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US006049776A
United States Patent
[19]
Donnelly et al. [54]
Patent Number: Date of Patent:
[11] [45]
6,049,776 Apr. 11, 2000
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Albert B. Cooper; Mark T. Starr;
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR STAFFING PROJECTS
Steven B. Samuels
[75] Inventors: Joseph S. Donnelly, ClearWater, Fla.;
[57]
Morris G. Robinson, Atlanta, Ga.; James R. Reese, Valrico, Fla.
ABSTRACT
A Resource Management System (RMS) including an RMS server having an RMS database containing ?les storing
Assignee: Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, Pa.
information on employees, employee skills, employee schedules and projects. The information in the ?les of the RMS database is obtained from external corporate databases
Appl. No.: 09/081,512 Filed: May 20, 1998
as Well as from direct entry. Calendar functionality is
included for maintaining the scheduled activities of employ Related US. Application Data Provisional application No. 60/058,053, Sep. 6, 1997.
ees With different types of scheduled activities differently highlighted on a calendar display. Resource search and
Int. Cl.7 .................................................... .. G06F 17/60
scheduling functionality is provided that identi?es human
Field of Search .................................. .. 705/7, 8, 9, 1;
resources possessing the required skills and availabilities for assignments to projects. Project parameters such as time requirements, skill requirements and pro?ciency levels are entered as parameters for de?ning the search. Assignment
364/468.01, 468.02, 468.03, 468.04, 468.05, 468.06; 345/133, 140, 141
functionality assigns the identi?ed employees to the projects and updates the system calendar to re?ect the project assign
US. Cl. ........................ .. 705/8; 705/1; 705/7; 705/9;
364/468.01; 364/468.02; 364/468.03; 364/468.04; 364/468.05; 364/468.06
[58]
ments. RMS provides interfaces between the external data bases and the RMS database for maintaining the information
References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
5,111,391 5,117,353 5,164,897 5,867,822
5/1992
current that is stored therein. A common user interface
Fields et al. .............................. .. 705/9
5/1992 Stipanovich et al. 11/1992 2/1999
provides a common vieW of the information in the RMS database and in the external databases. The RMS server,
.. 705/11
Clark et al. ........ ..
including the RMS database, is implemented on a pro
705/9
grammed computer system.
Sankar ...................................... .. 705/9
Primary Examiner—Allen R. MacDonald Assistant Examiner—Romain J eanty
46 Claims, 67 Drawing Sheets
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Calendar for <Employee Name>
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United States Patent
[19]
Donnelly et al. [54]
Patent Number: Date of Patent:
[11] [45]
6,049,776 Apr. 11, 2000
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Albert B. Cooper; Mark T. Starr;
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR STAFFING PROJECTS
Steven B. Samuels
[75] Inventors: Joseph S. Donnelly, ClearWater, Fla.;
[57]
Morris G. Robinson, Atlanta, Ga.; James R. Reese, Valrico, Fla.
ABSTRACT
A Resource Management System (RMS) including an RMS server having an RMS database containing ?les storing
Assignee: Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, Pa.
information on employees, employee skills, employee schedules and projects. The information in the ?les of the RMS database is obtained from external corporate databases
Appl. No.: 09/081,512 Filed: May 20, 1998
as Well as from direct entry. Calendar functionality is
included for maintaining the scheduled activities of employ Related US. Application Data Provisional application No. 60/058,053, Sep. 6, 1997.
ees With different types of scheduled activities differently highlighted on a calendar display. Resource search and
Int. Cl.7 .................................................... .. G06F 17/60
scheduling functionality is provided that identi?es human
Field of Search .................................. .. 705/7, 8, 9, 1;
resources possessing the required skills and availabilities for assignments to projects. Project parameters such as time requirements, skill requirements and pro?ciency levels are entered as parameters for de?ning the search. Assignment
364/468.01, 468.02, 468.03, 468.04, 468.05, 468.06; 345/133, 140, 141
functionality assigns the identi?ed employees to the projects and updates the system calendar to re?ect the project assign
US. Cl. ........................ .. 705/8; 705/1; 705/7; 705/9;
364/468.01; 364/468.02; 364/468.03; 364/468.04; 364/468.05; 364/468.06
[58]
ments. RMS provides interfaces between the external data bases and the RMS database for maintaining the information
References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
5,111,391 5,117,353 5,164,897 5,867,822
5/1992
current that is stored therein. A common user interface
Fields et al. .............................. .. 705/9
5/1992 Stipanovich et al. 11/1992 2/1999
provides a common vieW of the information in the RMS database and in the external databases. The RMS server,
.. 705/11
Clark et al. ........ ..
including the RMS database, is implemented on a pro
705/9
grammed computer system.
Sankar ...................................... .. 705/9
Primary Examiner—Allen R. MacDonald Assistant Examiner—Romain J eanty
46 Claims, 67 Drawing Sheets
Profile List \
Profile Name /
/
Resource Search
T
HARI CATEGORIES
\r
“7' r Schedule
0 On //
\-
#Days ——
0 Off
I: U Contiguous
- Work Hours
1
|~|
Total # Hours — - % Available
ll
|
|
:l
— Organization
CATEGORIES
- Location
I
l‘l
I
2-Week Repeating II] M ET [I W |:|T III F Skill
Skill Name
Pattern: Weight Level
UM UT [:IW [IT EIF Group
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Group Name
I‘l
U.S. Patent
Apr. 11,2000
Sheet 1 0f 67
6,049,776
35
NETBLAZER
37
LOCAL ROUTER
INFORMATION HUB ROUTER
EXTERNAL CORPORATE
4/
DATABASES
INFORMATION HUB HELP DESK
INFORMATION HUB NT SERVER CENTER
/
U.S. Patent
Apr. 11,2000
Sheet 2 0f 67
6,049,776
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31 \>.
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21,40
34
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/ R0uTERs
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MAsTER
CONTROLLER
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A/
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scREEN DATA INPUT AND '
/92
90\
DATABAsEs AND EXTERNAL DATABAsEs coMMuNlcATloN 94
MANAGEMENT
REsouRcE SEARCH L0GIc
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14
PROJECT AssIGNMENT LoGIc
g
70\ ms SYSTEM DATABASE
T/
MANAGEMENT
INTERFAcEs FoR EXTERNAL
OUTPUT MANAGEMENT
;
CALENDAR
MANAGEMENT
12
I/ 93
sKILLs
FILE
72
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FILE
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75
CALENDAR f
PROJECTS FILE
73
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I/ 81 ESV FILE
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32\‘ 85\‘ couRsE scI-IEDuLE
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RMs sERvER COMPUTER svsTEM
Figure 2a Flame 2
./
RESOURCE coMMENTs
s4
RESUMES FILE
HOLIDAY
./ 77
PROJECT TASKS FILE
EMPLOYEE MAsTER FILE
74
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Calendar for <Employee Name>
Date
Begin End Time Time
Description/Comments
Tentative
Phone #
99/99/99
(999)999-9999
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