System and method for intelligent routing of tasks across a distributed network
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsShell Sterling Simpson, Ward Scott Foster, Kris R. Livingston
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Abstract
An improved system and method for recommending a service are disclosed. A data translation system may comprise a server and a computing device. In preferred embodiments, executable logic and descriptors reflective of data designated for transformation by a hard-copy generation device and in response to the logic recommends a suitable service for completing the transformation. A method for intelligently routing hard-copy generation tasks, can be summarized by the following steps: accessing imaging service data; accessing imaging data; recommending at least one capable service; and initiating a hard-copy generation request.
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A method for intelligently routing hard-copy generation tasks, comprising the steps of:
- accessing imaging service data from a network connected computing device;
- accessing imaging data from at least one store via the network to generate at least one criterion;
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- presenting the means to access at least one hard-copy generation service capable of performing a particular hard-copy generation task matching the at least one criterion.
A method for intelligently routing a task, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring data regarding a plurality of services accessible to a network coupled user computing device;
- identifying a plurality of parameters that define a task;
- identifying the capabilities of at least one resource associated with each of the plurality of services;
- associating at least one decision point with each of the plurality of parameters;
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- selectively adjusting the at least one decision point such that when the system receives information reflective of data designated for a task, the decision point is used in formulating a recommended resource to perform the task.
A system for recommending a network coupled resource, comprising:
- means for developing a knowledge base concerning the capabilities of available network coupled resources;
- means for associating at least one content descriptor with a designated task;
- means for developing logic responsive to the knowledge base;
- means for communicating the logic and the at least one descriptor to an application;
- means for extracting the at least one content descriptor from a document in a data store;
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- means for identifying a recommended network coupled resource suited to perform a designated data transformation.
A method for assisting a user in selecting a hardcopy generation service, comprising the steps of:
- accessing imaging data;
- formulating at least one criterion reflective of the imaging data;
- accessing information reflective of a plurality of hardcopy generation services;
- using the at least one criterion to identify hardcopy generation services;
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- presenting the identified hardcopy generation services to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.