Nathan B Lentz

US Patent:

20090177518, Jul 9, 2009

Filed:

Oct 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/285371

Inventors:

Greg Adams - Kennett Square PA, US
Nathan Lentz - Downingtown PA, US
Ralph Julius - West Chester PA, US
Tom Vilbert - Downingtown PA, US
Roland Thompson - Malvern PA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 9, 705 8

Abstract:

A method, system and program product are disclosed for filling job orders, the method comprising: creating electronically a respective commitment reservation for each of a plurality of workers, with each respective commitment reservation comprising a commitment for the respective worker to work on a prospective job not yet created, with the prospective job having one or more job parameters; receiving electronically a job order subsequent to the creation of one of the commitment reservations, the job order specifying a job with one or more job parameters; matching the job parameters of the job in the job order to the job parameters in one or more of the commitment reservations to obtain a reservation-job match; and, securing automatically based on the results of the matching step the job in the job order to one of the workers with a commitment reservation.

US Patent:

20120179617, Jul 12, 2012

Filed:

Mar 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/422733

Inventors:

Greg ADAMS - Kennett Square PA, US
Nathan Lentz - Downingtown PA, US
Ralph Julius - West Chester PA, US
Tom Vilbert - Downingtown PA, US
Roland Thompson - Malvern PA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06

US Classification:

705321

Abstract:

A method, system and program product are disclosed for filling job orders, the method comprising: creating electronically a respective commitment reservation for each of a plurality of workers, with each respective commitment reservation comprising a commitment for the respective worker to work on a prospective job not yet created, with the prospective job having one or more job parameters; receiving electronically a job order subsequent to the creation of one of the commitment reservations, the job order specifying a job with one or more job parameters; matching the job parameters of the job in the job order to the job parameters in one or more of the commitment reservations to obtain a reservation-job match; and, securing automatically based on the results of the matching step the job in the job order to one of the workers with a commitment reservation.