的合成物 件之模型。其包含元件5 2至5 9，該些元件5 2至5 9 係如同定義於該元件形式結構中之該些元件形式6至9之 範例。 因此，於第9圖中，該模型5 1係包含將被產生之文 件5 2，該文件5 2係爲該形式“文件” 6之範例。此範 例之該文件5 2係包含cl章5 3及c2章54，該兩者皆 係形式“章” 7之範例。該文件具有一個附錄a 5 9。c 1 章5 3係包含s 1段落5 5，s 2段落5 6，s 3段落5 7。 c2章5 4係僅包含一個段落，s4段落5 8。 於剛剛敘述之該步驟1 4之後之該步驟1 5中，該些 元件5 2至5 9係使用第8圖之該重新配置過的一般的工 _________22___ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) n n n n n n n^dJ* n ϋ n n n ·ϋ n I n n 1295447 , · A7 ______B7__ 五、發明說明（/ ) 作流程4 8而與該些工作結合，以產生一個特定的工作流 程6 0。該特定的工作流程6 0亦係一個轉換網（pe^i-Net) ， 其包含位置 6 1 至7 2 ， 複數個轉移及該些轉移及 位置之間之有方向的連接。然而，於該~般的工作流程4 8之中，每一個位置2 3至2 7係具有一個與其結合之元 件形式6至9，於該特定的工作流程6 〇中之該些位置6 1至7 2之每一個係結合於該合成的物件之該模型$ 1中 之一個元件5 2至5 9。該特定的工作流程6 〇係藉由對 於與該一般的工作流程4 8中之位置相結合之該形式之每 一個例子，製造該一般的工作流程4 8中之每一個位置的 一個拷貝，且藉由接著指定一個具有與該位置相結合之形 式之元件至該產生之位置而產生。然後，特別的有方向的 連接係被加入，以連接該新產生之位置至該些轉移。 於根據本發明之一個最後的步驟1 6中，於先前步驟 1 5中所獲得之該特定的工作流程6 0係被重新配置。 該互相依賴之觀看係使用於該步驟1 6中，如同使用 於產生該重新配置之一般的工作流程4 8。其係以如同先 前之相同的方式定義，然而，現在使用於該物件之該模型 之內容係以元件的字眼，而非該元件形式結構。當由該物 件結構之頂端之該根元件至該結構的底端階層處之一個元 件係具有一個有方向的路徑且該路徑係通過該兩個元件， 則一個合成的物件之兩個元件係獨立的。 參照於第9圖中之該合成物件之該模型5 1，該c1 元件5 3及該si元件5 5係互相獨立的，因爲該兩個元 ____23______ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 0 n m ϋ n —If n -1 I n n II n ϋ n ϋ 1 線丨· 1295447 _________B7__ 五、發明說明（〆） 件c1元件5 3及該s1元件5 5係位於一個由d 5 2而 來之有方向之路徑b之上，該方向之路徑b係由該模型5 1之頂端階層至該s 1元件5 5，該s 1元件5 5係於該模 型5 1之最低的階層。 第1 0圖係顯示於該方法之該最後的步驟1 6對於在 先前步驟15之該範例中所產生之該特定的工作流程的應 用。於本發明中之該最後的步驟1 6係造成一個重新配置 的特定的工作流程7 3。假如一個轉移之所有輸出位置係 具有互相獨立的結合的元件，則額外的轉移係產生用於具 有互相獨立的結合的元件之兩個序列的位置之間之該重新 配置的特定的工作流程。再次地，該結果係爲定位儘可能 多的平行的位置。 舉例而言，於第1 〇圖中，該代表s4段落5 8之編 輯的該位置71係以不同的方式連接於該重新配置的特定 的工作流程7 3之中。該代表C2章5 4之回顧的該位置 6 7係以不同的方式連接於該重新配置的特定的工作流程 7 3之中。於該次最佳之特定的工作流程6 0中之該兩個 位置6 7，7 1之轉移係已經被分開，分別造成兩個額外 的轉移。不是所有與導致該轉移7 6之位置6 6，6 7相 結合之元件5 3，5 4與所有與該轉移7 6導致之位置6 8至7 1相結合之元件5 5至5 8係相互獨立的之事實係 指引成將該轉移7 6分割成兩個轉移7 4，7 6 ’。然後’ 該些位置及該些轉移之間之有方向的連接係重新配置。 此種當不是所有的與輸入位置結合之元件係與所有輸 ______24 —____ 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 0 -n I I i i i . n i n n i 線丨· 1295447 五、發明說明（/>) 出位置相結合之該些元件皆互相獨立時之有方向的連接之 轉移及重新配置之拷貝，係接著對於每一個於該次最佳的 特定的工作流程6 0中之轉移實施，最後造成該重新配置 之特定的工作流程7 3。 自然地，本發明係不受限於上述之實施例。於本發明 之申請專利範疇之範疇之內係能夠以許多方式變化。特別 是，該方法係能夠以許多不周的設定作應用，以產生一個 具有增進平行處理度之工作流程，亦即，於產品之自動化 的生產程序中或者於共同工作者之群組的排定程式中。此 外，於該方法中之該些步驟之次序係能夠被略作改變，而 不影響該結果之工作流程。 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) - 訂---------線 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐）· 1 « I 1 n ϋ I I · n I n n I s n I I n I n n n n n I 1295447 _______B7___ V. Description of the invention (!| ). It cannot be executed in any random order. A chapter cannot be reviewed before its paragraph has been written; one of the pages cannot be printed before the page has been taken by the cartographer. A job may have attributes defining the form of the component on which it operates, the state of the component defined at the beginning and end of the work, and the skills and resources necessary for a participant in the process to perform the work. Attributes. This leads to a third entity involved in a workflow... the participant. The concept of participants is used to refer to the resources required to perform these tasks on these components. Characterizing participants is advantageous for the role system, which describes its capabilities. Referring to Figure 1, the group leader 1 may have the role of "reviewer," and the writer 2 of the technology will have the role of "writer". The translator 3 has the role of "translator". Then, The group leader 1 will have two roles, and the method according to the invention has no limitation on the number of roles a participant can have. The role is only a convenience for preventing the use of unsuitable resources to perform a job. Concepts Although in the above examples almost all of the participants are human, this need not necessarily be the case. The method according to the invention is equally applicable to generating a workflow with too many different settings. The phrase 'is convinced that the method is used to increase the efficiency of a manufacturing process'. The manufacturing process is, for example, an assembly of a mechanical device. In this case, the participant will include the resources required in the manufacturing process. For example, the machines, tools, components and workers required to assemble the device. _— _14______ This paper scale applies to the Chinese national standard Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the note on the back and fill out this page) 0 Order---------Line 1295447 B7 V. Invention Description (丨X) Another workflow can be a program in a computer, for example, generated in image processing. The composite object to be processed will be ~ images containing many components. These will be characters, pixels, vectors, And the characteristics of images such as contrast or depth of color. Work can be the removal of stains, data compression, increased contrast, etc. In this case, the participants will be the resources needed for image processing. A soft fin program and a physical computing resource are included that limit the number of possible parallel programs. The method according to the present invention can also be used in the context of several workflow interactions. Such workflows can be combined and then used The method of the invention is reconfigured to improve the set of results: 0. An example of such a situation is a complex computational project involving several computers in a network. The network is, for example, the Internet. The software programs on the computers form the participants; the data to be processed is the synthesized objects. The programs on different computers affect each other. Can be combined into a collective workflow, which can then be reconfigured using the present invention to effectively use the processing power that can be used. Although it is suitable for almost any kind of object, the method according to the present invention is particularly suitable for use. A structured object creates a workflow. The method according to the invention produces a specific workflow that includes a combination of work and related components. It is important to distinguish between components and component forms. One component is a component. An example of a form. There is a similar difference between a general workflow and a specific workflow. A general workflow relates to multiple tasks in the form of components, and a specific workflow combines multiple jobs and multiple elements _ 15______ This paper scale applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the notes on the back and fill out this page) Order----------Line A7 B7 1295447 V. Invention Description (I;)). Thus, a general workflow can be used to generate a second specific workflow for a second composite object having the same component form structure as the first composite object. For example, the particular workflow can include a "writing chapter / chapter three" or a combination of "black and white printing / page 5". This general workflow will include a combination of “writing chapter” “chapter” or “black and white printing” “page”. The method according to the invention configures the combination of work-elements in the following manner: it is arranged to be implemented in as many parallels as possible. Therefore, “writing chapter/fifth chapter” can be implemented in parallel with “translated paragraph/paragraph 2 · 1”. The "color print icon page / icon one on page 5" can be implemented in parallel with "black and white printing / text blocks on the seventh page". Connecting participants to a plurality of work lines is not part of the method in accordance with the present invention. This connection will occur during the execution of this workflow. Some of the important steps in the method are described in more detail using the ideas provided in the flow chart of Figure 3. In a first step 10, the component form structure is defined. This means that the composite object is modeled as a collection of a plurality of components, each of which is identified by its form. The relationship between the forms is represented by the form structure of the elements, as shown in the example of Fig. 2. Applying to the present example of generating a file, the first step 10 of the method will result in the component form structure of Figure 2, as discussed above. Returning to Figure 3, a second step 11 of the method involves defining the general work by a plurality of jobs and associated component forms (please read the notes on the back and then fill out this page) »- ------- order--------- line home standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210 X 297 public opinion ^ 1295447 __B7_ five, invention description (4) process. The relationship between these jobs 'Mainly the order in which the work can be performed is defined in this stage. Only one component form is associated with each work, not one component. Figure 4 shows the step 1 1 in the method. The application, in order to generate a workflow for the group members of Figure 1, 2, 3, 4. A work in the program is a writing of a paragraph. After the work of 1 7 a review chapter Work 1 8 can be defined. An optional work 1 9 can be an edit of a paragraph. Another work 20 will be an appendix writing. A final work 2 1 can be printed for the document. In the method of the present invention, a program is modeled A Petri-Net, which results in a general workflow 2 2 . In this particular embodiment of the invention described herein, the operations 17 7 to 21 are each modeled as a so-called location. 2 3 to 2 7. Similar to other conversion networks, the general workflow 2 2 further includes a transfer 2 8 between the positions 2 3 to 2 7 and the positions 2 3 to 2 7 and the transfer 2 8 Directional connection 2.9. Another embodiment of the method according to the invention is possible, wherein the tasks 17 to 21 are modeled as transitions. Correctly speaking, at the locations and transfers There is a duality between the two, so the present invention is not dependent on the particular manner of the selected representation. For the sake of consistency, only the implementation of the location representation work will be described herein. The directional connection 2 9 defines these The relationship between position 2 3 to 2 7 , that is, the order in which they represent the work 1 7 to 2 1_17_____ This paper scale applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm 1 ^ (Please read the notes on the back and fill out this page) 0 Order -------- •丨1295447 . 'A7 ____B7____ V. The invention description (1 9 ) can be implemented. A transfer 28 in the embodiment of the method described herein represents a checkpoint. The existence of checkpoints for that particular work The execution of the process is important 'because the work represented by the locations immediately after a transfer 28' can only be performed when all of the work that caused the transfer 28 has been completed. The general workflow further includes a starting point 30 and an end point 3.1, which defines where the general workflow 2 2 begins and where the general workflow is completed. It is important to carefully define this program. In particular, the combination of component form and location is an important aspect. Which component form is combined with these bits determines the efficiency with which the generated workflow can be implemented. For example, if the root component form combines all of the work, it will all need to be executed sequentially, i.e., the workflow is not reconfigured using the method of the present invention. In addition, some types of general workflows that include branch paths should be checked. Thus, a third step 12 of the flow chart of Figure 3 includes checking the suitability of the general workflow for further use of the method. This step will be explained with reference to Figures 5, 6 and 7. Figure 5 shows a second example of a program model 3 2 from which a general workflow is generated. Again, the program is intended to be used by the co-workers of the group in Figure 1 and uses the component form structure of Figure 2. In addition, it contains two branch paths, which are conditional paths in this example. Some work is only performed when certain conditions are met. —~:_ _18 _____ This paper size applies to the National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 x 297 mm) ' (Please read the note on the back and fill out this page) -1 Book ------- --Line 1 1295447 _ B7__ V. Description of the invention (々) This program can be used in the production of a manual. In addition to the addition of technical illustrations as an illustration, the addition of photographs is useful 'because a reader who is not well versed in reading technology can more easily understand the components of the product referred to in the manual. One of the first tasks in the program is the reader level that analyzes the goals of the file. A second job is to determine the need and suitability of the photo by the content of the paragraphs of the document. For example, a representative of how to contact a product does not need a photo. If a paragraph is suitable for a photo, then a job 3 5 will have to add the photo to a paragraph. Thereafter, in another job 36, the configuration of the chapters should be reviewed to check the stream of text around the photos. If the department has decided that no photos should be entered, a similar step 37 of reviewing the configuration will be implemented directly. Thereafter, a final step 38 of the program model 3 2 is to add a title to the photos in the chapter, and to add reference numerals to the texts of the chapter. The description of the program 3 2 as described above can easily lead to the definition of a general workflow 39 as shown in Fig. 6. A first position 40 represents the work of the reader class analyzing the target 3 3 . A second position, 4 1 , represents the work of determining the needs and suitability of the photo 3 4 . In the general workflow 39, the form associated with the second location 41 is "paragraph" 9. Based on the result of the second location 4 1 , the higher or lower branch of the general workflow 39 will be employed. The higher branch contains the position 4 2, 4 3, which represents the work of placing the photo in the paragraph and reviewing the configuration of a chapter. 3 5,3 ______19___ This paper scale applies to China Standard (CNS) A4 size (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the note on the back and fill out this page) innnnnnn II nnnnnnnun ϋ 1295447 A7 ____B7 _ V. Description of invention (6). The lower branch contains a position 4 4 '. This position 4 4 represents a review of the work of a configuration without the illustrated chapter 3 7 . The two branches are combined in a final position 45, which represents the addition of the title and reference symbols to a chapter. This general workflow 39 contains an error that typically becomes apparent only during the execution of a particular workflow created by it. In the method according to the invention, this error will result in some problems in the later stages of the reconfiguration workflow. The problem lies in this form 9 associated with the second position 41. The combination of the position 45 combined with the higher branch and the lower branch of the general workflow 39 is different. Moreover, the form 7 associated with one of the higher branches 4 3 is higher in the element form hierarchy than the form 9 in combination with the position 41 at which the branches are separated. According to the method described above, the third step in the flowchart in Fig. 3 includes checking a general workflow having a branch path with two rules. The branches should be separated and joined at positions having the same combined form, and the form of the position incorporated in the branches should be in a form that is not higher than the position at which the elements are separated and combined with the branches. Figure 7 shows a general workflow 46 derived from the same program model 3 2 as the general workflow 39 of Figure 6. This general workflow is performed by the test set in the third step 12 of the present invention. The branch path now originates in the form of a "chapter" 7 with which it is combined. ____20_____ This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) (please read the notes on the back and fill out this page) --------Book -------- -line · ' nnnnn ϋ nnn I nnnnn ft nnnn fl — . 1295447 • · A/ _____B7 ___ V. Description of the invention (0) This general workflow has passed the third step 1 of the flowchart included in Figure 3. After the test of 2, the next step 13 in the embodiment of the present invention is to reconfigure the general workflow 2 2, 3 9, 4 6 . Fig. 8 shows the application of the general workflow 22 of the steps 13 to 4. The step 13 includes, for each of the transitions 28, determining whether the starting point of the connection 209 is movable back (ie, in a direction opposite to the directional connection). To increase the number of parallel positions. To achieve this, the method takes into account the interdependence between the two component forms in a component form structure. If there is a path from the root element form of the top of the structure to the end of a branch at the bottom end of the structure in which both element forms are located, the two element forms are interdependent. For example, referring to Fig. 2, the form of the "chapter" 7 is interdependent with the form of "paragraph" 9, since the two are located on the dashed path labeled a. If a transition occurs between two locations of a form having a non-interdependent combination, the directional connections between the locations and the transition are interrupted and reconfigured. The work represented by these two locations will be scheduled to be executed simultaneously rather than sequentially. In the example of Fig. 8, the component form 7 combined with the position 2 4 representing the work of reviewing a chapter 1 and the position 8 representing the writing of an appendix are non-interdependent. . Thus, the directional connection resulting in the transfer between the two positions 2 4, 26 can be interrupted and moved back. The general workflow by this reconfiguration ______ 21______ This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) (please read the notes on the back and fill out this page) Order----- - 丨 · A7 1295447 ___B7_- __ V. Description of the invention ((f ) 4 8 It can be seen that the result is a direction between the first transfer 50 and the position of the writing of an appendix 26 The connection is 4 9 ° in the reconfigured general workflow 48 of Figure 8, the other positions 2 3, 2 4, 2 5, 2 7 are maintained in the same way as the original general workflow 2 2 The step 13 in the method according to the present invention is embodied in the implementation of an appendix, which is completely independent of the results of the paragraphs of the chapters in the document. Two subsequent steps 1 4 ' 1 5 are illustrated in Figure 9, which is an example of a file generated by the group members 1 through 4 of Figure 1. In step 1 4, the system defines a model of the synthesized object 5 1 . It is related to being produced A model of a real synthetic object of a workflow. It comprises elements 5 2 to 5 9 which are like the examples of the element forms 6 to 9 defined in the element form structure. In Fig. 9, the model 5 1 contains a file 5 2 to be generated, and the file 5 2 is an example of the form "file" 6. The file of this example 52 contains cl chapters 5 3 and c2 54, both of which are examples of the form "chapter" 7. The document has an appendix a 5 9. c 1 chapter 5 3 contains s 1 paragraph 5 5, s 2 paragraph 5 6, s 3 paragraph 5 7. c2 Chapter 5 4 contains only one paragraph, s4 paragraph 5 8. In the step 15 after the step 14 of the description just described, the elements 5 2 to 5 9 use the reconfigured general figure of FIG. 8 Work _________22___ This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) (please read the notes on the back and fill out this page) nnnnnnn^dJ* n ϋ nnn ·ϋ n I nn 1295447 , · A7 ______B7__ V. Invention Description (/ ) Work with Process 4 8 to combine with these tasks to produce a specific workflow 60. The specific workflow 60 is also a conversion network (pe^i-Net), which includes positions 6 1 to 7 2 , a plurality of transitions and directional connections between the transitions and positions. In the general workflow 48, each position 2 3 to 2 7 has a component form 6 to 9 combined therewith, and the positions 6 1 to 7 in the specific workflow 6 系Each of the two is coupled to one of the elements $2 to 59 of the model $1 of the synthesized object. The particular workflow 6 is to make a copy of each of the general workflows 48 by using each of the examples in combination with the location in the general workflow 48, and This is produced by subsequently assigning an element in the form in combination with the position to the location of the generation. A special directional connection is then added to connect the newly created location to the transitions. In a final step 16 of the present invention, the particular workflow 60 obtained in the previous step 15 is reconfigured. This interdependent viewing is used in this step 16 as in the general workflow 48 used to generate the reconfiguration. It is defined in the same manner as before, however, the content of the model now used for the object is in the word of the component, not the component. When a component from the top of the object structure to a component at the bottom end of the structure has a directional path and the path passes through the two components, the two components of a composite object are independent of. Referring to the model 5 1 of the composite object in Fig. 9, the c1 element 5 3 and the si element 5 5 are independent of each other because the two elements ____23______ apply to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4. Specifications (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the notes on the back and fill out this page) 0 nm ϋ n —If n -1 I nn II n ϋ n ϋ 1 丨 · 1295447 _________B7__ V. Description of invention (〆) The c1 element 5 3 and the s1 element 5 5 are located above a directional path b from d 5 2 , and the path b in the direction is from the top level of the model 5 1 to the s 1 element 5 5 The s 1 element 55 is tied to the lowest level of the model 51. Figure 10 shows the application of the last step 16 of the method to the particular workflow generated in the example of the previous step 15. This last step 16 in the present invention results in a reconfigured specific workflow 73. If all of the output locations of a transition have separate components that are independent of each other, the additional transitions create a particular workflow for this reconfiguration between the locations of the two sequences of components with separate combinations. Again, the result is to locate as many parallel positions as possible. For example, in the first diagram, the location 71 representing the edit of s4 paragraph 58 is coupled in a different manner to the particular workflow 73 of the reconfiguration. This position, which represents a review of C2 Chapter 5 4, is connected in a different manner to the specific workflow 7 3 of the reconfiguration. The transfer of the two locations 6, 7 and 7 in the best-practice workflow 60 has been separated, resulting in two additional transfers. Not all elements 5 3, 5 4 combined with the position 6 6 6 7 leading to the transfer 7 6 and all elements 5 5 to 5 8 combined with the position 6 8 to 7 1 resulting from the transfer 7 6 are mutually The independent fact is directed to divide the transfer 7 6 into two transfers 7 4,7 6 '. Then the directional connections between the locations and the transitions are reconfigured. This is not the case for all components combined with the input position and all losses ______24 — ____ This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) (please read the notes on the back and fill in the form) Page) 0 -n II iii . ninni 丨 · 1295447 V. Description of the invention (/>) The transfer of the directional connection and the reconfiguration of the copies when the components are combined with each other are Each of the transitions in the particular best workflow 60 is implemented, resulting in a specific workflow of the reconfiguration. Naturally, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The scope of the patent application of the present invention can be varied in many ways. In particular, the method can be applied in a number of inconsistent settings to produce a workflow with improved parallel processing, that is, in the automated production process of the product or in the grouping of co-workers. In the program. Moreover, the order of the steps in the method can be changed slightly without affecting the workflow of the result. (Please read the notes on the back and fill out this page) - Set--------- Line This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm)