Density-based emergent scheduling system
Patent 5953229 Issued on September 14, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 24, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 24, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod for resource allocation for the manufacture of a product Job scheduling system Resource allocation methods Method and apparatus for scheduling resources Patent #: 5619695 InventorsApplicationNo. 719129 filed on 09/24/1996US Classes:700/100Job schedulingExaminersPrimary: Trammell, James P.Assistant: Smithers, Matthew Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/60AbstractA computerized task scheduler for negotiating and scheduling resources with respect to various manufacturing tasks via computerized agent technology. A manufacturing-related customer asks a computerized uniform process broker for a bid on a manufacturing task by specifying the task and the time when it is to be completed. The computerized uniform process broker finds a computerized resource broker which will perform the assignment at the lowest cost within the requested time frame. The computerized resource brokers use the requested time frame and their respective current available resources to determine a working window in which they can perform the task and at what cost. The determination of resources by the computerized resource brokers includes calculating their respective percentage of total commitment based upon the interrelationship between the working window and the time it actually takes to complete the task. | |
