METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ORGANIZING HIERARCHICAL INFORMATION
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11. An apparatus for organizing hierarchical information for a service, the apparatus comprising:
- means for organizing the hierarchical information into groups and end-items;
means for determining potential combinations, according to an objective function, of the groups and end-items that implement the service; and
means for selecting the potential combination that has the best objective function value.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for organizing hierarchical information according to a defined objective.
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22 Claims
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11. An apparatus for organizing hierarchical information for a service, the apparatus comprising:
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means for organizing the hierarchical information into groups and end-items;
means for determining potential combinations, according to an objective function, of the groups and end-items that implement the service; and
means for selecting the potential combination that has the best objective function value. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12-1. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the objective function is least amount of wait time and each end-item is weighted according to relative demand.
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18. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for organizing hierarchical information for a service, the computer usable program code comprising:
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computer usable program code for organizing the hierarchical information into groups and end-items;
computer usable program code for determining potential combinations, according to an objective function, of the groups and end-items that implement the service; and
computer usable program code for selecting the potential combination that has the best objective function value. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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