Author: claimsbot

1. A furnace for supplying heated air to a space to be heated and capable of being installed in more than one position, the furnace including at least one burner and a heat exchanger in communication with the at least one burner for receiving products of combustion therefrom, the furnace further including an inducer in communication with the heat exchanger for inducing a flow of products of combustion through the heat exchanger and out of the furnace, the furnace comprising:
a multi-position condensate draining system, the condensate draining system including a manifold disposed between the heat exchanger and the inducer, the manifold including at least three drain ports positioned to drain fluid, at least one of the drain ports being capable of draining fluid from the manifold when the furnace is positioned for downflow operation, upflow operation, left horizontal flow operation, or right horizontal flow operation.
2. The furnace of claim 1, wherein the condensate draining system further includes a trap in communication with the manifold and an ambient environment, the trap including an inlet connected to the manifold at one of the drain ports for receiving fluid from the manifold, the trap being configured to inhibit non-liquid products from passing through the trap and into the ambient environment.
3. The furnace of claim 1, wherein the manifold includes a first portion and a second portion cooperating with the first portion to define first and second chambers, the first portion including the drain ports, each of the drain ports being positioned to facilitate fluid flow out of the second chamber.
4. The furnace of claim 3, wherein the second manifold portion includes at least two drain holes for draining fluid from the first chamber into the second chamber when the furnace is in an off-cycle, at least one of the drain holes being capable of draining fluid from the first chamber when the furnace is positioned for downflow operation, upflow operation, left horizontal flow operation, or right horizontal flow operation.
5. The furnace of claim 3, wherein the first manifold portion includes a plurality of side members, and the second manifold portion is disposed at a predetermined distance from each side member to inhibit fluid transfer from the second chamber to the first chamber.
6. The furnace of claim 3, wherein the manifold further includes two pairs of bosses disposed in the first portion, a first boss in each pair facilitating communication with the first chamber, and a second boss in each pair facilitating communication with the second chamber.
7. The furnace of claim 6, wherein the first manifold portion includes an aperture therethrough, configured to facilitate communication between the inducer and the first chamber, the second manifold portion includes an orifice therethrough, and the condensate draining system further includes first and second pressure sensors, the first pressure sensor being connected to one of the boss pairs, and the second pressure sensor being connected to the other boss pair, the boss pairs being configured such that at least one of the pressure sensors is capable of sensing a differential fluid pressure across the orifice when the furnace is positioned for downflow operation, upflow operation, left horizontal flow operation, or right horizontal flow operation.
8. The furnace of claim 7, wherein the pressure sensors are configured to disable the furnace in response to the differential pressure being less than a predetermined pressure.
9. A furnace for supplying heated air to a space to be heated and capable of being installed in more than one position, the furnace including at least one burner and a heat exchanger in communication with the at least one burner for receiving products of combustion therefrom, the furnace further including an inducer in communication with the heat exchanger for inducing a flow of products of combustion through the heat exchanger and out of the furnace, the furnace comprising:
a multi-position condensate draining system, the condensate draining system including an exhaust manifold in communication with the inducer and an ambient environment, and configured to facilitate transfer of combustion gases out of the furnace, the exhaust manifold including at least three drain ports positioned to drain fluid from the exhaust manifold, at least one of the drain ports being capable of draining fluid when the furnace is positioned for downflow operation, upflow operation, left horizontal flow operation, or right horizontal flow operation.
10. The furnace of claim 9, wherein the condensate draining system further includes a trap in communication with the exhaust manifold and an ambient environment, the trap including an inlet connected to the exhaust manifold at one of the drain ports for receiving fluid from the exhaust manifold, the trap being configured to inhibit non-liquid products from passing through the trap and into the ambient environment.
11. The furnace of claim 9, wherein the exhaust manifold includes an inlet and two outlets, the exhaust manifold inlet being connected to the inducer, and at least one of the exhaust manifold outlets being in communication with an ambient environment.
12. The furnace of claim 11, wherein the exhaust manifold further includes a tee and two pipe sections attached to the tee, the tee including the exhaust manifold inlet, and each of the pipes including one of the exhaust manifold outlets and at least one of the drain ports.
13. A furnace for supplying heated air to a space to be heated and capable of being installed in more than one position, the furnace including a cabinet generally defining a furnace interior, at least one burner, and a heat exchanger in communication with the at least one burner for receiving products of combustion therefrom, the furnace further including an inducer in communication with the heat exchanger for inducing a flow of products of combustion through the heat exchanger and out of the furnace, and a plurality of manifolds, each of the manifolds being configured to receive products of combustion and to facilitate transfer of combustion products out of the manifold, the furnace comprising:
a multi-position condensate draining system, the condensate draining system including at least three connectors attached to the cabinet, each of the connectors including at least one inlet cooperating with a corresponding cabinet wall to facilitate fluid flow through the corresponding cabinet wall, the connectors being positioned on the cabinet such that at least one of the connectors is capable of receiving fluid through a corresponding connector inlet when the furnace is positioned for downflow operation, upflow operation, left horizontal flow operation, or right horizontal flow operation, and the condensate draining system further including a trap having at least one inlet cooperating with one of the connectors to receive fluid from a corresponding connector inlet, the trap being in communication with an ambient environment and configured to inhibit non-liquid products from passing through the trap and into the ambient environment.
14. The furnace of claim 13, wherein the trap includes two inlets, each inlet being in communication with a different manifold.
15. The furnace of claim 13, wherein the trap includes at least one outlet configured to facilitate fluid flow out of the trap.
16. The furnace of claim 13, wherein one of the manifolds is disposed between the heat exchanger and the inducer and includes at least one drain port in communication with one of the at least one trap inlets.
17. The furnace of claim 16, wherein the manifold includes a first portion and a second portion cooperating with the first portion to define first and second chambers, the first portion including the at least one drain port, the at least one drain port being configured to facilitate fluid flow out of the second chamber.
18. The furnace of claim 13, wherein the manifolds include an exhaust manifold in communication with the inducer and an ambient environment, the exhaust manifold including at least one drain port in communication with one of the at least one trap inlets.
19. The furnace of claim 18, wherein the exhaust manifold includes an inlet connected to the inducer, and two outlets, at least one of the exhaust manifold outlets being in communication with an ambient environment.
20. The furnace of claim 19, wherein the exhaust manifold further includes a tee and two pipes attached to the tee, the tee including the exhaust manifold inlet, and each of the pipes including one of the exhaust manifold outlets and at least one of the at least one drain ports.
21. A furnace for supplying heated air to a space to be heated and capable of being installed in more than one position, the furnace including an air intake for receiving air from an ambient environment, at least one burner, and a heat exchanger in communication with the at least one burner for receiving products of combustion therefrom, the furnace further including an inducer in communication with the heat exchanger for inducing a flow of products of combustion through the heat exchanger and out of the furnace, the furnace comprising:
an air intake manifold disposed between the furnace air intake and the at least one burner and configured to facilitate air flow therebetween, the air intake manifold including an outlet and at least one inlet, the at least one inlet communicating with the furnace air intake, and the outlet communicating with the at least one burner, the at least one inlet including a first portion with a first cross section having a linear dimension and defining a first area, and a second portion with a quadrilateral cross section having a depth and a height and defining a second area, the depth of the quadrilateral cross section being smaller than the linear dimension of the first cross section.
22. The furnace of claim 21, wherein the second area is greater than or equal to the first area.
23. The furnace of claim 21, wherein the first cross section is generally circular and the quadrilateral cross section is generally rectangular.
24. The furnace of claim 21, wherein the at least one air intake manifold inlet further includes a transition portion disposed between the first and second portions for inhibiting air flow resistence.
25. The furnace of claim 21, wherein the air intake manifold further comprises a channel having at least three sides and two open ends, the channel including a pair of flanges disposed along a length of the channel.
26. The furnace of claim 25, wherein the air intake manifold channel includes a flange configured to facilitate attachment of the air intake manifold to the furnace.
27. The furnace of claim 25, wherein the at least one inlet includes at least one protrusion configured to mate with a corresponding aperture in the channel.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1-28. (canceled)
29. A magnetic random access memory cell, said memory cell comprising:
a first magnetic layer adjacent a conductive layer, said first magnetic layer comprising a first plurality of films;
a nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer separated from said conductive layer by said first magnetic layer; and
a second magnetic layer separated from said first magnetic layer by said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer, said second magnetic layer comprising:
a second plurality of films including a ferromagnetic material adjacent said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer and a tantalum film adjacent said ferromagnetic material, and;
an oxide layer adjacent to said second magnetic layer.
30. The memory cell of claim 29, wherein said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer comprises aluminum oxide.
31. The memory cell of claim 30, wherein said aluminum oxide has a thickness of about 5 to 25 Angstroms.
32. The memory cell of claim 29, wherein said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of copper, titanium oxide, magnesium oxide, silicon oxide and aluminum nitride.
33. The memory cell of claim 29, wherein said first magnetic layer comprises a first tantalum layer, a first nickel-iron layer, a manganese-iron layer, and a second nickel-iron layer.
34. A processor system comprising at least one memory circuit, wherein said at least one memory circuit comprises at least one memory cell, said at least one memory cell comprising:
a first magnetic layer adjacent a conductive layer, said first magnetic layer comprising a first plurality of films;
a nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer separated from said conductive layer by said first magnetic layer; and
a second magnetic layer separated from said first magnetic layer by said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer, said second magnetic layer comprising:
a second plurality of films including a ferromagnetic material adjacent said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer and a tantalum film adjacent said ferromagnetic material, and;
an oxide layer adjacent to said second magnetic layer.
35. A memory circuit, said memory circuit comprising:
a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell comprising:
a first magnetic layer adjacent a conductive layer, said first magnetic layer comprising a first plurality of films;
a nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer separated from said conductive layer by said first magnetic layer; and
a second magnetic layer separated from said first magnetic layer by said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer, said second magnetic layer comprising:
a second plurality of films including a ferromagnetic material adjacent said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer and a tantalum film adjacent said ferromagnetic material, and;
an oxide layer adjacent to said second magnetic layer.
36. A magnetic random access memory cell, said memory cell comprising:
a first magnetic layer adjacent a conductive layer, said first magnetic layer comprising a first plurality of films;
a nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer separated from said conductive layer by said first magnetic layer; and
a second magnetic layer separated from said first magnetic layer by said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer, said second magnetic layer comprising:
a second plurality of films including a ferromagnetic material adjacent said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer and a tantalum film adjacent said ferromagnetic material; and
a nitride layer adjacent to said second magnetic layer.
37. The memory cell of claim 36, wherein said first magnetic layer is a pinned layer.
38. The memory cell of claim 36, wherein said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer comprises aluminum oxide.
39. The memory cell of claim 37, wherein said aluminum oxide has a thickness of about 5 to 25 Angstroms.
40. The memory cell of claim 36, wherein said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of copper, titanium oxide, magnesium oxide, silicon oxide and aluminum nitride.
41. The memory cell of claim 36, wherein said first magnetic layer comprises a first tantalum layer, a first nickel-iron layer, a manganese-iron layer, and a second nickel-iron layer.
42. The memory cell of claim 40, wherein said plurality of films comprises a third nickel-iron layer, a second tantalum layer, and a tungsten nitrogen chemical mechanical polishing stop.
43. A processor system comprising at least one memory circuit, wherein said at least one memory circuit comprises at least one memory cell, said at least one memory cell comprising:
a first magnetic layer adjacent a conductive layer, said first magnetic layer comprising a first plurality of films;
a nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer separated from said conductive layer by said first magnetic layer; and
a second magnetic layer separated from said first magnetic layer by said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer, said second magnetic layer comprising:
a second plurality of films including a ferromagnetic material adjacent said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer and a tantalum film adjacent said ferromagnetic material; and
a nitride layer adjacent to said second magnetic layer.
44. A memory circuit, said memory circuit comprising:
a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell comprising:
a first magnetic layer adjacent a conductive layer, said first magnetic layer comprising a first plurality of films;
a nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer separated from said conductive layer by said first magnetic layer; and
a second magnetic layer separated from said first magnetic layer by said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer, said second magnetic layer comprising:
a second plurality of films including a ferromagnetic material adjacent said nonmagnetic tunnel barrier layer and a tantalum film adjacent said ferromagnetic material, and;
a nitride layer adjacent to said second magnetic layer.

What is claimed is:

1. A signal demultiplexing device in a high speed transmission system, for time division demultiplexing high speed multiplexed signal lights in which signal lights with a prescribed identical wavelength are time division multiplexed in terms of time-slots, by converting the high speed multiplexed signal lights into low speed wavelength division multiplexed signal lights, the signal demultiplexing device comprising:
a probe light source configured to generate probe lights formed by a series of sub-probe lights with prescribed different wavelengths for respective time-slots, in synchronization with the high speed multiplexed signal lights;
a wavelength converter configured to receive the probe lights from the probe light source and the high speed multiplexed signal lights, and to convert the prescribed identical wavelength of the high speed multiplexed signal lights in each time-slot into a prescribed wavelength of a probe light in a corresponding time-slot so as to obtain wavelength division multiplexed signal lights; and
a wavelength demultiplexer configured to wavelength division demultiplex the wavelength division multiplexed signal lights obtained by the wavelength converter, and to output demultiplexed signal lights;
wherein the probe light source has:
a plurality of sub-probe light sources configured to respectively generate the sub-probe lights with the prescribed different wavelengths for respective time-slots;
a multiplexer configured to multiplex the sub-probe lights generated by the plurality of sub-probe light sources; and
a phase different giving unit configured to give phase differences corresponding to time-slot positions to the sub-probe lights multiplexed by the multiplexer, and to sequentially output the sub-probe lights with the phase differences in correspondence to respective time-slots.
2. The signal demultiplexing device of claim 1, wherein the phase difference giving unit comprises:
a modulator for collectively modulating the sub-probe lights multiplexed by the multiplexer;
a first fiber grating for reflecting only a sub-probe light with a first wavelength and passing other sub-probe lights with wavelengths other than the first wavelength among the sub-probe lights modulated by the modulator;
a plurality of gratingdelay pairs connected in series to which the other sub-probe lights passed by the first fiber grating are entered, an i-th gratingdelay pair including: a delaying element for delaying those sub-probe lights that are passed by an (i1)-th fiber grating, for a half of a prescribed phase difference between adjacent time-slots; and an i-th fiber grating for reflecting only a sub-probe light with an i-th wavelength and passing remaining sub-probe lights with wavelengths other than the i-th wavelength among those sub-probe lights that are delayed by the delaying element, where i is an integer greater than one, such that all of the sub-probe lights with the prescribed different wavelengths are reflected by the first fiber grating and fiber gratings of the plurality of gratingdelay pairs; and
a circulator for inputting the sub-probe lights modulated by the modulator into the first fiber grating, and outputting the sub-probe lights reflected from the first fiber grating and the fiber gratings of the plurality of gratingdelay pairs as the probe lights.
3. The signal demultiplexing device of claim 1, wherein the phase difference giving unit comprises:
a modulation signal generator for generating a plurality of modulation signals in which an (i1)-th modulation signal has a wavelength which is a half of a wavelength of an i-th modulation signal, where i is an integer; and
a plurality of wavelength dependent modulators connected in series, for modulating the sub-probe lights multiplexed by the multiplexer by using the modulation signals, wherein the i-th modulation signal is supplied to an i-th wavelength dependent modulator, a first wavelength dependent modulator modulates a first half of the sub-probe lights at a first half period of a first modulation signal and modulates a second half of the sub-probe lights at a second half period of the first modulation signal, and a j-th wavelength dependent modulator modulates a half of the first half and a half of the second half of the sub-probe lights modulated by a (j1)-th wavelength dependent modulator at a first half period of a j-th modulation signal and modulates a remaining half of the first half and a remaining half of the second half of the sub-probe lights modulated by the (j1)-th wavelength dependent modulator at a second half period of the j-th modulation signal, where j is an integer greater than one, such that the sub-probe lights with wavelengths corresponding to respective time-slots are sequentially outputted from a last wavelength dependent modulator as the probe lights.
4. A signal routing device in a high speed transmission system, for time division demultiplexing high speed multiplexed signal lights in which signal lights with a prescribed identical wavelength are time division multiplexed in terms of time-slots, by converting the high speed multiplexed signal lights into low speed wavelength division multiplexed signal lights, and for outputting signal lights by distributing signal lights with desired wavelengths that constitute the low speed wavelength division multiplexed signals into desired time-slots according to routing control signals, the signal routing device comprising:
a probe light source configured to generate probe lights formed by a series of sub-probe lights with variable desired wavelengths for respective time-slots, in synchronization with the high speed multiplexed signal lights;
a wavelength converter configured to receive the probe lights from the probe light source and the high speed multiplexed signal lights, and to convert the prescribed identical wavelength of the high speed multiplexed signal lights in each time-slot into a prescribed wavelength of a probe light in a corresponding time-slot so as to obtain wavelength division multiplexed signal lights; and
a wavelength demultiplexer configured to wavelength division demultiplex the wavelength division multiplexed signal lights obtained by the wavelength converter, and to output demultiplexed signal lights;
wherein the probe light source has:
a plurality of sub-probe light sources configured to respectively generate the sub-probe lights with prescribed different wavelengths for respective time-slots;
a multiplexer configured to multiplex the sub-probe lights generated by the plurality of sub-probe light sources; and
a phase different giving unit configured to give phase differences corresponding to time-slot positions to the sub-probe lights multiplexed by the multiplexer, and to sequentially output the sub-probe lights with the phase differences in correspondence to respective time-slots, such that a sub-probe light with a desired wavelength is outputted in correspondence to a desired time-slot according to the routing control signals.
5. The signal routing device of claim 4, wherein the phase difference giving unit comprises:
a modulator for collectively modulating the sub-probe lights multiplexed by the multiplexer;
a first fiber grating for reflecting only a sub-probe light with a first desired wavelength according to the routing control signals and passing other sub-probe lights with wavelengths other than the first desired wavelength among the sub-probe lights modulated by the modulator;
a plurality of gratingdelay pairs connected in series to which the other sub-probe lights passed by the first fiber grating are entered, an i-th gratingdelay pair including: a delaying element for delaying those sub-probe lights that are passed by an (i1)-th fiber grating, for a half of a prescribed phase difference between adjacent time-slots; and an i-th fiber grating for reflecting only a sub-probe light with an i-th desired wavelength according to the routing control signals and passing remaining sub-probe lights with wavelengths other than the i-th desired wavelength among those sub-probe lights that are delayed by the delaying element, where i is an integer greater than one, such that all of the sub-probe lights with the prescribed different wavelengths are reflected by the first fiber grating and fiber gratings of the plurality of gratingdelay pairs; and
a circulator for inputting the sub-probe lights modulated by the modulator into the first fiber grating, and outputting the sub-probe lights reflected from the first fiber grating and the fiber gratings of the plurality of gratingdelay pairs as the probe lights.
6. The signal routing device of claim 4, wherein the phase difference giving unit comprises:
a modulation signal generator for generating a plurality of modulation signals in which an (i1)-th modulation signal has a wavelength which is a half of a wavelength of an i-th modulation signal, where i is an integer;
a plurality of wavelength dependent modulators connected in series, for modulating the sub-probe lights multiplexed by the multiplexer by using the modulation signals, wherein the i-th modulation signal is supplied to an i-th wavelength dependent modulator, a first wavelength dependent modulator modulates a first half of the sub-probe lights at a first half period of a first modulation signal and modulates a second half of the sub-probe lights at a second half period of the first modulation signal, and a j-th wavelength dependent modulator modulates a half of the first half and a half of the second half of the sub-probe lights modulated by a (j1)-th wavelength dependent modulator at a first half period of a j-th modulation signal and modulates a remaining half of the first half and a remaining half of the second half of the sub-probe lights modulated by the (j1)-th wavelength dependent modulator at a second half period of the j-th modulation signal, where j is an integer greater than one, such that the sub-probe lights with wavelengths corresponding to respective time-slots are sequentially outputted from a last wavelength dependent modulator as the probe lights; and
a phase controller for variably controlling phases of the plurality of modulation signals from the modulation signal generator according to the routing control signals, such that the sub-probe light with the desired wavelength is outputted to the desired time-slot by the last wavelength dependent modulator.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A computer method for managing a work flow collaborative file having a GUI including a display and a selection device for displaying a procedural framework, the method comprising the steps of:
accessing one or more user computers in the shared space in the network, wherein the shared space is created by interaction of executable codes in a host and a user application and the shared space is described by a session attribute list;
loading a media application with a plurality of tools into one or more user computers;
using a stage manager tool from the media application to stage and correlate a plurality of media-layers according to spatial, temporal and relational coordinate data in the user application, wherein the media-layers data are described by at least one file descriptor inputting multi type content including one or more of text documents, graphic images, video images, audio or data files into the shared space;
providing one or more procedural framework templates to a workflow process with specific layouts;
providing plug-ins for each type content with in the workflow process;
selecting a procedural framework template for the creation of a workflow process;
adding one or more sections to the procedural framework template that include:
(1) a content process section that includes at least one item comprising (a) steps to be performed or (b) content materials;
(2) a discussion point section that optionally includes one or more of a topic of discussion item corresponding to one item of the content process section;
(3) an approval section that optionally includes one or more of an approval item corresponding to one item of the content process section; and
(4) a hand-off section that optionally includes one or more of a hand-off item corresponding to one item of the content process section;
storing state of the procedural framework by a user at any time during its use or in response to a user approved initiation signal, indicating that an item within a section has been completed.
2. The method of claim 1 includes a second user performing one of the steps of approving or disapproving the completion of a section in the procedural framework.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of a user moving the procedural framework between one of (a) one or more rooms in a library or a website on the World Wide Web.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of a template containing one or more: hotlinks, meta tags and computer code placed in the directory of text documents, graphic images, video images, audio or data files.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein a template specifies where content are placed among the sections of the procedural framework.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of dynamically swapping in and out procedural frameworks within a room as dictated by the use to which the procedural frameworks are put.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of a user electronically notifying another user of the availability of procedural frameworks for one or more of viewing, changing or accessing an information content resource.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of creating a derivative copy of the procedural framework.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of a user editing the procedural framework copy.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of installing a conversion program for accessing through a browser text documents, graphic images, video images, audio or data files.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein a trace record and stores the author, time and content of the change.
12. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of using a browser for one of uploading content, creating a new procedural framework or scheduling a meeting.
13. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of saving the state of the room at the instant of any approval.
14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of copying the procedural framework.
15. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of embedding the procedural framework into in any web property.
16. The method of claim 1 further comprising using a template to permit content creators to determine where to place the content within a workflow; using the template to dynamically swap in and out pages within the room as dictated by the use to which the workflow are put; and using the template to permit the use of one or more of dynamic buttons and plug-in features such that users of the workflow template may access tables of content that reside within one or more libraries having tables of content.
17. The method of claim 1 further comprising one or more of the step: copying, or the same procedural framework pages or having the same procedural framework pages collected into one room.
18. The method of claim 1 further comprising one or more of the step of: approving at least one approval item, corresponding to one item of the procedural framework sections or handing-off to a user at least one hand-off item corresponding to one or more items of the procedural framework section.
19. The present invention relates to the field of collaborative computing, and more particularly to a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for creating a work flow collaborative file in a shared network space comprising the steps of:
accessing one or more user computers in the shared space in the network, wherein the shared space is created by interaction of executable codes in a host and a user application and the shared space is described by a session attribute list;
loading a media application with a plurality of tools into one or more user computers;
using a stage manager tool from the media application to stage and correlate a plurality of media-layers according to spatial, temporal and relational coordinate data in the user application, wherein the media-layers data are described by at least one file descriptor inputting multi type content including one or more of text documents, graphic images, video images, audio or data files into the shared space;
providing one or more procedural framework templates to a workflow process with specific layouts;
providing plug-ins for each type content with in the workflow process;
selecting a procedural framework template for the creation of a workflow process;
adding one or more sections to the procedural framework template that include:
(1) a content process section that includes at least one item comprising (a) steps to be performed or (b) content materials;
(2) a discussion point section that optionally includes one or more of a topic of discussion item corresponding to one item of the content process section;
(3) an approval section that optionally includes one or more of an approval item corresponding to one item of the content process section; and
(4) a hand-off section that optionally includes one or more of a hand-off item corresponding to one item of the content process section; storing state of the procedural framework by a user at any time during its use or in response to a user approved initiation signal, indicating that a section has been completed.
20. A computer system for creating a work flow collaborative procedural framework in a shared space within a network comprises: a host server that communicates to a database and a file storage through a network; a user machine with a user application that logs to the host server to join a shared space session with other user machines running user applications, wherein the shared space session is generated by interaction of executable codes in the host and the user application and the shared space session is described by a session attribute list; a first memory for storing application code with a plurality of tools into one or more user computers; an input device for inputting multi type content including one or more of text documents, graphic images, video images, audio or data files into the shared space; a stage manager tool from the media application to stage and correlate a plurality of media-layers according to spatial, temporal and relational coordinate data in the user application, wherein the media-layers data are described by a file descriptor inputting multi type content including one or more of text documents, graphic images, video images or data files into the shared space; and a display for displaying the content by computers in the shared space in one of a synchronous or asynchronous mode; a second memory for storing (a) collaborative procedural framework templates to create pages with specific layouts, (b) plug-ins for each type content for searching additional resource information, (c) converters for accessing through a browser the content of the procedural frameworks, each such procedural framework including:
(1) a content process section that includes at least one item comprising (a) steps to be performed or (b) content materials;
(2) a discussion point section that optionally includes one or more of a topic of discussion item corresponding to one item of the content process section;
(3) an approval section that optionally includes one or more of an approval item corresponding to one item of the content process section; and
(4) a hand-off section that optionally includes one or more of a hand-off item corresponding to one item of the content process section.