Patent №
US 5,963,911
Granted
1999-10-05
Filed 1996
Owner
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Lab
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AI components
4
kr · planning · evo · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
08720199
In order to optimize the utilization of resources (e.g., technicians) in performing a number of jobs, each job is assigned a cost time-dependent function and each resource is assessed for the time at which it will be available. For each combination of jobs with resources, an actual can be determined. The combination giving the lowest overall cost is then determined. Additional features are disclosed to ensure incompatible job/resource combinations are not allocated, and to reduce the complexity of the calculation by prioritizing the jobs and resources.
AI classification
Ownership
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
assignment · 84380826
Assignors
WALKER, PAUL, TAYLOR, ALAN, MORTON, DAVID, WILLIAMS, GERWYN L., LAITHWAITE, ROBERT N.W., DENMAN, JOHN, JUBB, MIKE
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.