Systems and methods for enhancing connectivity

• US 20020023157A1
• Filed: 04/02/2001
• Published: 02/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Ventyx Software SRL
• Inventors: Wu, Fred, Lo, Edward
• Granted Patent: US 7,155,519 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063116 Schedule adjustment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06314 Calendaring for a resource
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning

Abstract

Systems and methods for enhancing connectivity are discussed. An illustrative aspect of the invention includes a method for enhancing connectivity. The method includes scheduling an order to be performed by a worker into a schedule, accessing the schedule by a mobile device via a server on the Internet, and substituting the schedule by a proxy to allow an application on the mobile device to interact with the proxy when the mobile device is temporarily disconnected from the schedule.

Claims

1. A system for enhancing connectivity over the Internet, comprising:

a schedule having shifts of workers in which orders are assigned to be performed;

a mobile device accessing the schedule by an application through the Internet; and

a proxy that acts for the schedule when the mobile device is temporarily disconnected to the Internet.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a bypass mechanism to allow the proxy to update the schedule without going through a web server when the mobile device is again connected from the Internet.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the proxy includes a server that services the application as if the application were connected to the schedule when the mobile device is temporarily disconnected from the schedule.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein when the mobile device is again connected to the Internet, the proxy includes a servlet that communicates with the schedule to update the schedule with information generated by the application while the mobile device is temporarily disconnected from the Internet.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the proxy includes a database that stores information generated by the application while the mobile device is temporarily disconnected from the schedule.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein when the mobile device is again connected to the schedule, the method of claim 1 further comprising updating the schedule with information generated by the application while the mobile device is temporarily disconnected from the schedule.

6. A method for enhancing connectivity, comprising:

scheduling an order to be performed by a worker into a schedule;

accessing the schedule by a mobile device via a server on the Internet; and

substituting the schedule by a proxy to allow an application on the mobile device to interact with the proxy when the mobile device is temporarily disconnected from the schedule.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein substituting includes serving by a server residing on the mobile device to service the application as if the application were interacting with the schedule when the mobile device is temporarily disconnected from the schedule.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising bypassing the server to update the schedule via the Internet with information generated by the application when the mobile device was previously temporarily disconnected from the Internet but is now connected to the Internet.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising caching information that is generated by the application when the mobile device is temporarily disconnected from the Internet.

11. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for causing a computer to perform a method for enhancing connectivity, comprising:

scheduling an order to be performed by a worker into a schedule;

accessing the schedule by a mobile device via a server on the Internet; and

substituting the schedule by a proxy to allow an application on the mobile device to interact with the proxy when the mobile device is temporarily disconnected from the schedule.