Jonathan R Harris

US Patent:

20020091558, Jul 11, 2002

Filed:

Jan 11, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/757700

Inventors:

Thomas Anderson - Sherborn MA, US
Andreas Beroutsos - New York NY, US
Kevin Bradicich - Riverside CT, US
Nathaniel Foote - Newton MA, US
Jonathan Harris - New York NY, US
Brian Hanessian - Chicago IL, US
Quentin Hope - Denver CO, US
Brian Kanner - Kemebunkport ME, US
David Krawitz - Elizabeth Bay, AU
John Lucas - Evanston IL, US
Simon Mendelson - New York NY, US
Michael Pritula - Scarsdale NY, US
Nicholas Rudd - New York NY, US
Nancy Schmitt - New York NY, US
Ellen Shumway - Chicago IL, US
Laurence Smith - Natick MA, US
Nancy Taubenslag - Scarsdale NY, US
John Wilcox - New York NY, US
Kristina Wollschlaeger - Brooklyn NY, US
William Joiner - Concord MA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/009000, 705/007000, 705/010000

Abstract:

The present invention provides a system and method for determining, distributing and implementing the best practice for performing a task, and for assessing deviations from that best practice. A feature of the invention involves the identification of qualified reviewers from among workers who perform the task, in order to facilitate and expedite assessment of other workers' performance of the task, and to help prompt interest by other workers in learning and implementing the best practice. Other features include rapid identification of best practices, which enables organizations to adapt their best practices as changes occur in the industry and in customer expectations. The systems and methods of the present invention are especially useful in the context of organizations, such as insurance companies, whose workforces may be distributed over a number of offices.

US Patent:

51033933, Apr 7, 1992

Filed:

Jun 29, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/545857

Inventors:

Jonathan P. Harris - Littleton MA
Daniel Leibholz - Watertown MA
Brad Miller - Westborough MA

Assignee:

Digital Equipment Corporation - Maynard MA

International Classification:

G06F 1516
G06F 1300

US Classification:

395650

Abstract:

An "n" dimensional mesh-connected massively parallel processing system uses pointers to connect requesting processors to allocated processors, and also, to access the allocated processors. The requesting and allocated processors are connected by (i) storing in the requesting processor or in a system controller a pointer which points to the allocated processors as a group and (ii) storing in each of the allocated processors, in a designated memory location, an assigned-marker, or an identifier which identifies the processor as a member of the identified group. When one or more requesting processors require connection to free processors, a request is sent to each processor in the system asking each of them to determine if it is free. Each of the processors which is free then assigns itself indices relating to its position in the mesh and its position relative to other free processors. Each free processor sends its indices to a rendezvous processor associated with the requesting processors, and the rendezvous processor allocates the free processors to a requesting processor based on the connection requirements of that requesting processor and the indices.