Task priority decision apparatus and method, workflow system, work processing method, and recording medium

A task priority decision method for making a decision on priorities of pieces of task information, comprising the steps of:

• extracting a piece of task information;
• acquiring document information related to said piece of task information extracted;
• extracting process deadline determining information from said document information acquired;
• determining a process deadline for said piece of task information on the basis of the process deadline determining information;
• and
• calculating a remaining term up to said process deadline.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to execute the steps of:

• extracting a piece of task information;
• acquiring document information related to said piece of task information extracted;
• extracting process deadline determining information from said document information acquired;
• determining a process deadline for said piece of task information on the basis of the process deadline determining information;
• and
• calculating a remaining term up to said process deadline.

A workflow system for performing a given work by computerizing and circulating a task document, comprising:

• a first work processing apparatus including plan definition information associating means for associating plan definition information that defines a way to circulate the task document with task information formed by computerizing the task document;
• a document information storage unit storing said document information with which said plan definition information is associated;
• and
• a second work processing apparatus including document information extracting means for extracting said document information from said document information storage unit, and plan definition information extracting means for extracting said plan definition information associated with said document information extracted by said document information extracting means.

A work processing method for performing a given work by computerizing and circulating a task document, comprising the steps of:

• associating plan definition information defining a way to circulate the task document with task information formed by computerizing the task document;
• storing said document information with which said plan definition information is associated;
• extracting said document information stored;
• and
• extracting said plan definition information associated with said document information extracted.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute the steps of:

• associating plan definition information defining a way to circulate the task document with task information formed by computerizing the task document;
• storing said document information with which said plan definition information is associated;
• extracting said document information stored;
• and
• extracting said plan definition information associated with said document information extracted.