287 results about "Work schedule" patented technology

A system and method for monitoring and tracking the thoroughness of hand washing / cleansing of personnel who must undergo hand hygiene frequently during a day's work schedule including (1) dispensers for dispensing a soap / disinfectant containing a visibly detectable marker agent, (2) photometric means for quantitatively measuring the marker agent present after an individual's hand cleansing procedure and determining whether or not a preset standard of hand hygiene has been met, (3) means for recording the time / date of each hygiene event along with the identity of the involved individual, and (4) collating the data into a coherent report of the hand hygiene frequency and effectiveness undergone by each staff for each day as well as tracking the history of compliance by each individual, department, etc.

A timesheet reporting and extraction system and method includes accepting time entry data from a first user using a computing device. The entered data is compared to a predefined work schedule and discrepancies are noted for overtime or other compensation adjustments. Timesheet information and adjustment information are organized into a file and uploaded to a server for database storage and report processing, and may be converted and output to a central processing system such as a payroll system. A second user approves timesheet entries using a second computing device.

A method for collecting, storing, interpreting and transmitting data from vehicles of all kinds allowing vehicle users and fleet managers to diagnose problems using the IntelaKey System, to transmit vehicle feature settings to on board vehicle computers, store and analyze vehicle operating data, recognize who the driver is at any particular time, transmit vehicle data to mechanical support personnel, record trip information and track vehicle maintenance. In addition, the IntelaKey System may be used for business in conjunction with accounting and dispatch software, and GPS systems to track hours for both billing and payroll purposes and travel routes for management of personnel efficiency. Daily work schedules, routes and work orders may be loaded on the IntelaKey for access via handheld or small personal computer by businesses or government field personnel. Governments may collect data from many IntelaKey Systems and users to analyze traffic patterns and vehicle emissions data.

A capacity planning method and system that dynamically determine staff capacity based on staff availability, work schedule, and holdover information, also provides a confidence indication to assist determination of report accuracy. The system calculates a workload of a task, and the amount of time or the number of staff needed to perform the tasks. A capacity report is generated based on the workload and staff availability. The task includes data obtained or generated from different sources and / or various methods. Respective trustworthiness scores associated with the data obtained or generated from different sources and / or methods are obtained to calculate an index of confidence indicating the reliability of information included in the capacity report.

A method efficiently dispatches / completes a work element within a multi-node, data processing system that has a global command queue (GCQ) and at least one high latency node. The method comprises: at the high latency processor node, work scheduling logic establishing a local command / work queue (LCQ) in which multiple work items for execution by local processing units can be staged prior to execution; a first local processing unit retrieving via a work request a larger chunk size of work than can be completed in a normal work completion / execution cycle by the local processing unit; storing the larger chunk size of work retrieved in a local command / work queue (LCQ); enabling the first local processing unit to locally schedule and complete portions of the work stored within the LCQ; and transmitting a next work request to the GCQ only when all the work within the LCQ has been dispatched by the local processing units.

A system and a method for providing a determination of predicted cognitive performance of an individual preferably based the time of day and on factors including sleep history based on activity data from an actigraph and the individual's activities. The system and the method provide a numerical representation of the predicted cognitive performance. Both may be used to optimize the work schedule of the actigraph wearer to maximize the cognitive capacity during working hours.

A task list server supports secure asynchronous communications between both a workstation and one or more machines. The task list server stores requests and responses initiated by either side and establishes secure communication channels used to forward the data between parties. The communication between workstation and machine may be delayed by hours or even days, depending on the work schedule and network access of both the workstation operator and machine. The machine may process requests in order from highest priority to lowest priority and from oldest to newest. Public key encryption may be used to establish secure channels between the task list server and the workstation or the one or more machines using a combination of certificate authorities including both manufacturers and owner / operators.

A computer program product for efficient scheduling of meetings including a computer usable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to obtain scheduling information of one or more potential meeting participants that includes a work schedule of the one or more potential meeting participants, a work office location of the one or more potential meeting participants during the work schedule, and a remote work schedule of when the one or more potential meeting participants will work remotely from the work office location during the work schedule; and to schedule a meeting based on the scheduling information, wherein a computer-accessible schedule notation of the meeting is created.

A method, apparatus, and program product manage scheduling of a plurality of jobs in a parallel computing system of the type that includes a plurality of computing nodes and is disposed in a data center. The plurality of jobs are scheduled for execution on a group of computing nodes from the plurality of computing nodes based on the physical locations of the plurality of computing nodes in the data center. The group of computing nodes is further selected so as to distribute at least one of a heat load and an energy load within the data center. The plurality of jobs may be additionally scheduled based upon an estimated processing requirement for each job of the plurality of jobs.

A procedure is provided by which a worker is able to alter his or her work schedule using a computer system. The worker accesses work shift positions that have been designated as being alterable and chooses one as a selected work shift position. That selection may also specify a wage at the worker is willing to be compensated for staffing the selected work shift position. The computer system determines whether the worker is qualified to perform the tasks associated with the selected work shift position. If qualified, the worker is scheduled into the selected work shift position. The computer system also may provide a mechanism by which two workers can trade previously scheduled work shift positions.

The invention provides an automatic production plan scheduling system which comprises a host computer and a database. The database is stored with order information, production capacity scheduling and distributing information for various working stations on a production line, monthly delivery demand plan information and material incoming plan information in an enterprise. The host computer is used for reading information from the database, setting up working schedule and scheduling parameters, and automatically carrying out the scheduling of production plans according to multiple limit conditions such as the monthly delivery demand information, the material incoming plan information and the set priority sequence of the order arrangement, and distributing commissions involved with different orders to different working stations according to the production capacity conditions of each working station. The invention also provides an automatic production plan scheduling method.

A service planning engine may predict the future wind speed at a wind farm as well as the future price of energy of the utility grid coupled to the wind turbines. Based on the predicted values, the service planning engine identifies times to perform maintenance when lost revenue is minimized—e.g., when the predicted price of energy is low. Furthermore, the service planning engine may calculate a service priority associated with the turbine to determine when to perform service. The service priority may be based on a status signal associated with the component to be serviced or the time window stipulated in the service contract for performing the maintenance. In one embodiment, the service planning engine also considers resource constraints such as labor costs (e.g., work schedules, overtime costs, availability of technicians with certain skills, availability of components, shipping costs, and the like).

The invention discloses a front and back end separation method, comprising the steps of performing page separation on a front end and a back end at a front end independent development page template; separating data interfaces of the front end and the back end; and after the data interfaces of the front end and the back end are separated, separating a presentation layer from the back end to maintain the presentation layer by the front end. The invention further discloses a mobile terminal and a computer readable storage medium. The method solves the problems that the development of the front end depends on a Web container of the back end, the work schedule of the back end determines the work of the front end, the work responsibilities are separated but the working modes cannot be separated in the relevant technology, realizes complete separation of the front end and the back end, and removes the dependency of the front end on the back end; and the front and back ends work synchronously, so that the working efficiency is improved, the maintenance cost is reduced and the user experience is improved at the same time.

Methods and systems for scheduling a shared ride among commuters are disclosed. A shared ride may be created by first receiving a destination area and ride input factors from a rideshare subscribed entity, then generating a unique URL associated with the destination area. The unique URL is then transmitted to potential commuters. Users who access the URL input their commuter registration information, which may include commuter travel information, work schedule, home address, and whether the commuter currently drives or carpools to a destination location. A rideshare group is formed by applying a group formation algorithm with the processor to the commuter registration information, the destination area, and the at least one ride input factor to generate an output representing identity information for the rideshare group of commuters, at which point a shared ride is scheduled.

Operating system-directed workload scheduling of an adjunct partition in a logically partitioned computer is selectively overridden to handle platform work requiring a Quality of Service (QoS) guarantee. Firmware may track outstanding requests for platform work for an adjunct partition, and in response to a request for platform work that requires a QoS guarantee, the firmware may assume or take over scheduling decisions for the adjunct partition from the operating system of an associated logical partition and schedule execution of the adjunct partition to ensure that the adjunct partition will be allocated sufficient execution resources to perform the platform work independent of the scheduling desires of the operating system. As a result, any platform work that potentially impacts the platform work of other adjunct partitions will not be held up as a result of an unwillingness or inability of the operating system to schedule execution of the adjunct partition.

A system, method, and computer readable medium for maintaining a work schedule that comprises accepting a forecasted manpower requirement for zero or more agents, setting a recurring schedule for zero or more agents, summing the number of agents currently scheduled for an interval of time, determining a manpower availability based upon the summed current schedules, calculating a manpower delta between the forecasted manpower requirement and the determined manpower availability, offering an uptime adjustment to an agent not currently scheduled if the calculated manpower delta shows additional manpower is required, and offering a downtime adjustment to an agent currently scheduled if the calculated manpower delta shows less manpower is required.

A demand fulfillment system and method to provide current supply and demand to generate a work schedule and a material delivery schedule for manufacturing items, particularly commodities, built to customer order. The demand fulfillment system and method uses outstanding customer orders for items as an accurate measure of current demand, and a current state of an available inventory of material for producing the items as an accurate measure of current supply. Customer orders are considered a source of demand from the time the customer order is received until the customer order is fulfilled. Material available to the factory is considered to be part of supply regardless of location of the material. A work schedule and a material delivery schedule are generated periodically using the current state of the available inventory and outstanding customer orders to keep up with consumption of materials and fulfillment of customer orders.

An automated management system for monitoring and controlling distribution and storage of money tills, and linking tracking of employee productivity to time in receipt of a till. The system comprises a cabinet, a control panel, and a personal computer. The cabinet is mounted through a wall to provide an interface having a front side accessible from a first area and a rear side accessible from a second area, such as a cash room. The interior cabinet space is divided into till compartments that are accessible from both the front and rear of the cabinet. Tills are loaded and removed from the rear by cash room personnel and from the front by cashiers. The system is operable to anticipate, based upon work schedules, needed till types or amounts; compile and maintain useful associated records, including employee productivity and link to other systems to further improve efficiency.

The invention provides a work scheduling management system and a method for a plurality of colonies, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a presentation layer portal interface receives a user request and provides the user request to a work management middleware; the work management middleware receives the user request from the presentation layer portal interface; the user request is explained into an operation request, and the operation request is provided to a scheduling strategy middleware; the scheduling strategy middleware carries out strategy configuration according to the operation request from the work management middleware, and configuration information is applied to one scheduling system or a plurality of scheduling systems so as to carry out work scheduling; one scheduling system or a plurality of scheduling systems carries / carry out work scheduling according to strategy information configured by the scheduling strategy middleware, and a response result is fed back to the presentation layer portal interface. The invention also provides a work scheduling management system for a plurality of colonies. The invention realizes unitive remote management of a plurality of colonies through adding middlewares.

A technical hotline resource management method and system provides a business solution for contact centers which receive contacts both through telephone-based inquiries and web-based inquiries. The disclosed method and system provides, among other things, intelligent calculation of projected resource requirements, a common schedule template for all groups engaged in providing technical assistance, simple input and maintenance screens, a readily-viewed calendar of employee schedules, detailed employee profiles (which identify employee skills), and options for scheduling different work types during given increments of time. Having such information readily available the technical hotline resource manager can thus readily review lists of available employees, groups, and technical requests and can route the inquiries efficiently and quickly. Using the disclosed method and system the resource manager is able to schedule different work types over the contact information, thus enabling employees to be assigned to various work types, including responsibility for different types of inquiries (telephone-based and web-based) as well as for training and meetings, avoiding unnecessary work beyond standard work schedules.

A system prepares a work schedule for a retail establishment. The system includes (a) a user interface for each of a plurality of employees to each specify time periods that the employee is available for work assignment; (b) a system of sensors installed in the retail establishment to detect customer traffic; and (c) a scheduler providing a preliminary work schedule that includes work assignments for the employees over a predetermined time period, based on the time periods specified by each employee and the customer traffic detected by the system of sensors. The systems's scheduling and employee management process predicts and recommends adequate staffing requirements based on customer traffic, purchasing data, and employee performance. The system also includes a tool for measuring and quantifying the impact of efficient scheduling on the retail store's revenue.

The invention discloses a scheduling method for a mobile cloud computing platform. The method comprises the following steps: monitoring resource occupancy of cloud system programs while running a group of cloud systems; if current total resource occupancy is higher than a preset upper threshold, dynamically changing an execution sequence of the group of cloud system programs according to a resource request amount occupied by each of the plurality of cloud system programs, so that execution priorities of the cloud system programs with relatively low resource occupancy are higher than the execution priorities of the cloud system programs with relatively high resource occupancy; executing the cloud system programs with relatively high resource occupancy at idle periods of execution intervals of the plurality of cloud system programs with relatively low resource occupancy; and when the current total resource occupancy is lower than a preset lower threshold, restoring or maintaining an original execution sequence. The invention also discloses a scheduling device for the mobile cloud computing platform. The scheduling device comprises a monitoring module, an execution priority scheduling module, an idle work scheduling module and an execution priority restoring module.

A system and method for assigning a plurality of locations to individuals and for creating work schedules and routes for the individuals is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, location data including a list of locations and location addresses is received. The location coordinates are determined from the location addresses. Next, individual data including addresses of the individuals is received, and individual coordinates are determined from the individual addresses. Next, the distances between the individual coordinates and location coordinates are determined, and the locations are assigned to the individuals based on the distances, the individual data and other predetermined criteria.

Systems and methods for evaluating the effectiveness of a person to perform a task based on his / her preceding or predicted sleep pattern are provided. An interface allows a user to use actual sleep data or predicted sleep data to produce predictions of the task effectiveness of a person to perform a particular task. The predictions may be in tabular, graphical, or tabular and graphical format. The interface may also represent the effectiveness of a user based on the actual or predicted sleep data in conjunction with an actual or predicted work schedule or pattern. The results can be correlated to sunlight in the user's location, and can also account for changes in the users location (transmeridian shifts), sunlight during the user's sleep cycle (shift work), and other schedule modifying events.

An automated management system for monitoring and controlling distribution and storage of money tills and other items, and linking tracking of employee productivity to time in receipt of a till. The system comprises a cabinet, a control panel, and a personal computer. The cabinet is mounted through a wall to provide an interface having a front side accessible from a first area and a rear side accessible from a second area, such as a cash room. The interior cabinet space is divided into compartments that are selectively accessible from both the front and rear of the cabinet. Items are loaded and removed from the rear by back room personnel and from the front by employees using or distributing the items. The system is operable to anticipate, based upon work schedules, needed items, such as till types or amounts; compile and maintain useful associated records, including employee productivity; and link to other systems to further improve efficiency.

The invention provides a virtual encryption card based on multiple encryption cards, which comprises a plurality of encryption cards, a load balancing module, a monitoring module, a management module, a redundancy module and a work scheduling module. The invention simplifies the management of the virtual encryption cards, and can concurrently process the concurrent requests among the encryption cards, thereby greatly enhancing the processing capacity; in the aspect of load balancing, the invention realizes load balanced allocation among the cards for each request; by using the multiple card redundancy, the request can switch among multiple cards in a seamless way, thereby greatly enhancing the availability and usability; and in the aspect of multiple card scheduling, the invention completely differs from the traditional request and card binding relation, realizes the independence of requests from cards, reduces the coupling property between requests and cards, greatly enhances the reliability of the encryption card, and can not influence the processing of the application requests due to the abnormity of a certain encryption card.

A process for optimizing maintenance work schedules for at least one engine includes the steps of retrieving at least one set of data for an engine from a computer readable storage medium; selecting at least one scheduling parameter for the engine; selecting a set of maintenance rules for the engine; selecting at least one maintenance work decision; selecting at least one objective for the engine; optimizing the at least one objective to generate at least one optimal maintenance work decision; and generating at least one optimal maintenance work schedule for the engine.

An interface for a system and method for evaluating the effectiveness of a person to perform a task based on his / her preceding or predicted sleep pattern is provided. The interface allows a user to use actual sleep data or predicted sleep data to produce predictions of the task effectiveness of a person to perform a particular task. The predictions may be in tabular, graphical, or tabular and graphical format. The interface may also represent the effectiveness of a user based on the actual or predicted sleep data in conjunction with an actual or predicted work schedule or pattern. The results can be correlated to sunlight in the user's location, and can also account for changes in the users location (transmeridian shifts), sunlight during the user's sleep cycle (shift work), and other schedule modifying events.