Scheduling for service projects via negotiation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9355388
APP PUB NO 20150052182A1
SERIAL NO

13966706

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Assignment scheduling for service projects, in one aspect, may comprise preparing input parameter data for servicing a client service request; generating a schedule for servicing the client service request by executing an optimization algorithm with the input parameter data; determining whether the schedule is acceptable by the client; and repeating automatically the preparing, the generating, the transmitting and the determining until it is determined that the schedule is acceptable by the client, wherein each iteration automatically prepares different input parameter data for inputting to the optimization algorithm and generates a different schedule based on the different input parameter data.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balachandran, T K Raleigh, US 2 1
Huang, Pu Yorktown Heights, US 32 205
Katircioglu, Kaan K Yorktown Heights, US 16 266
Li, Ta-Hsin Danbury, US 35 742
Li, Ying Mohegan Lake, US 830 29319
Martens, Axel White Plains, US 15 254
Mohan, Rakesh Cortlandt Manor, US 58 3557
Ratakonda, Krishna C Yorktown Heights, US 71 1175
Segal, Richard B Chappaqua, US 19 250
Smith, Lisa A Denver, US 4 14

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