Schedule management system and recording medium
US5907829A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06312
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A schedule management system is provided in which a requested task is not unconditionally accepted by the requesting schedule management system. The requested task may be accepted by the user's schedule management system by negotiating for the conditions under which the task will be completed so that the requested work can be allocated and accepted by mutual agreement between the schedule management systems of the requester and the requestee. The user's (requestee's) schedule management system negotiates for acceptable work conditions by evaluating the work load of the user based on the recorded personal schedule and calculating an acceptable completion day of the requested task. The requesting schedule management system then allocates the requested task to the user whose schedule management system is most likely to complete the task closest to the requested deadline based on the negotiation conditions transmitted from a plurality of user schedule management systems.
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