System and Method of Prioritizing Items in a Queue
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1. A method comprising:
- creating a document queue comprising a plurality of items;
assigning a queue position to each of the plurality of items based upon one or more determining factors;
calculating a fee for moving an item to a different priority queue position;
providing a right-of-first refusal for one or more items that would have their respective queue positions changed as a result of payment of the fee; and
moving said item to the different priority queue position in the document queue upon payment of the fee and a waiver of one or more right-of-first refusals.
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Abstract
A system and method of prioritizing items in a queue is provided. The system and method includes the creation of a document queue comprising a plurality of items and the assignment of a queue position to each of the plurality of items based upon one or more determining factors, such as the date of receipt of each item. A fee can be calculated for moving an item to a different priority queue position and a right-of-first refusal can be provided for one or more items that would have their respective queue positions changed as a result of payment of the fee.
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1. A method comprising:
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creating a document queue comprising a plurality of items;
assigning a queue position to each of the plurality of items based upon one or more determining factors;
calculating a fee for moving an item to a different priority queue position;
providing a right-of-first refusal for one or more items that would have their respective queue positions changed as a result of payment of the fee; and
moving said item to the different priority queue position in the document queue upon payment of the fee and a waiver of one or more right-of-first refusals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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creating a document queue comprising two or more items to be processed;
assigning a queue position to each of the two or more items in the document queue based upon one or more determining factors;
determining a processing date for each item;
calculating a movement cost value for moving a particular item to one or more higher queue positions in the document queue; and
providing a right-of-first refusal for each item which would have its respective queue position lowered as a result of an accepted payment of a movement cost value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system of prioritizing items having filing dates comprising:
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an assignment component capable of receiving two or more items filed by respective applicants and assigning a queue position for each item;
a document queue component capable of ordering the two or more items in a document queue by the assigned queue position, the document queue component being associated with an agent capable of processing the items;
a processing time component capable of ascertaining and notifying an applicant of a resolution date for each respective item in the document queue; and
a priority resolution component capable of determining whether an item has qualified to move to a different queue position based upon the payment of a priority queuing fee and the exercise of one or more right-of-first refusals by applicants who would have their respective queue positions changed as a result of payment of the priority queuing fee. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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