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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2003
Andrew D. Flockhart, Thornton, CO (US);
Larry John Roybal, Westminster, CO (US);
Robert C. Steiner, Broomfield, CO (US);
Andrew D. Flockhart, Thornton, CO (US);
Larry John Roybal, Westminster, CO (US);
Robert C. Steiner, Broomfield, CO (US);
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A scheduler system for use in connection with a resource allocation system is provided. According to the present invention, a plurality of queues are provided for scheduling the delivery of tasks or events to a resource. Each of the provided queues may have a different threshold time, allowing the queues to be segmented according to the time values of included tasks. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a primary queue comprising a delta queue is provided for tasks that are to be performed during a first period of time, while one or more secondary scheduler queues are provided for tasks that are scheduled to be performed after the first period of time.