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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Janet Lynn Wiener, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Wilkes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alvin Auyoung, San Jose, CA (US);
Laura Ellen Grit, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Janet Lynn Wiener, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Wilkes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alvin AuYoung, San Jose, CA (US);
Laura Ellen Grit, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided are, inter alia, systems, methods and techniques for controlling workflow by identifying an individual job that is part of an overall deliverables package that covers multiple jobs. An aggregate utility function is obtained, specifying utility based on an aggregate metric across the overall deliverables package, and a current operating point is determined on the aggregate utility function. An effective utility is calculated for the individual job based on the aggregate utility function and the current operating point, and the execution of work is controlled based on the effective utility for the individual job.