The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1988
John G Heyen, Carrollton, TX (US);
Chander Kasiraj, Grapevine, TX (US);
Timothy J Wolf, Bedford, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for displaying and confirming the status of a plurality of deferred requests for processing by a system made by an end user of that system. Each request made by an end user is monitored and an indication of each deferred request is stored in a deferred status request list which acts as an electronic 'out basket.' The deferred status request list includes an indication of the date and time of each request as well as an indication of the type of request. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention an indication of the status of each deferred request is periodically generated and stored within the deferred status request list so that the end user may determine whether or not the request is pending, running, or completed. The end user may also selectively view the deferred status request list and alter the status of a selected request by deleting it, placing it in a hold status, or viewing the results of that request.