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Method, system and program product for filling job orders

US8731981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2012
Grant dateMay 20, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/08
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system and program product are disclosed for filling job orders, the method comprising: creating electronically a respective commitment reservation for each of a plurality of workers, with each respective commitment reservation comprising a commitment for the respective worker to work on a prospective job not yet created, with the prospective job having one or more job parameters; receiving electronically a job order subsequent to the creation of one of the commitment reservations, the job order specifying a job with one or more job parameters; matching the job parameters of the job in the job order to the job parameters in one or more of the commitment reservations to obtain a reservation-job match; and, securing automatically based on the results of the matching step the job in the job order to one of the workers with a commitment reservation.

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