US 2011/0087785 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING WORK AMONG A PLURALITY OF WORKERS

Abstract

Systems and methods for distributing work among a plurality of workers in a distributed environment using a granularity determinator module to determine a desired granularity of a data to be worked-on whereby each one of a plurality of document subcomponents individually maintains a level of security based on a security policy. The data is separated out into a plurality of subcomponents which are transmitted to respective workers. A consolidator module can be used to consolidate subcomponents worked on by the respective workers into one worked-on document or file for validation purposes. The system and methods provide an efficient and cost effective way to distribute confidential work to workers without compromising the confidentiality of the information contained in the document or file being worked on.

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An automated method for distributing work among a plurality of workers in a distributed environment, the method comprising;

receiving at a granularity determinator module document or file data for a job to be worked on;
determining a desired granularity of a plurality of subcomponents of said received data whereby each one of said plurality of data subcomponents individually maintains a level of security based on a security policy;
separating said received data into said plurality of data subcomponents with said granularity;
and
transmitting over a computer network respective data subcomponents of said plurality of data subcomponents for reception by respective workers in a distributed environment.

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An automated system for distributing work among a plurality of workers in a distributed environment, the system comprising;

a granularity determinator module configured to:
receive document or file data for a job to be worked on;
determine a desired granularity of a plurality of subcomponents of said received data whereby each one of said plurality of data subcomponents individually maintains a level of security based on a security policy;
separate said data into said plurality of data subcomponents with said granularity;
and
a distributed workforce platform operably connected to said granularity determinator module, said distributed workforce platform being configured to transmit over a computer network respective data subcomponents of said plurality of data subcomponents for reception by respective workers in a distributed environment.

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A computer program product comprising:

a computer-usable data carrier storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for distributing work among a plurality of workers in a distributed environment, the method comprising:
receiving document or file data for a job to be worked on;
determining a desired granularity of a plurality of subcomponents of said received data whereby each one of said plurality of subcomponents individually maintains a level of security based on a security policy;
separating said received data into said plurality of data subcomponents with said granularity;
and
transmitting over a computer network respective data subcomponents of said plurality of data subcomponents for reception by respective workers in a distributed environment.

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Systems and methods for distributing work among a plurality of workers

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