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System and method for assigning and scheduling activities

  • US 7,788,598 B2
  • Filed: 03/28/2002
  • Issued: 08/31/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having encoded therein computer-readable program codes executable by one or more processors for:

  • providing, in a first frame, a plurality of selectable search criteria, whereinthe selectable search criteria comprise one or more skill requirements, andthe selectable search criteria are selectable for use in a search function for identifying one or more personnel that are eligible for fulfilling an activity among a plurality of unscheduled and unassigned activities;

    providing, in a second frame separate from the first frame, a plurality of objects representative of the plurality of unscheduled and unassigned activities;

    receiving a selection of a selected activity from among the plurality of unscheduled and unassigned activities, whereinthe selected activity is selected through the second frame;

    receiving a selection of a user-selected skill requirement from among the plurality of selectable search criteria, whereinthe user-selected skill requirement is selected through the first frame;

    in response to the receiving the selection of the selected activity and in response to the receiving the selection of the user-selected skill requirement, propagating automatically selected skill requirements associated with the selected activity for consideration in the search function, andthe user-selected skill requirement for consideration in the search function; and

    in response to the receiving the selection of the selected activity and in response to the receiving the selection of the user-selected skill requirement, activating the search function based on the propagated skill requirements.

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