Determining group attributes and matching tasks to a group

US10346772B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Jalal U. Mahmud · San Jose, US
• Aditya Pal · San Jose, US
• Fei Wang · Ossining, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 10, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 9, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 7, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/01
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for determining group attributes and matching tasks to a group, a plurality of individual attributes for members of a first group of a plurality of groups are determined, wherein each individual attribute has a type. Parameters of a first distribution of at least one type of individual attribute across members of the first group are estimated. Group attributes of the first group are determined based, at least in part, on the estimated parameters of the first distribution of at least one type of individual attribute. The determined group attributes of the first group are stored in a repository, wherein the repository includes group attributes associated with each group of the plurality of groups. A task is received, wherein the task is associated with a specific group attribute and the task is matched to one group of the plurality of groups based on the specific group attribute.