Automatically controlling availability of tasks for performance by human users
US8219432B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0637
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are described for managing the release of tasks so that the tasks are available for performance, such as for tasks submitted by task requesters to be performed by human task performer users, or the release of other types of items as being available for use. In some situations, the managed release of tasks is based at least in part on determining one or more desired task performance characteristic values, and predicting appropriate values for one or more performance-related factors that will produce the determined desired task performance characteristic values. As one example, a determined target quantity of tasks to make concurrently available may be determined that will result in a desired level of task performance contention, such as based on expected or actual values for a rate of task performance and a duration of possible contention.
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