Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
705700160 | Schedule adjustment for a person or group | 72 |
20110112880 | ALLOCATION OF COMMON RESOURCES IN AN ENTITY - Systems and methods for allocation of common resources in an entity are provided. Various programs within the entity each utilize a shared resource. In an example embodiment, a method comprises receiving a ranking of programs within the entity. The method also includes identifying common tasks and an amount of time required to complete each respective common task. Upon receiving a set of desired tasks associated with each of the programs, a desired budget is determined for each of the programs. The method results in allocating the common resource based on the ranking and the respective desired budget of the programs. | 05-12-2011 |
20110125542 | DEMAND RESPONSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A demand response management system which may be implemented with demand response logic. The system may be used by utilities, independent system operators, intermediaries and others to manage operations of demand response programs relative to customers, clients, participants, and users of outputs from the utilities, independent system operators, and the like. Demand response logic of the demand response management system may provide demand signal propagation and generation from demand response events. | 05-26-2011 |
20110288900 | Scheduling Management System, Method and Device - The present invention relates generally to the field of task management methods and systems and specifically task management methods and systems for creating and optimising future schedules utilising the computer. | 11-24-2011 |
20110301995 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING CARRY-IN OPERATION PLANNING - A carry-in ready period calculation part calculates a candidate of a carry-in ready period which is a period during which a carry-in operation can be conducted and outputs the candidate in an output part so as to make entire construction works efficient. The calculation is performed based on a site arrival time schedule which is a time schedule showing when a carry-in target equipment arrives at a site, a temporary placement time schedule which is a time schedule showing when the equipment arrived is temporarily placed, and a construction time schedule of a building in which the equipment is carried. | 12-08-2011 |
20120022908 | TERRITORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apparatus manages delivery of services by service technicians to a plurality of assets within a plurality of user defined territories. The apparatus includes a service territory selector selecting a plurality of service territories, and a geo-code data retrieval portion configured to retrieve for each of first and second sets of assets associated with respective first and second territories, asset data including geocode data representative of geographic locations of each of the assets of the first and second sets of assets. A constraint selector stores constraint parameter data representative of user selected constraints, and a threshold data selector stores threshold parameter data representative of user selected thresholds. A constraint processor applies the constraint parameter data to the asset data, a comparator determines a comparison between the asset data constrained by the constraint parameter data relative to the threshold parameter data, and a display displays a result of the comparison. | 01-26-2012 |
20120209652 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND MANAGEMENT - To improve the scheduling and tasking of resources, the present disclosure describes an improved planning system and method for the allocation and management of resources. The planning system uses a branch and bound approach of tasking resources using a heuristic to expedite arrival at a deterministic solution. For each possible functional mode of the resources, an upper bound is determined. The upper bounds are employed in an objective function for the branch and bound process to determine the functional mode in which to place the resources and to determine movement paths for the resources, all in an environment where a hostile force may attempt to destroy the resources. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215580 | REASSIGNING WORKER PROFILES TO UNITS OF WORK - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for reassigning worker profiles to units of work. For example, a scheduling system can reassign worker profiles to units of work and ensure that (a) workers/users are appropriately qualified to complete or perform units of work, (b) scheduling conflicts on a worker's/user's schedule are avoided, and (c) customizable rules and guidelines are followed. | 08-23-2012 |
20130006689 | METHODS, SOFTWARE, AND SYSTEMS FOR MAINTAINING A SINGLE HIERARCHY OF TASKS ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS AND/OR MULTIPLE TASK MANAGEMENT TOOLS - Schemes providing master list functionality that allows a user to reorder to-do items from across multiple projects and/or multiple project management tools. Such schemes can ensure that whatever project management tools the user and others associated with the various projects are using at any time, changes in their task planning will be reflected both in the master list and across all other projects and project management tools, as needed. The necessary hierarchy is maintained by creating an absolute order between different projects and reflecting changes in task order in both directions. | 01-03-2013 |
20130024230 | METHOD OF EXTENDING ACTIVITY FLOATS IN THE CRITICAL PATH METHOD - The method of extending floats in the critical path method (CPM) method allows for extending the project duration while keeping the networking basic parameter of total float intact. The method allows for rescheduling of the start times of some activities so that the resource requirements never exceed the specified resource limit. The extendable network transforms the process of seeking an extended schedule that fulfills resource constraints from searching in a boundless solution space to searching in a well-defined and definite solution space. The definite searching space harnesses for the mathematical formulation of the optimization techniques, i.e., integer programming, which provides the optimum solution as a schedule that fulfills the resource constraint and yet minimizes the project duration. | 01-24-2013 |
20130080202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTOMATICALLY SCHEDULING A WORKFORCE - Systems and methods of workforce scheduling are disclosed. One example embodiment, among others, comprises a computer-implemented method of scheduling workers. Each worker is associated with one of a set of flexibility classifications, which include non-flex-time and at least one flex-time. The method includes generating a set of shift instances to cover forecasted demand over a planning period, and assigning the shift instances to the set of workers by iterating through the each of the workers to assign at least a portion of the shift instances to a selected one of the workers. The assigning is such that total hours assigned to the selected worker depends on a number associated with the classification of the selected worker. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085795 | EVENT SYNCHRONIZED REPORTING IN PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, and computer-executable instructions for event synchronized reporting in an process control system are disclosed. Events may be synchronized by a synchronization parameter, whose instances of occurrence may be non-contiguous in time. Examples of synchronization parameters may include a work shift, a work group, an individual's on-duty time, a logged-on period of an individual, the execution times of a process control entity, a batch run type, and a procedure or sub-unit of a batch run. Instances of occurrence of the synchronization parameter may be recorded into a process control event database. Event synchronized reports may contain at least one synchronization value based on both the instances of occurrence of the synchronization parameter as well as historical process control data. Data from various historian databases may be accessed from process control system tools and integrated into a single report. | 04-04-2013 |
20130090968 | METHODS OF EMPLOYEE SCHEDULING AND MANAGEMENT - Organizations must manage employee schedules to ensure that adequate personnel are present as required, regulatory requirements met, and costs tracked/minimized. Prior art systems are taught as internal to an organization and hence do not address part-time or temporary employees who have multiple conflicts on their time. An employee scheduling software system is taught that accesses multiple extrinsic databases hosting schedules relating to an employee allowing scheduling to avoid external conflicts for the employer and allowing employees to respond to schedules as well as trade/auction with other employees with confidence. Further, by associating a portable electronic device to the employee and hosting a scheduling application on these devices the employees are able to review/modify/trade/auction shifts with increased flexibility and employers are provided with a more accurate clocking in/out process to verify the employee's attendance and completion of their shift. | 04-11-2013 |
20130110569 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SCHEDULE DEMAND RESPONSE EVENTS | 05-02-2013 |
20130117058 | Systems and Methods for Scheduling Events - Systems and methods for scheduling events are described. In some embodiments, a method comprises: at a computer system, obtaining a request to schedule a calendar event including a plurality of constraints. In response to the request, a plurality of candidate calendar events that meets at least two of the plurality of constraints is obtained. The plurality of candidate calendar events and a plurality of user-editable options corresponding to the plurality of constraints are concurrently presented for display. In some embodiments, the method optionally includes obtaining, via a user-editable option, a modification to a constraint in the plurality of constraints which is then used to update the plurality of candidate calendar events. In some embodiments, the user-editable options are determined, at least in part, by user preferences. In some embodiments, the plurality of user-editable options further corresponds to a designation of one or more invitees to the scheduled calendar event. | 05-09-2013 |
20130138467 | CUSTOMIZED AUTOMATED CHECKLIST CREATION, EXECUTION AND COMMUNICATION - A method for creating, executing and communicating customized, automated checklists may include dynamically creating a customized checklist including a plurality of checklist items. The method may also include transmitting a notification to a predetermined recipient that the customized checklist is available. The method may additionally include displaying the customized checklist on an interface device in response to the customized checklist being selected by the recipient. The method may additionally include updating a status of each checklist item in response to each checklist item being completed. The method may further include determining if a new checklist is available during execution of an existing checklist and allowing a user to switch to the new checklist during the execution of the existing checklist. | 05-30-2013 |
20130144672 | Analytics-Based Community Value Meetings - Methods and systems of managing meetings may involve scheduling a meeting, and monitoring one or more invitee communications prior to the meeting. In addition, a prioritization may be conducted of one or more attributes of the meeting based on the one or more invitee communications. | 06-06-2013 |
20130144673 | AUTONOMIC MANUFACTURING OPERATOR AUTHORIZATION ADJUSTMENT - Operator authorizations are autonomically adjusted in many ways to automatically account for many different variables. Operator authorization may be adjusted according to an operator's past activity record so previous experience is not lost when the operator is rehired. Operator authorization may be adjusted according to the operator's quality and performance. Operator authorization may also be adjusted by recognizing similar operations to those the operator is authorized to perform, and authorizing the operator to perform one or more similar operations. Operator authorization may also be adjusted to a lesser level or may be revoked for an operation based on the passage of time. A manufacturing system may efficiently track operators taking into account different activity periods, the passage of time, the operator's performance, and similar operations to autonomically adjust the authorization of the operators as needed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130238377 | Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Media for Providing Future Job Information - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing future job information. According to embodiments, a method for providing future job information is provided. According to the method, a number of non-dispatched jobs within a future time frame for a plurality of buckets and a plurality of turfs is determined. A numeric indicator indicating the number of non-dispatched jobs associated with at least one turf and at least one bucket is displayed. | 09-12-2013 |
20130268310 | SCHEDULING SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - There is a system for performing scheduling. The system includes a processor to perform dynamic priority scheduling based on a schedule including one or more flexible events associated with a flexible event object. The flexible event object includes a FlexibleDueTime and at least one of a FlexibleStartTime and a FlexibleEventDuration. The processor generates a priority value associated with the flexible event based on a time, the FlexibleDueTime, and at least one of the FlexibleStartTime and the FlexibleEventDuration. The system determines a priority assignment for the flexible event utilizing the generated priority value. There are also associated methods and computer-readable mediums for performing scheduling. | 10-10-2013 |
20130282420 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REALTIME OCCUPANCY DETECTION OF VEHICLES APPROACHING RETAIL SITE FOR PREDICTIVE ORDERING - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for realtime occupancy detection of vehicles approaching a retail site for predictive ordering. A restaurant or other retail site can maintain access areas, such as a drive through lane or parking area, which vehicles can approach to order food or other items. A set of sensors can detect the vehicles, and estimate the number of occupants in those vehicles. Detection techniques can include face detection technology, seat detection technology, thermal imaging, or others. The number of occupants can be estimated and sent to a production management engine monitoring the site. That engine can responsively issue production instructions, such as a number and type of food items to prepare, and when. By integrating an operational model of the site, including projected order amounts and types, with the realtime occupant count, more accurate matching of food or other production to customer demand can be achieved. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING SCHEDULING OF EVENTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and corresponding methods for facilitating scheduling of an event among plurality of users. The system may include various modules to received scheduling information corresponding to the event. The system may determine logical consequences corresponding to the schedule of the event based on predetermined plans of the users. The scheduling information may be shared among the plurality of users for enabling the users to update the scheduling information iteratively. The system may finalize the event automatically based on the updated scheduling information when each of the plurality of users approves the updated scheduling information. The system facilitates the scheduling of events with possibly limited resources by allowing incremental shared input from all participants and possibly by sharing their personal calendar information. | 10-31-2013 |
20130325539 | EVENT SCHEDULER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system, and program product, comprising: scheduling teacher evaluation events for teacher-evaluator pairs over a calendar date period to comply with compliance dates, comprising: selecting teachers evaluators to form a plurality of the teacher-evaluator pairs for teacher evaluation events, based on the teacher electronic calendars, evaluator calendars, teacher categories, and a time-table; scheduling respective dates and times for evaluation events over the course of the calendar period; changing the electronic calendars of the respective evaluators and the respective teachers to add the scheduled teacher evaluation events; running a software routine to wait for receipt of data indicating a new conflict event and changing date and/or time for evaluation events and/or forming new teacher-evaluator pairs; and changing the respective electronic calendars. | 12-05-2013 |
20140039961 | Activities Excepted From Incrementing In Global Minimum Staffing Although Included In Satisfying Global Minimum Staffing - In each time period during which a facility is open, a difference is automatically checked for being greater than zero, between a minimum number of employees needed to open the facility and a current number of employees. The current number of employees is obtained based at least partially on workloads of activities in the facility, including normal activities whose workloads are determined based on forecasts and labor standards and at least one activity (“no-increment” activity) whose workload is to not be incremented. When the difference is greater than zero in any time period, an excess number of hours of minimum staffing are obtained based at least on the difference, and then allocated among the workloads of the normal activities, to obtain new workloads while keeping the workload of each no-increment activity unchanged. Therefore, workload of an no-increment activity is used in checking but the no-increment activity's workload is not incremented. | 02-06-2014 |
20140067453 | SHARED ASSET MANAGEMENT - Managing shared hardware assets within an organization includes determining a shared hardware asset utilized by at least one invitee to a meeting and calculating a workload for the shared hardware asset for each of a plurality of proposed meeting times for the meeting. The proposed meeting times are ranked according to a comparison of the workload for each proposed meeting with a shared hardware asset objective. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074530 | Forecasting of Deposit Faults for a Money Handling Machine - A computer system obtains monetary item deposit information and reader failure information from the money handling device and generates data that accumulates to represent an historical pattern of a ratio of a number of deposited monetary items (e.g., deposited checks) to reader failure incidents. The transaction computer then generates a service indicator that is indicative of servicing the money handling device based on the pattern. The transaction computer may project the ratio to obtain a projected ratio at a subsequent (future) time and may track the ratio to determine whether the ratio is trending differently from the ratio. | 03-13-2014 |
20140136259 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE SALE OF CONSUMER SERVICES - Computer-implemented systems and methods for the sale of consumer services. Predictions are made based on the behaviors, preferences, assets, identifying characteristics, and other attributes associated with customers and merchants. In one implementation, a prediction is made as to whether a customer is likely to request a service and whether a merchant is likely to be selected by the customer to provide the service. In another implementation, the calendars of a merchant and customer are automatically updated to account for the customer's late arrival to an appointment at the merchants location. In yet another implementation, a customer purchases an appointment for a service from another customer that has the appointment scheduled with a merchant providing the service. | 05-15-2014 |
20140172483 | EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Event management systems, methods, and computer program products. The event management system receives data defining participants and dates for an event, such as a business meeting. The system may determine the availability of the participants on the proposed dates based on data received from one or more calendar applications, if available. The system may then generate a plurality of event options based on participant availability and option costs. An event organizer may then select options from the plurality of options, and cause the selected options to be sent to the participants. The participants classify the received options as preferred, acceptable, or unacceptable. Based on these classifications, the system determines acceptable options which may include a “best option”. The event organizer selects one or more acceptable options for confirmation by the participants. In response to the participants confirming an option, the option may be booked by the event management system. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172484 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WORK HANDOVER METHOD - An electronic device connects to a cloud server. The cloud server stores information of a first worker and a second worker. The second worker does work handover with the first worker. When it is time to do work handover by the second worker, the second worker uses the electronic device to touch the electronic device of the first worker. The information of the second worker of the electronic device is compared with the information of the second worker stored in the cloud server. When the information of the electronic device is the same as the information stored in the cloud server, a display device connected to the cloud server displays job contents stored in the cloud server. | 06-19-2014 |
20140195290 | TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a system, method, and computer readable medium for facilitating the execution of one or more tasks. Task data pertaining to a plurality of tasks and worker data pertaining to one or more workers may be saved to a computer system. Each worker may be provided with an electronic device capable of determining and transmitting its geographical location (and thus the worker's geographical location) to the computer system via one or more computer networks. In one embodiment, task data and worker data may be analyzed and compared in order to identify eligible workers for each task. Once eligible workers have been identified, they may be assigned to one or more tasks and notified accordingly. In one embodiment, the task data and worker data stored by the computer system may be dynamically updated to reflect worker assignments and completed tasks. | 07-10-2014 |
20140200940 | Automated Meeting Time Availability Searching and Rescheduling of Meetings - Presented herein are techniques for automatically rescheduling one or more meetings in order to make a time slot available for scheduling of a meeting, e.g., a high priority urgent meeting. At a server that manages calendars for a plurality of users, a request is received to schedule a meeting between a first user and one or more other users. It is determined whether there is at least one other meeting involving any of the one or more other users that conflicts with the meeting. If so, the at least one other meeting is automatically rescheduled to another time. | 07-17-2014 |
20140200941 | Fulfilling a Contact Center Agent Resource Deficiency - A reserve agent management system allows users, such as contact center agents or administrators, to access and edit reserve schedules for agents. In various embodiments, a reserve schedule indicates times, called reserve times, during a particular agent's off-hours when the agent is willing to receive a recall invitation and potentially return to work. Thus, when a determination is made that additional agent resources are needed, agents having compatible reserve times are notified and invited to be recalled. Agents agreeing to be recalled are then scheduled to work at certain recall times to address the need for additional agent resources. In other embodiments, agents' break times may be shifted to potentially accommodate unexpected changes in required agent resources. Thus, in various embodiments, the reserve agent management system provides administrators and agents with flexibility in adapting agents' schedules to accommodate unplanned needs for agent resources. | 07-17-2014 |
20140207508 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR WORKFORCE EXCHANGE - A method for exchanging one or more employees includes providing access to a resource system to at least one offerer and at least one requester, the access being provided over an electronic network, allowing the offerer to post within the resource system data associated with one or more employees currently under the employ of the offerer, and allowing the requester to view, in response to a search within the resource system, a data record associated with the posted one or more employees of the offerer. The method further includes facilitating, within the resource system, an agreement process between the offerer and the requester to exchange the employee from the offerer to the requester for a limited time, the resource system being owned by a resource service entity that is separate from the offerer and the requester. | 07-24-2014 |
20140244331 | RAPIDLY OPTIMIZING STAFFING LEVELS IN A TICKETING SYSTEM USING SIMULATION - A method, system and software for determining a final staffing schedule by scheduling a plurality of staffing resource units (SRUs) into a plurality of shifts. The method includes the following steps (not necessarily in the following order except as explicitly indicated): (i) determining an initial staffing schedule; (ii) iteratively-adding SRUs to the staffing schedule until it is determined that the staffing schedule meets a feasibility condition; (iii) iteratively-subtracting SRUs from the staffing schedule until it is determined that the staffing schedule meets at least one improper condition; and (iv) subsequent to the subtracting step, adding a single SRU to the staffing schedule to yield the final staffing schedule. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244332 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SOFTWARE PRODUCTS FOR AUTOMATIC APPOINTMENT MATCHING - The present invention provides systems, software and methods for automatic event matching, the method including receiving time, location and duration data of planned events from a plurality of individual users and to store the data in a database, dynamically adjusting the data associated with each user to define individual dynamic user-data based profile rankings; minimizing total duration data responsive to the profile rankings and outputting future individualized events schedules responsive to the minimizing step. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244333 | OPTIMIZING STAFFING LEVELS WITH REDUCED SIMULATION - A method, system and software for determining a final staffing schedule in a ticketing system by scheduling a plurality of staffing resource units (SRUs) of multiple classes into one or more shift(s). The method includes finding a simulated staffing schedule for some sub-set of class(es), where the sub-set of class(es) is: (i) less than the total number of classes; and (ii) can accomplish all tasks that may come in during the shift(s) being scheduled. The schedule for the sub-set of classes is then converted into a schedule including SRUs of every class based on historical data relating to historical proportions between SRUs of various classes and/or incoming tasks of various types. | 08-28-2014 |
20140257900 | RESERVE FORECASTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A crew planning system includes a demand forecasting module and an optimization module. The system forecasts anticipated reserve demand levels, and determines suitable reserve staffing approaches to meet anticipated reserve demand. The forecasting is based upon probabilistic distribution models which take into account variability associated with reserve demand for a particular day. Via use of the crew planning system, reserve staffing expenses may be reduced and/or reserve demand may be met with a higher degree of probability. | 09-11-2014 |
20140278649 | MODELING A GAP BETWEEN WORKLOAD AND NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO BE SCHEDULED BY CREATING AND USING NEW WORKLOAD LEVELS - A computer and method formulate, for inclusion in a constraint to be used in scheduling employees to perform an activity a within a time slot s, a sum of a sequence of variables that are defined based on new workload levels, created to model a gap between: a number of employees needed to perform activity a in time slot s, and the number of employees to be scheduled to perform activity a in time slot s. The computer and method further prepare, for inclusion in a function to be optimized during scheduling, a scalar product of the sequence of variables and a sequence of values. Each value in the sequence of values depends on a distance between: the number of employees needed to perform activity a in the time slot s and a new workload level indicated by the corresponding variable with which the value is multiplied. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278650 | MOBILE COLLABORATIVE WORKFORCE SCHEDULING - Generally discussed herein are systems, apparatuses, and software for mobile collaborative workforce scheduling. An apparatus can include at least one processor and a storage device, a work schedule saved to the storage device, a communications module operable to communicate the work schedule to a plurality of mobile devices and receive a request to change the work schedule from the mobile devices, and a user interface module to execute on the processor and to provide authorized personnel access to operations performed by the at least one processor, the operations including approving and denying the request to change the work schedule. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278651 | PROJECT SCHEDULING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT USES PRODUCT DATA WITH PRODUCT CLASSES - Systems and methods of the present disclosure facilitate scheduling and managing a project. In some embodiments, the system includes a quoting module, a product data module, and a project planning module executing on at least one processor of a server. The product data module may be configured to store at least one product. The product stored in the project module may have a product class indicating that the product is a labor product, parts product, or agreements product. The system may be configured to copy products from the product data module to the quoting module. The system may be configured to also copy products from the product data module to the project planning module, and generate tasks for the project planning module based on the products. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278652 | HYBRID SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AND DEPLOYING FIELD TECHNICIANS IN A FACILITIES MANAGEMENT HYBRID WORKFORCE - Methods and systems are provided for allocating tasks within a hybrid workforce which includes staff technicians and outsourced technicians in a facilities management computing environment. The method includes: identifying a geographic market where a new staff technician is needed; adding the new staff technician to a pool of staff technicians; assigning pending preventive maintenance (PM) tasks and pending service request (SR) tasks to the pool of staff technicians; calculating routes for the pool of staff technicians and dynamically establishing schedules for the pool based on the calculated routes; assigning an additional SR to the pool of staff technicians if the staff technician schedules are full; and assigning the additional SR to the outsourced technician if all of the staff technician schedules are not full. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278653 | Method And System For Optimizing Field Service Appoint Scheduling - A system and method for allowing a dispatcher and/or a service technician to achieve an optimized schedule for a few or a large number of service technicians performing repairs in the field based on an analysis of past data, methodologies and formulas, wherein a scheduling program is displayed to the dispatcher on a monitor of a computer or any other processing device, using the scheduling program the dispatcher calls up or accesses the current schedule of all the technicians, and the technicians can simultaneously view their entire current schedule and agree to a proposed appointment, even placing blocks on dates and times that they are not available for scheduling so that optimized or near optimized schedules are obtained quickly and economically. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288988 | Acclimatizing a User to a Scheduling Pattern Change - A method of acclimatizing a user to a scheduling pattern change includes, in a calendar system implemented by at least one processor, determining an anticipated scheduling pattern change from a current scheduling pattern to a new scheduling pattern for the user; and establishing with the calendar system an acclimatization period to transition the user to the scheduling pattern change. | 09-25-2014 |
20140310042 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SYSTEM-LEVEL WORKFLOW STRATEGY AND INDIVIDUAL WORKFLOW ACTIVITY - A system and method for managing workflow including the ability to manage system-level workflow strategy, manage individual workflow activity, and provide suggestions to optimize individual workflow activity, is provided. The system may provide suggestions to workers based on their schedules and activities that the workers have to perform. Users of the system may configure the criteria used in determining which suggestions to provide to workers. The system may refine the suggestions provided to workers based on feedback received regarding the suggestions previously provided. | 10-16-2014 |
20140324499 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SHRINKAGE FORECASTING - A system and method for forecasting shrinkage of employees is provided. According to one embodiment, scheduled shrinkage values are identified from a work schedule and stored in a data file. A command is received by a processor to predict shrinkage of employees for a future forecast period. Selection of the data file is received, and in response, the processor is configured to automatically populate shrinkage fields for the forecast period with the scheduled shrinkage values retrieved from the data file. According to one embodiment, the scheduled shrinkage values are set as the shrinkage values that are forecast for the forecast period. A work schedule of employees is the generated for the forecast period taking into account the forecast shrinkage values. According to one embodiment, the processor may also engage of automatic shrinkage forecasting based on analysis of historic shrinkage data. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324500 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION BASED ON RETAIL INCIDENT INFORMATION - Security personnel time is assigned to a store property by generating an incident score based on a probability of an incident occurring on a store property. A set of ranges of incident scores, each range being associated with a number of hours of security personnel time, are retrieved from computer memory. A range of incident scores in the set of ranges of incident scores that the generated incident score falls within is identified and an associated number of hours of security personnel time is retrieved. Security personnel time is assigned to the store property using a processor based on the number of hours of security personnel time retrieved for the identified range of incident scores. | 10-30-2014 |
20140330605 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND SCHEDULING A WORKFORCE - A method includes calculating a labor shortfall for completion of a set of tasks within a designated time period. The labor shortfall represents a difference between a required workforce that is needed to complete the tasks and an amount of available workforce. The available workforce personnel are subject to workforce constraints on how long the workforce personnel can work. The method also includes visually presenting an indication of the labor shortfall and automatically generating communication signals for available workforce personnel and/or additional workforce personnel. The communication signals request additional work on the set of tasks by the at least one of the available workforce personnel or the additional workforce personnel in excess of the one or more workforce constraints. | 11-06-2014 |
20150012320 | ROAMING TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A roaming transport distribution management apparatus and method are provided. A controller selects transports within a defined service zone in response to customer transit requests from customer locations or a central hub which are capable of meeting maximum transit time to the end destination in either an inbound or outbound direction from the hub. A hub manager varies the position and/or the size of an exclusive coverage area of each transport within the overall service zone to insure a dense accumulation of transports over the entire service zone and alters the position of other transports in response to the movement of a transport inbound or outbound from the hub with a passenger. The hub manager can vary the size of the exclusive coverage area of each transport to account for population and request call densities and the number of available transports. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO HANDLE REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS VIA A LEAVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - According to some embodiments, data received via a communication device indicative of employee claims, including employee claims for one of a plurality of types of employee leave, may be processed. It may then be detected that a particular employee claim is associated with a request for accommodation. It may be automatically determined if medical information associated with the request for accommodation meets predetermined criteria, and an indication of said determination may be transmitted. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019279 | FILLING INSTALLATION AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC ESTABLISHMENT OF A CURRENT AND INDIVIDUAL WORK LIST - A filling installation having at least one component, where for each component first data relating to a planned operation are available, and each component generates second data relating to malfunctioning, each component designed to make available the first and second data at a data interface, the data interface designed to transmit the first and second data to a data collector and/or to receive queries of the data collector and, in response to a query, to transmit the first and second data to the data collector. The data collector is designed to receive and/or to query the first and the second data of the at least one component and to establish at least one work list based thereon, and having at least one mobile information unit that is designed to represent a work list. Also, a computer-implemented method for the automatic establishment of a work list. | 01-15-2015 |
20150073850 | Assessing Staffing Coverage for Software Applications - A computer system enables a business to determine a structure of a software application, obtain staffing information assigned to the application, and determine a staffing gap for different levels of the application. Staffing assessment may be expanded to a software portfolio that typically includes different applications and further to a line of business segment that corresponds to one or more portfolios. Supply coverage and demand coverage for each of the application levels is then determined so that staffing gaps for each of the application levels can be assessed. Staffing information may include staffing at different skill levels include subject matter experts, specialists, and generalists. The structure of an application may include modules that further include sub-modules. A training plan may be invoked when staffing is overly dependent on contractor support. | 03-12-2015 |
20150120360 | OVERHEAD-MOUNTED INFRARED SENSOR ARRAY BASED HOTELING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Hoteling systems for open work areas are provided that may be used track occupancy of work spaces within the work area. These systems include a plurality of infrared sensor arrays that are mounted above the work area. Each infrared sensor array includes a two-dimensional array of infrared emission sensors. The field of view patterns of at least some of the infrared emission sensors project into the work spaces. These systems further include a controller that is remote from at least some of the infrared sensor arrays. The controller is configured to determine an occupancy state of each of the work spaces based at least in part on information received from the infrared sensor arrays. | 04-30-2015 |
20150310380 | DISPATCH SYSTEM HAVING CONTROL SHARED WITH DISPATCHED SERVICE PROVIDERS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for dispatching a person to a location in a casino to respond to a request for service at the location. A dispatched person may use his or her mobile computing device to indicate availability to assist with other calls and may create, join, or intercept a call while on one or more current calls. The dispatch system automatically assigns the same person to all calls generated at the same machine or at different machines that are each associated with the same identified player. The dispatched person may use his or her mobile computing device to selectively switch among the calls on which he or she is currently working. | 10-29-2015 |
20150339619 | AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING WORK SCHEDULES - A computer-implemented method for automatically updating work schedules includes distributing a first plurality of work schedules to a work crew. The method further includes receiving productivity updates from the work crew, the productivity updates indicative of an actual amount of work accomplished by the work crew in the first time period, and, based on one or more differences between the actual amount of work and the estimated amount of work, updating the one or more initial estimates of productivity. Still further, the method includes causing a schedule generator to generate a second plurality of work schedules based on the one or more updated estimates of productivity, and distributing the second plurality of work schedules to the work crew. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339620 | Scheduling Method and System - In order to increase the efficiency and flexibility in generating work schedules for employees at an enterprise, a method and a system for generating schedules for users of the system are provided. A database including data records that each include data related to one or more attributes of a respective one of the user is provided. At least one first time period that represents an availability of one of the users is identified. A second time period that is assignable to at least one of the users is identified. The second time period is characterized by attributes. A schedule for the one user is generated based on the data record for the one user, the at least one first time period, and the second time period. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339675 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING CROSS-VENDOR SUPPORT SERVICES - An analysis is performed on first and second product information to determine a relationship between a first product and a second product. In response to a first notification from a first backend system, a first message is transmitted to a mobile device of the user indicating that the change of a first activity is needed. It is determined whether a modification of a second activity is needed based on the relationship information of the first product and the second product and in response to determining that the modification of the second activity is needed, a second message is transmitted to the mobile device, indicating a possible modification of the second activity and offering a list of one or more options to modify the second activity. A live communications session is established between the user and a support agent of the server to discuss the possible modification of the second activity. | 11-26-2015 |
20150347955 | MANAGING STAFFING REQUIREMENTS - A computer-implemented method to manage staffing requirements is disclosed. The method may comprise creating a network of employees. The method may also determine if a staffing level from the network of employees satisfies a threshold and may also poll one or more employees from the network of employees based in at least in part on the determining step. In some embodiments, the method may predict a potential staffing shortage. Predicting the staffing shortage may include identifying a physical location of a scheduled employee prior to a scheduled shift and determining the identified physical location of the scheduled employee is greater than a distance threshold. | 12-03-2015 |
20160012381 | IDENTIFYING PERSONNEL-STAFFING ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM DETECTION OF PHYSICAL CUSTOMER PRESENCE | 01-14-2016 |
20160012382 | MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TIME-OFF SCHEDULE OF DELIVERY WORKER | 01-14-2016 |
20160026966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING EVENT SCHEDULES - A system and method for monitoring and maintaining compliance events includes, providing a database with a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for receiving, outputting, selectively sorting compliance event information, inputting compliance event into said database, said compliance event including at least one compliance date and at least one threshold date for compliance reminder, outputting at least one reminder once said threshold date is reached, inputting information relating to completed compliance of said compliance event; and optionally, configuring a subsequent compliance date for future notification. | 01-28-2016 |
20160063410 | Systems and Methods for Task Assistance by Correlating Task Terms with Specific Entities - A process simplifies task management. The process receives a first task description from a user. The first task description includes a first term. The process matches the first term to a first predefined category of entities. Each entity has a physical location. The process displays multiple entities selected based on geographic proximity to a location corresponding to the user and receives user selection of a first entity. The process stores the user selection. The process later receives a second task description from the user. The second task description includes a second term, distinct from the first term. The process matches the second term to the first predefined category of entities and correlates the second task description to the first entity based on the stored user selection of the first entity for the first predefined category. The process updates information for the second task description to include the first entity. | 03-03-2016 |
20160092825 | PREDICTIVE FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT - Method, system, and computer program product for predicting fatigue of personnel relative to a schedule for the personnel. A fatigue profile can be predicted for various personnel and an operations schedule can be arranged for each of the personnel that does not exceed the respective fatigue profiles. Past instances of the various operations can be analyzed to determine parameters for operations variances. In the event an operations variance occurs during a current operation, a likelihood that the operations variance will propagate to future vehicle operations can be determined. In the event that a current operations variance will result in variances to future operations and such future variances can cause a vehicle operator to exceed a fatigue point in time in his fatigue profile, a warning can be output to a vehicle scheduler. A recommendation for a personnel change can also be output to the vehicle scheduler. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092826 | AUTOMATED BUFFER SETTING - Method, system, and computer program product for assigning various operations to itineraries that can be assigned to personnel. Past instances of an operation are analyzed to determine at least one time variance associated with a reliability factor. A combination of operations, with the respective at least one predicted time variance, that does not exceed at least one personal limit of personnel can be identified. The identified combination can be assigned to an itinerary. | 03-31-2016 |
20160104120 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING PROJECT MEETINGS - A method and apparatus for scheduling project meetings includes a meeting organizer module of an electronic computing device receiving, from a project manager module, a first criticality for a first task and a second criticality for a second task of a plurality of tasks for a project. The method also includes the meeting organizer module scheduling a project meeting for the project based on the first criticality and the second criticality, wherein scheduling the project meeting includes determining an ordered agenda in which presentations for tasks for the project are presented for the project meeting. | 04-14-2016 |
20160132820 | ON-CALL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A scheduling apparatus comprises a server computer and a first set of instructions executable on the server computer configured to receive availability and unavailability data from one or more users. The first set of instructions are further executable to present a display to each of the one or more users of a calendar displaying a shift schedule for each of said users. The first set of instructions are further configured to receive a request from a first of the one or more users, and transmit to a second of the one or more users, a request to cover a shift from said shift schedule of said first user. The first set of instructions are further configured to receive a confirmation message from the second user to transmit to the first user reflecting that the second user will cover the first user's shift. The first set of instructions are further configured to change the display of the calendar of the first user to reflect that the second user will cover the first user's shift. | 05-12-2016 |
20160148132 | ERGONOMIC RISK ASSESSMENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to an attribute based approach for assessment ergonomic risks, and applying the assessment to reduce the identified ergonomic risks. Ergonomic risks scores are calculated for risk type, operator, and workplace areas. Risks levels are minimized through mitigation strategies and effectiveness and ease of implementation. An operator is assigned or re-allocated to a designated workplace area based on consideration of both workload and ergonomic risk. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING RESOURCE CALENDARS BY EDITING CALENDAR VIEWS - Systems, methods, and other embodiments for providing management of activities of a project plan associated with a computer application are described. In one embodiment, a calendar view of an activity is edited to change a number of calendar time units over which the activity is to be performed. In response to updating the calendar view of the activity, resource data structures are updated for multiple resources assigned to the activity. The resource data structures are updated to reflect the change in the number of calendar time units for each assigned resource. For each assigned resource, the number of calendar time units corresponds to a period of time for which the resource is assigned to the activity. | 05-26-2016 |
20160180280 | ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ABSENCE REQUESTS IN HOURS AND MINUTES | 06-23-2016 |
20160189086 | VIDEO REVIEW WORKFLOW PROCESS - Subject matter disclosed herein relates to video content editing, and in particular, to video review workflow. | 06-30-2016 |
20160379156 | Shift Trader Mobile Application - A mobile application allowing peer to peer communications for trading and scheduling of employment scheduling needs. Allows users to post, trade, swap, schedule shifts, sick days, vacation, overtime, and other scheduling needs, in real time, based on a customized profile. | 12-29-2016 |
20160379168 | Optimized Capacity Matching for Transport Logistics Accounting for Individual Transport Schedules - An ad-hoc logistics solution can identify optimal solutions for the spatio-temporal problem of adding a transport to the route calendar of a transport vehicle.□ For example, an initial set of transport assignments that may be added to a route calendar of a driver of a vehicle can be identified by eliminating potential transport assignments for which the vehicle does not meet equipment and/or accessibility criteria for a location associated with the potential transport assignment, and suggestions can be found for insertion of a candidate transport assignment from the initial set of transport assignments into the route calendar. The suggestions can be validated by applying a set of constraints to determine whether each suggestion is feasible and then ranked such that a highest ranked suggestion is placed into the route calendar. | 12-29-2016 |
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20220138687 | VEHICLE INSTRUCTION DEVICE, DELIVERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, VEHICLE INSTRUCTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING VEHICLE INSTRUCTION PROGRAM - A vehicle instruction device includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire inventory information pertaining to an inventory of a commodity at a delivery destination, a delivery schedule pertaining to delivery of the commodity to the delivery destination by a delivery vehicle, and delivery information pertaining to a delivery status of the delivery vehicle, update the delivery schedule based on the inventory information and the delivery information, generate instruction information for entry to the delivery destination based on a priority level for receiving the commodity in the delivery schedule that has been updated, and notify the delivery vehicle of the instruction information. | 05-05-2022 |