Patents by Inventor Steven Paul Lauer

Steven Paul Lauer 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).

  • System for sending batch of available request items when an age of one of the available items that is available for processing exceeds a predetermined threshold
    Patent number: 8209691
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for distributing items for processing include receiving a request for a batch of items to be processed and determining whether a number of available items exceeds a first predetermined threshold. A batch of the available items is sent in response to the request if the number of available items exceeds the first predetermined threshold. However, if the number of available items does not exceed the first predetermined threshold, a determination is made as to whether a time period associated with the available items exceeds a second predetermined threshold. If so, a batch of the available items is sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Paul Lauer
  • Distributing batches of items in a workflow
    Patent number: 7765549
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for distributing items for processing include receiving a request for a batch of items to be processed and determining whether a number of available items exceeds a first predetermined threshold. A batch of the available items is sent in response to the request if the number of available items exceeds the first predetermined threshold. However, if the number of available items does not exceed the first predetermined threshold, a determination is made as to whether a time period associated with the available items exceeds a second predetermined threshold. If so, a batch of the available items is sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Paul Lauer