Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Queue busting through assignment of kiosks to users
- Patent Title (中): 通过向用户分配信息亭来排队队列
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Application No.: US11198459Application Date: 2005-08-05
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Publication No.: US07542916B2Publication Date: 2009-06-02
- Inventor: Baiju D. Mandalia , Joseph G. Rusnak , Robert J. Sundstrom
- Applicant: Baiju D. Mandalia , Joseph G. Rusnak , Robert J. Sundstrom
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.
- Main IPC: G06F9/46
- IPC: G06F9/46 ; G06Q99/00

Abstract:
A method of queue busting using a wireless computing device can include executing a portlet within a wireless computing device, wherein the portlet is configured to query for kiosk availability and receiving a request to reserve a kiosk for use by a customer from the wireless computing device. The wireless computing device can be local to the kiosk. The method further can include determining availability of the kiosk according to scheduling information for the kiosk and reserving the kiosk for use by the customer for a period of time according to the step of determining availability of the kiosk. A message, which specifies reservation information, can be sent to the wireless computing device or a representative scheduled to communicate with the customer through the kiosk. A characteristic of the kiosk can be automatically configured and a communication session with the kiosk can be established.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070033111A1 Queue busting through assignment of kiosks to users Public/Granted day:2007-02-08
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