Using queues corresponding to attribute values associated with units of work to select the units of work to process

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PATENT NO 9921879
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14277018

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Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using queues corresponding to attribute values associated with units of work to select the units of work to process. A plurality of queues for each of a plurality of attribute types of attributes are associated with the units of work to process, wherein there are queues for different possible attribute values for each of the attribute types. A unit of work to process is received. A determination is made for each of the attribute types at least one of the queues corresponding to at least one attribute value for the attribute type associated with the received unit of work. A record for the received unit of work is added to each of the determined queues.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Theresa M Tucson, US 114 950
Clayton, Nicolas M Warrington, GB 51 280
Gupta, Lokesh M Tucson, US 542 3377
Harris,, Jr Theodore T Tucson, US 47 359
Hatfield, Brian D Tucson, US 31 190
Sanchez, Matthew Tucson, US 178 2121
Schreiber, David B Tucson, US 8 34

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