Automatic task assignment system
AssigneeOracle International Corporation
InventorsNiladri DE, Srinivasu DUDALA, Mani Kumar Vran KASIBHATLA
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Abstract
A system is provided that automatically assigns tasks to resources. The system receives a notification that a resource is about to enter an idle period or has entered the idle period. The system further automatically assigns a filler task or a portion of the filler task to the resource, where the filler task is a task that can be split into multiple portions. The system further receives a notification that the resource is about to exit the idle period or has exited the idle period. The system further automatically un-assigns the filler task or the portion of the filler task from the resource.
Claims20
A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to automatically assign tasks to resources, the automatic assigning comprising:
- receiving a notification that a resource is about to enter an idle period or has entered the idle period;
- automatically assigning a filler task or a portion of the filler task to the resource, wherein the filler task comprises a task that can be split into multiple portions;
- receiving a notification that the resource is about to exit the idle period or has exited the idle period;
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- automatically un-assigning the filler task or the portion of the filler task from the resource.
A computer-implemented method for automatically assigning tasks to resources, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a notification that a resource is about to enter an idle period or has entered the idle period;
- automatically assigning a filler task or a portion of the filler task to the resource, wherein the filler task comprises a task that can be split into multiple portions;
- receiving a notification that the resource is about to exit the idle period or has exited the idle period;
- and
- automatically un-assigning the filler task or the portion of the filler task from the resource.
A system for automatically assigning tasks to resources, the system comprising:
- a notification reception module configured to receive a notification that a resource is about to enter an idle period or has entered the idle period;
- and
- a filler task assignment module configured to automatically assign a filler task or a portion of the filler task to the resource, wherein the filler task comprises a task that can be split into multiple portions;
- wherein the notification reception module is further configured to receive a notification that the resource is about to exit the idle period or has exited the idle period;
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- wherein the filler task assignment module is further configured to automatically un-assign the filler task or the portion of the filler task from the resource.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.