System and method for process scheduling

• US 20040254824A1
• Filed: 01/07/2003
• Published: 12/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JP Morgan Chase & Co
• Original Assignee: JP Morgan Chase & Co
• Inventors: Carter, Phillip, Addison, Mark, Loucaides, Alex, Clayden, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 8,032,439 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

A method for scheduling processing of an instrument. The method receives instrument information, selects an instrument category for the instrument based on the instrument information, the selected instrument category having a calculation set, assigns the instrument to a job corresponding to the calculation set of the selected instrument category; and sends the job to a computing resource. In another aspect, the method also receives a purpose identifier, and chooses the calculation set from two or more calculation sets of the selected instrument category based on the purpose identifier. In another aspect, the calculation set includes two or more calculation sub-sets, each calculation sub-set having a job priority, and the method includes assigning the instrument to two or more jobs corresponding to each of the two or more calculation sub-sets.

Claims

1. A method for scheduling processing of an instrument, comprising:

receiving instrument information;

selecting an instrument category for the instrument based on the instrument information, the selected instrument category having a calculation set;

assigning the instrument to a job corresponding to the calculation set of the selected instrument category; and

sending the job to a computing resource.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a purpose identifier; and

once the instrument category has been selected, choosing the calculation set from two or more calculation sets of the selected instrument category based on the purpose identifier.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of assigning further includes,

assigning to the job an instrument identifier, the purpose identifier, and the calculation set.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein step of assigning further includes,

creating a new job when the job corresponding to the calculation set has been assigned a predetermined number of instruments;

and

assigning the instrument to the new job.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of assigning further includes,

creating a new job when a job corresponding to the calculation set does not exist;

and

assigning the instrument to the new job.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the instrument information includes an instrument type.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the instrument information includes a computational complexity of the instrument.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of sending further includes,

sending the job to the computing resource in an order according to a job priority associated with the calculation set.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculation set includes one or more financial calculations.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing resource includes a group of one or more computing engines.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the group of one or more computing engines is associated with the calculation set

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculation set includes two or more calculation sub-sets, each calculation sub-set having a job priority, and wherein the step of assigning further includes assigning the instrument to two or more jobs corresponding to each of the two or more calculation sub-sets.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of sending further includes,

sending the two or more jobs to the computing resource in an order according to the job priority.

14. A system for scheduling processing of an instrument, comprising:

means for receiving instrument information;

means for selecting an instrument category for the instrument based on the instrument information, the selected instrument category having a calculation set,

means for assigning the instrument to a job corresponding to the calculation set of the selected instrument category; and

means for sending the job to a computing resource.

15. A system for scheduling processing of an instrument, comprising:

means for receiving instrument information and a purpose identifier;

means for selecting an instrument category for the instrument based on the instrument information, the selected instrument category having at least one calculation set;

means for selecting a calculation set from the at least one calculation set of the selected instrument category based on the purpose identifier;

means for assigning the instrument to a job corresponding to the calculation set of the selected instrument category;

means for creating a new job when the job corresponding to the calculation set has been assigned a predetermined number of instruments; and

means for sending the job to a computing resource.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for assigning further includes,

means for assigning to the job an instrument identifier, the purpose identifier, and the calculation set.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for assigning further includes,

means for creating a new job when a job corresponding to the calculation set does not exist.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the instrument information includes an instrument type.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the instrument information includes a computational complexity of the instrument.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for sending further includes,

means for sending the job to the computing resource in an order according to a job priority associated with the calculation set.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the calculation set includes one or more financial calculations.

22. The system of claim 15, wherein the computing resource includes a group of one or more computing engines.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the group of one or more computing engines is associated with the calculation set

24. The system of claim 15, wherein the calculation set includes two or more calculation sub-sets, each calculation sub-set having a job priority, and wherein the means for assigning further includes means for assigning the instrument to two or more jobs corresponding to each of the two or more calculation sub-sets.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the means for sending further includes,

means for sending the two or more jobs to the computing resource in an order according to the job priority.