Work order estimator

US8458007B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mohammad Reza Shafiee · Ridgefield, US
• Wei Liu · Flower Mound, US
• Ashutosh K. Sureka · Irving, US
• Rahim Charania · Euless, US
• Sumeet Garg · Nakodar, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06316
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method may include receiving an order associated with processing a media file and generating a workflow associated with fulfilling the order. The method may also include identifying a number of tasks associated with the workflow and generating an estimate associated with executing the tasks. The generating an estimate may include identifying a resource type associated with the media file and the order, and identifying at least one of capacity and time requirements associated with executing the tasks.