Patents by Inventor Mike Jubb

Mike Jubb has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Resource allocation
    Patent number: 5963911
    Abstract: In order to optimize the utilization of resources (e.g., technicians) in performing a number of jobs, each job is assigned a cost time-dependent function and each resource is assessed for the time at which it will be available. For each combination of jobs with resources, an actual can be determined. The combination giving the lowest overall cost is then determined. Additional features are disclosed to ensure incompatible job/resource combinations are not allocated, and to reduce the complexity of the calculation by prioritizing the jobs and resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited company
    Inventors: Paul Walker, Robert N. W. Laithwaite, John Denman, David Morton, Gerwyn L. Williams, Mike Jubb, Alan Taylor