Rules based resource scheduling
First Claim
1. A method for use with at least one resource associated with resource clients according to a schedule wherein the schedule indicates association of the resource with specific clients during time slots, the method for scheduling client association of the at least one resource and comprising the steps of:
- specifying at least a first set of client characteristics;
identifying at least a first schedule time slot during which resource association should be limited to clients having the first set of characteristics; and
restricting association of clients with the at least a first schedule time slot as a function of client characteristics and the first set of characteristics.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus or use with at least one resource associated with resource clients according to a schedule wherein the schedule indicates association of the resource with specific clients during time slots, the method for scheduling client association of the at least one resource and comprising the steps of specifying at least a first set of client characteristics, identifying at least a first schedule time slot during which resource association should be limited to clients having the first set of characteristics and restricting association of clients with the at least a first schedule time slot as a function of client characteristics and the first set of characteristics.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for use with at least one resource associated with resource clients according to a schedule wherein the schedule indicates association of the resource with specific clients during time slots, the method for scheduling client association of the at least one resource and comprising the steps of:
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specifying at least a first set of client characteristics;
identifying at least a first schedule time slot during which resource association should be limited to clients having the first set of characteristics; and
restricting association of clients with the at least a first schedule time slot as a function of client characteristics and the first set of characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for use with at least one resource associated with resource clients according to a schedule wherein the schedule indicates association of the resource with specific clients during time slots, the method for scheduling client association of the at least one resource and comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a client characteristic set including characteristics of a specific client; and
restricting association of the specific client with at least a first schedule time slot as a function of the client characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method for use with at least first and second resources required to perform at least one specific procedure during a time slot that includes at least a first sub-period and a second sub-period wherein at least a portion of the second sub-period includes time independent of the first sub-period and the first and second resources are required during the first sub-period and a second sub-period, respectively, the method also for use with a schedule wherein the schedule indicates association of the first and second resources with sub-periods of time slots corresponding to instances of procedures, the method for scheduling first and second resource use and comprising the steps of:
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specifying information associated with the at least one specific procedure including required resources and the durations of the first and second sub-periods;
identifying at least a subset of schedule time slots where the first and second resources are unscheduled for first and second sub-periods of each of the subset time slots; and
presenting the identified subset of schedule time slots. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for use with a plurality of resources required during different sub-periods to perform at least one specific procedure during a time slot, the method also for use with a schedule wherein the schedule indicates association of the resources with sub-periods of the time slots corresponding to instances of the procedure, the method for scheduling use of the plurality of resources and comprising the steps of:
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for the at least one specific procedure, providing resource requirement information that specifies required resources and the durations and relative timings of the sub-periods associated with the resources;
identifying at least a subset of schedule time slots during which the required resources are unscheduled for sub-periods of each of the subset time slots specified by the resource requirement information; and
presenting the identified subset of schedule time slots. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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