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Reexamination Certificate
2001-04-02
2009-10-13
DeCady, Albert (Department: 2121)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Health care management
C705S007380, C705S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07603285
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for providing an enhanced scheduling process are discussed. One embodiment of the present invention includes a method for scheduling mobile service representatives. The method includes negotiating an appointment window for booking a reservation, assigning the reservation to a shift of a mobile service representative, and optimizing periodically the shift of the mobile service representative while the acts of negotiating and assigning are executing.
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