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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2002
System and method for processing multiple work flow requests from multiple users in a queuing system
Cuong M. Le, Tucson, AZ (US);
Glenn R. Wilcock, Tucson, AZ (US);
Cuong M. Le, Tucson, AZ (US);
Glenn R. Wilcock, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for generating a key list structure forming a queue of users' work flow requests in a queuing system such that many requests from a single user will not prevent processing of requests from other users in the queuing system. The key list structure comprises keys associated with users' work flow requests, each key indicating a priority level associated with a request, a user identification (User ID) associated with a requestor, and, an assigned user priority value (UPV). The method assigns UPVs to user requests in a manner such that user request entries become interleaved in the key list structure to prevent a single user from dominating the request processing.