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The integration of mobile devices into business processes is a challenging but promising task. We designed a system that shows the possibility of constructing software systems that accomplish the difficult achievement of a system that simplifies tasks for businesses as well as for their customers. We designed a very simple and straight-forward workflow definition language that has the advantage of allowing source-code generation for arbitrary mobile platforms. With this language we assembled a system that is able to support insurance case documentation with context-aware input wizards and cross-platform software. It is possible to take different actions in different surroundings and to integrate mobile sensor data (GPS, cell-location, audio, compass, ...) into workflow management.
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Werner, M., Verclas, S.A.W., Linnhoff-Popien, C. (2010). A Workflow Definition Language for Business Integration of Mobile Devices. In: Cai, Y., Magedanz, T., Li, M., Xia, J., Giannelli, C. (eds) Mobile Wireless Middleware, Operating Systems, and Applications. MOBILWARE 2010. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 48. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17758-3_27
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