Patent ID: 8209691
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for distributing items for processing, the method comprising: receiving over a network a request for a plurality of items available for processing, wherein the request is received at a server, the request indicating a first number of items requested; determining in response to the request, using a processor associated with the server, a number of available items; determining using the processor that the first number of items indicated by the request is greater than the number of available items; in response to determining that the first number of items is greater than the number of available items, determining using the processor that an age of at least one of the available items exceeds a predetermined threshold, the age identifying an amount of time the at least one of the available items has been available for processing, the predetermined threshold identifying a predetermined amount of time; and sending a second number of the available items across the network in response to determining that the age of the at least one available items exceeds the predetermined threshold, wherein the second number is less than the first number.