A system and computer program product that off-loads the processing associated with responding to user status requests for software task execution queues or for queued software tasks that are managed by a software task manager. A software task manager is periodically queried for status and the results...http://www.google.com/patents/US8024744?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8024744 - Method and system for off-loading user queries to a task manager
