МОЗАИЧНОЕ ПРОИЗВОДСТВО УПАКОВОЧНЫХ МАТЕРИАЛОВ

Изобретения относятся в общем к динамическому назначению группы изделий производственным машинам, используя производственные группы, и производству групп изделий в указанной пропорции, используя производственные группы. Технический результат заключается в обеспечении динамического назначения производственным машинам производимой группы изделий в оптимальной пропорции. В одном сценарии компьютерная система динамически назначает единицу продукции группе изделий на основании свойств для этой единицы продукции. Эта единица продукции должна быть произведена с использованием производственной машины. Затем компьютерная система динамически назначает каждую группу изделий производственной группе, причем каждая производственная группа включает в себя производственные машины, которые доступны для производства единиц продукции для группы изделий, которая относится к назначенной производственной группе. Компьютерная система также указывает, что должна быть произведена единица продукции с использованием ...

СПОСОБ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ РЕЖИМА ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОГО ХОЛОДИЛЬНИКА

Группа изобретений относится к системам, управляемым вычислительными устройствами. Способ для регулирования режима интеллектуального холодильника заключается в том, что получают список пользователей для приема пищи, получают первый ингредиент, используемый в приеме пищи, и период обработки для обработки первого ингредиента в холодильнике согласно списку пользователей, определяют первый момент времени извлечения первого ингредиента из холодильника и регулируют рабочий режим холодильника согласно периоду обработки и первому моменту времени. Причем список пользователей для приема пищи получают согласно идентификатору пользователя терминала, осуществляющего доступ к локальной вычислительной сети, или информации о местоположении зарегистрированных пользователей, от которого расстояние до местоположения дома меньше предварительно заданного расстояния, или исходя из информации связи или информации расписания зарегистрированных пользователей. Также заявлены устройство для регулирования режима интеллектуального ...

УСТРОЙСТВО И СПОСОБ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ ЭЛЕКТРОЭНЕРГИИ У МНОЖЕСТВА ОСВЕТИТЕЛЬНЫХ УСТРОЙСТВ В ОСВЕТИТЕЛЬНОЙ СИСТЕМЕ

Изобретение относится к устройствам регулирования потребления электроэнергии системами освещения. Технический результат - повышение эффективности управления потребляемой мощностью. Для этого представлены технические решения, в которых управление потребляемой мощностью в системе, содержащей потребляющие мощность устройства типа осветительных устройств, может выполняться, например, путем разделения потребляющих мощность устройств системы на множество групп и путем принятия во внимание возможности сброса либо восстановления потребляемой мощности или нагрузки для каждой группы. Кроме того, изобретение реализует механизм аукциона для регулирования потребляемой мощности или нагрузки в осветительной системе, так что достигается эффективное, быстрое, учитывающее требования пользователя и учитывающее функции и характеристики осветительного устройства регулирование. 3 н. и 10 з.п. ф-лы, 6 ил.

Система управления энергопотреблением

Изобретение относится к области управления и оптимизации энергопотребления объектов. Техническим результатом является повышение энергоэффективности объекта. Способ включает этапы, на которых: осуществляется сбор данных с датчиков, фиксирующих климатические параметры, активность и энергопотребление объекта; зафиксированные данные об энергопотреблении объекта, климатических параметрах объекта и активности объекта передаются управляющим программируемым логическим контроллером на облачный вычислительный сервер; на облачном вычислительном сервере осуществляется обработка полученных данных об энергопотреблении объекта, климатических параметрах объекта и активности объекта, при этом обработка данных осуществляется с использованием нейронных сетей для дальнейшего обучения модели энергопотребления объекта; на облачном вычислительном сервере осуществляется формирование команды на изменение состояния конечных устройств физического объекта в состоянии объекта t+1 в соответствии с полученными результатами ...

СПОСОБ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ КАЛЕНДАРНОГО ПЛАНИРОВАНИЯ ИЗВЛЕЧЕНИЯ РЕСУРСА

Изобретение относится к способу и устройству для календарного планирования извлечения ресурса. Техническим результатом является повышение точности определения распределения ресурса в среде. Способ содержит этапы, на которых получают данные буровых скважин о содержании ресурса и создают множество различных блочных моделей, причем каждый блок в каждой модели имеет содержание ресурса и каждая из блочных моделей удовлетворяет данным буровых скважин о содержании. Календарный план извлечения определяется на основе стратегии бортового содержания для увеличения ожидаемой чистой текущей стоимости горной выработки. Стратегия бортового содержания может быть с переменным бортовым содержанием, и календарное планирование с использованием переменного бортового содержания преобразовывается из нелинейного представления в линейное представление, и постановка задачи частично-целочисленного программирования используется для одновременной оптимизации календарного плана извлечения и бортового содержания. 5 н ...

ОПТИМИЗАТОР ПРОИЗВОДСТВА ДЛЯ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ЦЕПОЧКАМИ ПОСТАВОК

Изобретение относится к области оптимизатора производства для управления цепочками поставок. Техническим результатом является обеспечение возможности вычисления за приемлемое время высококачественных решений для задачи управления цепочками поставок (УЦП). В одном из вариантов осуществления настоящего изобретения предложен способ оптимизации задачи УЦП. Для генерации решения относительно производства для производственных аспектов задачи УЦП может быть использована методика оптимизации, основанная на генетическом алгоритме, а для генерации решения для аспектов распределения задачи УЦП может быть использована методика оптимизации, основанная на принципе «муравейника». Совместное функционирование методики оптимизации, основанной на генетическом алгоритме, и методики оптимизации, основанной на принципе «муравейника», обеспечивает быстрое определение высококачественных решений задачи УЦП. 3 н. и 24 з.п. ф-лы, 9 ил.

УСТРОЙСТВО ПРОГНОЗИРОВАНИЯ ЭЛЕКТРОПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ НА ОСНОВЕ МНОГОСЛОЙНОЙ НЕЙРОННОЙ СЕТИ

Полезная модель относится к устройствам для прогнозирования объемов энергопотребления/электропотребления физического объекта на основе многослойной нейронной сети. Устройство содержит многослойную нейронную сеть, включающую первый входной слой, количество нейронов которого определяется количеством входных данных, второй скрытый слой, количество нейронов которого подбирается экспериментально, третий выходной слой, содержащий один нейрон. Блок аппроксимации имеет один вход и один выход, который соединен с одним из нейронов входного слоя многослойной нейронной сети для учета динамики роста/снижения энергопотребления/электропотребления потребителя. Выход нейрона третьего слоя соединен с одним из входов сумматора, второй вход сумматора соединен с выходом блока аппроксимации. Выход сумматора не имеет соединений с входами первого и второго слоев нейронов. Полезная модель относится к интеллектуальным устройствам прогнозирования энергопотребления/электропотребления и может быть использована для ...

Метод синхронного производственного планирования и комплекс для его осуществления

Изобретение относится к обработке данных в условиях дискретного многономенклатурного производства и может быть использовано для регистрации местонахождения объектов обработки при реализации этапов производственного процесса. Техническим результатом является повышение достоверности определения местонахождения объектов обработки. Комплекс содержит автоматизированное рабочее место с модулем контроля производственного процесса и модулем производственного планирования, сервер удаленного доступа, устройство хранения данных, устройство опроса рабочих мест, устройство опроса промежуточных накопителей, блоки регистрации объекта обработки, размещенные на рабочих местах, промежуточные накопители, шину передачи данных, шину данных и управления. 5 ил.

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Система предоставления навигационной информации включает в себя множество мобильных магазинов-транспортных средств и серверное устройство. Каждый мобильный магазин-транспортное средство из мобильных магазинов-транспортных средств включает в себя модуль получения информации местоположения, выполненный с возможностью получать информацию местоположения относительно мобильного магазина-транспортного средства, и отправляющий модуль, выполненный с возможностью отправлять информацию местоположения относительно мобильного магазина-транспортного средства. Серверное устройство включает в себя модуль получения информации местоположения, выполненный с возможностью получать информацию местоположения относительно мобильного магазина-транспортного средства, модуль формирования, выполненный с возможностью формировать картографическую информацию, указывающую схему размещения множества мобильных магазинов-транспортных средств, и модуль вывода, выполненный с возможностью выводить картографическую информацию ...

СПОСОБ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ РЕЖИМА

СИСТЕМА И СПОСОБ ИНТЕРАКТИВНОЙ ПОМОЩИ КОГНИТИВНЫМИ СРЕДСТВАМИ ПРИ РЕШЕНИИ ЗАДАЧ

СПОСОБ И УСТРОЙСТВО МНОГОЦЕЛЕВОЙ ОПТИМИЗАЦИИ

СИСТЕМА УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ТРАНСПОРТНЫМ СРЕДСТВОМ

... 1. Система автоматизированного управления транспортным средством, содержащаятранспортное средство, обрабатывающее материалы, включающее в себя:шину сети с абонентским доступом (CAN); ипо меньшей мере, один собственный управляющий модуль, соединенный с шиной CAN транспортного средства, обрабатывающего материалы, которое генерирует относящиеся к транспортному средству данные и пересылает относящиеся к транспортному средству данные по шине CAN;информационное устройство связи, физически соединенное с транспортным средством, обрабатывающим материалы, соединено с шиной CAN транспортного средства, обрабатывающего материалы, в котором интерфейс шины CAN получает и хранит относящуюся к транспортному средству данные от шины CAN; иприемопередатчик, физически соединенный с транспортным средством, обрабатывающим материалы, который соединен с информационным устройством связи, где приемопередатчик передает по радио информацию, относящуюся к данным по транспортному средству по беспроводной сетевой среде ...

СИСТЕМА, СПОСОБ И КОМПЬЮТЕРНЫЙ ПРОГРАММНЫЙ ПРОДУКТ ДЛЯ ОПТИМИЗАЦИИ ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕННОГО ПРОЦЕССА

Заявленное изобретение относится к системе и способу для оптимизации процесса изготовления стекла. Технический результат заключается в повышении производительности и эффективности производства листового стекла за счет уменьшения количества дефектов в продукции, уменьшения потребления энергии при производстве, оптимизации использования сырья. Способ включает в себя получение производственных данных, ассоциированных с производственным процессом, выработку распределенной по времени структуры данных, включающей в себя производственные данные, преобразование распределенной по времени структуры данных в позиционно-размерную структуру данных на основе временных данных, ассоциированных с множеством этапов, и определение нового значения по меньшей мере для одного значения параметра процесса на основе позиционно-размерной структуры данных и по меньшей мере одного алгоритма и оптимизацию производственного процесса на основе нового значения. 3 н. и 9 з.п. ф-лы, 6 ил., 3 табл.

Verfahren für die Ablauffolgeplanung von aufeinanderfolgenden Aufgaben mit Zeitzwangsbedingungen

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Schnittstellenserver mit virtuellen Objekten zur Abbildung von Mess-und/oder Steuervorrichtungen

Die Erfindung betrifft ein System zum Bestimmen und/oder Steuern der Versorgungsleistung an mindestens einer Lieferstelle eines Versorgungsnetzwerks mit mindestens einer realen Mess- und/oder Steuervorrichtung, wobei die mindestens eine Lieferstelle eingerichtet ist, eine Versorgungsleistung mindestens abzunehmen, und wobei die mindestens eine reale Mess- und/oder Steuervorrichtung Daten für ein Datennetzwerk bereitstellen kann. Die der Erfindung zugrunde liegende Aufgabe besteht darin, ein System bereitzustellen, das flexibel an die Anforderungen neuer Liefermodelle in Versorgungsnetzen angepasst werden kann. Diese Aufgabe wird gelöst durch mindestens einen Schnittstellenserver, der mindestens ein funktionales, virtuelles Objekt bereitstellt, dem i. mehrere reale Mess- und/oder Steuervorrichtungen und/oder ein oder mehrere weitere funktionale, virtuelle Objekte des gleichen oder eines anderen Schnittstellenservers, denen mehrere reale Mess- und/oder Steuervorrichtungen zugeordnet sind, ...

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Verwaltung eines sich bewegenden Objekts für ein Fuhrparksystem

Verfahren zur Verwaltung eines sich bewegenden Objekts in einem Fuhrparksystem, wobei das Verfahren umfasst: Senden, durch eine Nutzervorrichtung, einer Nachricht zur Anforderung eines sich bewegenden Objekts mit einem Abfahrtspunkt und Nutzungszeitinformationen an einen Server; Empfangen, durch die Nutzervorrichtung, einer Liste verfügbarer sich bewegenden Objekte basierend auf der Nachricht zur Anforderung eines sich bewegenden Objekts von dem Server; Auswählen, durch die Nutzervorrichtung, eines sich bewegenden Objekts aus der Liste verfügbarer sich bewegender Objekte; Senden, durch die Nutzervorrichtung, von Reservierungsinformationen basierend auf den Informationen zum Auswählen des sich bewegenden Objekts und den Nutzungszeitinformationen an den Server; und Zuweisen des sich bewegenden Objekts an die Nutzervorrichtung basierend auf den Reservierungsinformationen. Der Server kann Zuweisungs- und Buchungsinformationen einer Vielzahl sich bewegender Objekte basierend auf den Reservierungsinformationen ...

Communication system for providing emergency service for patient in e.g. hospital, has local nearest transmitting/receiving unit performing signal transmission to signaling device and delivering signal detected for user

The system has multiple mobile transmitting/receiving units (1) e.g. mobile phones, wirelessly connected with a central computer (2). The computer is connected with a stationary signaling device (6) e.g. patient bell, to be actuated by a user. The computer determines a current position of the units. One of the local nearest transmitting/receiving units performs signal transmission to the signaling device during corresponding signaling by the signaling device. One of the local nearest transmitting/receiving units delivers a signal detected for a user of the transmitting/receiving units. The mobile transmitting/receiving units are smartphones and tablet-personal computers.

Steueranordnung und Verfahren zum Einteilen und Überwachen von Transportaufgaben in einem Transport-Verwaltungssystem

Ein Verfahren und eine Steueranordnung zum Einteilen und Überwachen von Transportaufgaben eines Transportverwaltungssystems werden beschrieben. Das Verfahren umfasst das Gewinnen (S1) einer Zielposition und einer angestrebten Ankunftszeit an der Zielposition für eine einem Fahrzeug zugeordnete Transportaufgabe, Gewinnen (S2) einer Benutzereingabe, die eine ausgewählte Zeitverzögerungsgrenze für die Transportaufgabe festlegt, entsprechend der ein ausgewählter Transportorganisator zu unterrichten ist über eine Benutzerschnittstelle auf einer Anzeigeeinrichtung; Empfangen (S3) von Echtzeit-Positionsinformationen bezüglich des Fahrzeuges; Bestimmen (S4) einer abgeschätzten Ankunftszeit, ETA, an der Zielposition für die Transportaufgabe auf Basis der Positionsinformationen unter Verwendung einer Routing Engine; Bestimmen (S6), ob die Zeitverzögerungsgrenze überschritten ist auf Basis der ETA, der angestrebten Ankunftszeit und der Zeitverzögerungsgrenze; und Unterrichten (S7) des ausgewählten ...

Verfahren und Anordnung zum Erhöhen des Sicherheitsgefühls in einem Rideshare-Fahrzeug, Rideshare-Fahrzeug und Computerprogrammprodukt

Es wird ein Verfahren zum Erhöhen des Sicherheitsgefühls eines Passagiers in einem Rideshare-Fahrzeug 10 angegeben, das ein Erfassen von Werten von Gefühlsparametern des Passagiers SI, ein Auswerten der erfassten Werte zum Ermitteln eines Auftretens einer Gefühlsänderung SII und ein Durchführen einer Aktivität 7 bei Auftreten einer Gefühlsänderung SIII aufweist.Des Weiteren werden eine Anordnung zum Erhöhen des Sicherheitsgefühls eines Passagiers in einem Rideshare-Fahrzeug 10, ein Rideshare-Fahrzeug 10 sowie ein Computerprogrammprodukt angegeben.

Site management method and site management device

Method and apparatus to connect customer to expert

Order commitment method and system

An order commitment method and system are described. The method includes the steps of identifying services and data capable of supporting an order commitment, and mapping the services to enable synchronized on-demand queries. The mapping step includes determining relationships among the services and the data and maintaining the relationships, wherein links are established to create fulfillment information. The method also includes using the fulfillment information to generate the order commitment.

System and method for updating map data

An improved technique for updating the map data in a manner that is compatible with revenue-generating use of an autonomous vehicle (e.g. operating a rideshare program). Benefit information is obtained for at least one possible route and a selected or modified route is based on both the travel times and benefit information. The benefit information may be map-age information, i.e. related to the last time that the segment was visited. The route may be modified or selected to allow the vehicle to collect updated map data for an unmapped road or a road that has not been recently surveyed. The route may optimize the performance of sensor calibration while providing a discount to the rider in exchange for agreeing to a determined route that results in improved sensor calibration, but also deviates from the optimal route. The route may be modified to pass by an advertisement and the discount provided to the rider supplemented by the advertising revenue.

Document management system taking actions based on extracted data

Data extracted from or related to a document is used to determine an action by a remote document repository storing that document. This may allow the reconciliation, validation or completion of transactions between users to take place, for example where an electronic invoice or proof of identity is sent. The extracted data may be metadata, entered at upload of the document, or associated with a document owner or delegate. Pattern recognition may be used to provide data related to likely future documents or transactions, providing for example a reminder alert, or reconciling a bill and a statement. Digital originals may be validated and a risk level associated. Documents may be uploaded from pcs, smartphones, kiosk, bank branches, email, third party websites, point of sale POS terminals or a government agency using scanners.

Methods and systems of handling patent claims

A computer-implemented method of handling a patent claim comprises recieving an initial patent claim; modifying the initial patent claim into a plurality of modified patent claims; and timestamping the modified patent claims. Modification of the initial patent claim might comprise use of patent classification indication or website/webpage addresses. The modifying might comprise parsing the claims into one or more parse trees, and determining one or more template slots from at least one parse tree. The modifying might further comprise deleting, inserting, or reordering words in the template slots, or replacing words in the template slots with new words. The new words might comprise other words of the initial patent claim or synonyms, hyponyms, hyperonyms, holonyms, antonyms and meronyms of those words.

Document management system taking actions based on extracted data

Data extracted from or related to a document is used to determine an action by a remote document repository storing that document. This may allow the reconciliation, validation or completion of transactions between users to take place, for example where an electronic invoice or proof of identity is sent. The extracted data may be metadata, entered at upload of the document, or associated with a document owner or delegate. Pattern recognition may be used to provide data related to likely future documents or transactions, providing for example a reminder alert, or reconciling a bill and a statement. Digital originals may be validated and a risk level associated. Documents may be uploaded from pcs, smartphones, kiosk, bank branches, email, third party websites, point of sale POS terminals or a government agency using scanners.

System and method for analyzing and operation of an organization

Order pushing method and system

A order pushing system comprises: a computer readable storage medium, configured to store an executable module, comprising: a service requestor interface, configured to acquire at least one first order and related information, comprising geographical information and time information associated with the at least one first order, and acquire at least one second order and related information, comprising geographical information and time information associated with the at least one second order; a processing module, configured to filter the at least one second order according to the related information of the at least one first order and the related information of the at least one second order, to generate at least one second order obtained after filtering; a service provider interface, configured to send the second order obtained after filtering; and a processor, where the processor can execute the executable module stored in the computer readable storage medium. Also disclosed are an order ...

Congestion predicting system and congestion predicting method

Provided is a technology for enabling determination of an appropriate countermeasure against congestion requiring a countermeasure and an appropriate time to perform the appropriate countermeasure, in management of the congestion condition in a predetermined space. This congestion predicting system includes: a countermeasure candidate database storing information about countermeasure candidates which can be performed against congestion in a predetermined space; a simulation unit that calculates future change in a congestion index value for the predetermined space; a countermeasure requiring congestion detecting unit that detects, when the congestion index value is greater than a predetermined threshold, countermeasure requiring congestion which requires a countermeasure and which is specified using a space and a time; and an output unit that outputs an evaluation result of the countermeasure candidate, the result including whether a congestion index value calculated through simulation under ...

System and method for indicating queue characteristics of electronic terminals

Exemplary embodiments are directed to electronically computing and indicating queue characteristics for electronic terminals (e.g., POS terminals) in a specified environment, such as a store. In exemplary embodiments, queue-related information from one or more sources is received and code is executed to process the queue-related information. One or more queue characteristics are identified and/or generated for active electronic terminals in a store based on the queue-related information. Indicators are pro grammatically associated with the active electronic terminals to indicate the queue characteristics, the indicators being provided to assist customers in selecting one of the active electronic terminals at which to enter a transaction.

Method and system for providing transportation service

Methods and systems for providing transportation service are provided. The method can include detecting, by at least one processor, a request queue associated with an area. The method can further include receiving transportation service requests, from remote terminal devices, to be placed in the request queue. The method can also include determining, by the at least one processor, a number of the transportation service requests for the request queue. The method can further include activating, by the at least one processor, the request queue in response to the determined number being greater than an activation threshold; and providing transportation service according to respective positions of the transportation service requests in the activated request queue.

Method and system for providing transportation service

Methods and systems for providing transportation service are provided. The method can include detecting, by at least one processor, a request queue associated with an area. The method can further include receiving transportation service requests, from remote terminal devices, to be placed in the request queue. The method can also include determining, by the at least one processor, a number of the transportation service requests for the request queue. The method can further include activating, by the at least one processor, the request queue in response to the determined number being greater than an activation threshold; and providing transportation service according to respective positions of the transportation service requests in the activated request queue.

Method, system and apparatus for navigational assistance

Navigational assistance at a mobile computing device for deployment in a facility having a global frame of reference 320 is provided by receiving an anchor definition 350 containing an anchor position in the global frame of reference, and a feature set corresponding to physical characteristics of the facility at the anchor position. A task definition is received containing a task position defined relative to the anchor position, and task overlay data. A sequence of images is captured and responsive to detecting the feature set in the sequence of images position of the mobile computing device relative to the anchor position is detected. It is determined whether the task position is within the field of view of the mobile device based upon the local device position and the task position. If it is determined that the task position is within the field of view, display data is overlaid 380 on the sequence of images on the display. The local device position may be determined based upon movement ...

Power distribution control with asset assimilation

Device, system and process for inmate release, holds, capacity management, bed space bid auction and data sharing

Queuing reduction system and method

Methods and apparatus to perform actions in public safety incidents based on actions performed in prior incidents

Method and system for executing a worksite plan to modify a work surface at a worksite

A method includes receiving a worksite plan to be executed by at least one machine at a worksite from a computing device of a supervising entity, the controller being located at a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) location with respect to the worksite. The worksite plan may include a boundary of the worksite at which the worksite plan is implemented, at least one task defining the worksite plan, and a selection of at least one machine to perform the task. The method may include receiving a validation signal from a device located at the worksite, the validation indicating that the worksite is ready for implementation of the worksite plan based on at least one parameter of worksite readiness. The method may include selecting a first mode of operation of the machine to perform the task and transmitting first instructions to the machine to perform the task based on the first mode of operation.

Method for use with a radiotherapy device

A system for hybrid electric vehicle fleet management

A fleet management system for ensuring the optimum efficiency and the most cost-effective operation of one or more hybrid electric vehicles. Each vehicle comprises a control system 100 configured to monitor, control, and optimise the management of the powertrain of the vehicle. The fleet management system comprising, a communications system for sending and receiving operational data and a fleet operations controller to increase efficiency, durability and to monitor cost of the fleet. The vehicle may use a fuel cell which can be fuelled by hydrogen. The system may use a simulation model 120 & 150-170 and utilise model predictive control.

System and method for integrated asset protection

System and method for integrated asset protection

VERFAHREN ZUR OPTIMALEN ZUORDNUNG VON BETRIEBSMITTELN

The invention relates to a method for the optimal allocation of operating means used for accomplishing predetermined tasks. Said method comprises the following steps:-a rule is selected from the rule database that allows the operating means to be evaluated efficiently;-a question is output that relates to a requirement of the task on which the selected rule is based;-a reply to said question is read in;-all operating means are evaluated regarding the requirement based on the selected rule by putting the technical data of each operating means in relation with the requiremcnt;-verification is made as to whether one or several operating means have been selected with sufficient accuracy, and if that is not the case, the first selection step is repeated and a new rule is selected;-the result of the selection is output if the selection is sufficiently accurate, and the process is terminated.

Digital signage control device, digital signage control program, and digital signage system

The purpose of the present invention is to improve user convenience and store attractiveness via digital signage. A digital signage control device according to the present invention delivers the information to be displayed on a digital sign via a network, the digital signage control device including: a storage means for storing advertising content for a store; a detection means for detecting the number of facilities available in the store that are provided for the user; and a delivery means for delivering information in response to the number of facilities available in the store. The delivery means delivers information associated with the number of facilities available in the store when the number of facilities available in the store is greater than a prescribed remaining number, and delivers information associated with the advertising content for the store in place of the information associated with the number of facilities available in the store when the number of facilities available ...

Relay cargo picking system and picking method

A relay cargo picking system, comprising: a plurality of transfer robots (20); a manual picking shelf area (30); a manual picking and cargo consolidation auxiliary tool (60) for storing cargo for manual picking; a machine picking shelf area (40), arranged with a plurality of shelves, for storing cargo which are to be transferred by the transfer robots (20); an operating station; and a control system (10), which can communicate with the transfer robots (20) and a manual picking person. For a hybrid order which involves both cargo in the manual picking shelf area (30) and cargo in the machine picking shelf area (40), under the control of the control system, the picking of a mixed order is completed in a serial picking relay method of a picking method of person-to-cargo and a picking method of cargo-to-person, and for cargo in the manual picking shelf area (30), the picking is completed by the picking method of person-to-cargo, and for the cargo in the machine picking shelf area (40), the ...

Method, apparatus, and system for scheduling logistic resources

Disclosed in the present application are a method, apparatus, and system for scheduling logistic resources, wherein on the basis of a logistic service platform provided in embodiments of the present application, warehousing resources from different warehousing resource suppliers and distribution resources from different distribution resource suppliers can be acquired, then the acquired warehousing resources and distribution resources are further integrated or categorized to obtain logistic resources meeting a predetermined condition, and the logistic resources are released to product object suppliers to enable the product object suppliers to schedule the logistic resources. The present invention integrates scattered warehousing resources and distribution resources in the current society into relatively centralized logistic resources, and thus increases the utilization rate of these logistic resources. In this way, the distribution efficiency for product objects is improved, and a period ...

Automatically assigning hybrids or seeds to fields for planting

Techniques are provided for assigning hybrid products or seed products to agricultural fields with optimal yield performance. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving datasets specifying agricultural fields and inventories of hybrid products or seed products; obtaining input data comprising relative maturity values, historic yield values, and mean yield values for regions; calculating pair datasets consisting of permutations of product assignments and corresponding converse assignments of products and fields; inputting specified features of the pair dataset(s) to a trained machine learning model to yield POS values for each of the product assignments and its corresponding converse assignment; blending the POS values with field classification data using an operations research model to result in creating and storing score values for each of the product assignments and the corresponding converse assignments; generating and causing displaying at least the product assignments in a graphical ...

Aircraft engine maintenance system and method

There is provided an aircraft engine maintenance system comprising at least one input interface that receives, when in operation, data related to a given aircraft engine from a sensor arrangement that is connected to the given aircraft engine and supplementary data from a database arrangement; the supplementary data describes operational and maintenance information that characterizes the given aircraft engine. The aircraft engine maintenance system includes a data processing arrangement that receives, when in operation, the data related to the given aircraft engine as an input data and the supplementary data and uses the input data and the supplementary data to generate normalized data by ingesting the input data and the supplementary data. Ingesting the input data and the supplementary data includes normalizing relative weightings of the input data and the supplementary data to generate the normalized data. The data processing arrangement uses the normalized data to determine an operating ...

System and method for management of substances

A system and method for real time inventory monitoring and acquisition of substances is described. The system includes a monitoring device for monitoring a weight or volume of the substance, and an interconnected database and processing subsystem for calculating a volume, spillage, revenue, cost of consumption and remaining stock of the substance. The method includes storing calculation data related to a substance on a database, scanning or weighing a container holding the substance, and determining the volume, revenue, cost of consumption, loss of stock, and remaining stock of the substance.

Ski resort management system

A ski resort management system comprising: a data acquisition system (52) that receives data from telemetry systems (15, 26, 43) of the lift systems (2), of the snow generators (20) and of the snow groomers (7) of the ski resort (1); a processing station (73); mass storage units (58, 59), containing a system database (60) fed by the data acquisition system (52); and a display interface (75), accessible from operator terminals (76). The data acquisition system (52) stores data and signals from the lift systems (2), the snow generators (20) and the snow groomers (7) in the system database (60). The processing station (73) enables setting a mode of the display interface (75) for alternatively displaying data relative to each lift system (2), to each snow generator (20) or to each snow groomer (7), or to display, in an aggregated form, data relative to all the lift systems (2), all the snow generators (20) and all the snow groomers (7).

Systems and method for work item skill determination

Skill determination rules may be defined and applied to work items to identify the relevant skills associated with the work item. A skill determination rule definition graphical user interface (GUI) may be utilized to received date defining one or more skill determination rules. Once skill determination rules are defined, upon receipt of a work item, the relevant skill determination rules may be identified and applied to identify relevant skills associated with the work item. An agent possessing the identified skills may be identified and the work item added to the selected agent's queue.

Relay cargo picking system and picking method

A relay cargo picking system, comprising: a plurality of transfer robots (20); a manual picking shelf area (30); a manual picking and cargo consolidation auxiliary tool (60) for storing cargo for manual picking; a machine picking shelf area (40), arranged with a plurality of shelves, for storing cargo which are to be transferred by the transfer robots (20); an operating station; and a control system (10), which can communicate with the transfer robots (20) and a manual picking person. For a hybrid order which involves both cargo in the manual picking shelf area (30) and cargo in the machine picking shelf area (40), under the control of the control system, the picking of a mixed order is completed in a serial picking relay method of a picking method of person-to-cargo and a picking method of cargo-to-person, and for cargo in the manual picking shelf area (30), the picking is completed by the picking method of person-to-cargo, and for the cargo in the machine picking shelf area (40), the ...

Mining system

The current invention relates to mining systems and mine planning and in particular, to operating a mine that automatically updates a mine plan. The mining system directs operation of mining equipment within a mine based on a mine plan that schedules operations in the mine. The system further includes a mining planning system for updating the mine plan by a learning module configured to determine an inferencing model from initial data obtained from a data input module. The inferencing model is then evaluated by an estimation module using the initial data and the measurement data wherein such evaluation provides a fusion model. Consequently, a mine planner module determines an updated mine plan based on an existing mine plan and the fusion model. Based on the updated mine plan, the mining system directs operation of the mining equipment within the mine.

System for managing loading operations of haul vehicles

A loading system for use with a haul vehicle (12) and a loading machine (20) configured to load material (24) onto the haul vehicle (12) is disclosed. Th loading system has an identification tag (2'6) located on the haul vehicle, a identification tag reader (30) configured to recognize the identification ta and a transmitter (32) configured to deliver a first signal including information related to the identification tag. The loading system also has a transceiver (34) configured to receive the first signal and deliver a second signal including loading information to the loading machine to initiate loading of the haul vehicle (12). The loading system further has a scale (22) configured to weigh the haul vehicle (12).

Worksite management system implementing remote machine reconfiguration

A worksite management system (26) for use with a mobile machine (16) is disclosed. The worksite management system may have a control module (20) located onboard the mobile machine and configured to store a least one operational relationship, and an offboard controller (28) located at a worksite (10) of the mobile machine in communication with the control module. The offboard controller may be configured to generate an analysis of machine performance at the worksite. The offboard controller may be further configured to cause remote reconfiguration of the at least one operational relationship based on the analysis to positively affect performance of the mobile machine.

User interface and workflow for performing machine learning

A computing device receives a training data set that includes a plurality of positive examples of sensitive data and a plurality of negative examples of sensitive data via a user interface. The computing device analyzes the training data set using machine learning to generate a machine learning-based detection (MLD) profile that can be used to classify new data as sensitive data or as non-sensitive data. The computing device displays a quality metric for the MLD profile in the user interface.

Architectural planning method and system

An architectural planning system, that includes software and the process thereof, which actively tracks the relationship of organizational groups as well as the required connections therebetween, which information can be actively taken into account during an architectural planning phase. Generally, this provides an improved software tool and process for planning the physical locations of organizational groups within the building space. Further, changes in organizational needs can be readily modified and adapted through direct and dynamic collaboration between these parties.

ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE OPTIMIZATION (AEO) FRAMEWORK AND METHODS

Representations of processes

Bias setting in a scent delivery system

A scent delivery system includes scent delivery units configured to deliver scent at a variable scent level by being turned on and off successively according to a variable duty cycle. The scent delivery system also includes a central controller configured to control the scent delivery units by generating command data based on a scenting schedule that indicates a desired activation time for more than one implicated scent delivery unit. The scenting schedule is configured to further indicate a scent level bias to be applied to base scent settings associated with different of the implicated scent delivery units. The central controller is configured to generate the command data, based upon a variation in the scent level bias, that takes into account a corresponding variation to duty cycles that are associated with different of the implicated scent delivery units and to communicate the command data to the different implicated scent delivery units.

Method and system for effecting customer value based customer interaction management

A computer-implemented method and a system for effecting customer value based customer interaction management include determining an initial estimate of a customer value for a customer of an enterprise. The initial estimate of the customer value is determined using interaction data associated with past interactions of the customer with the enterprise on one or more interaction channels. At least one persona type is identified corresponding to the customer and each persona type from among the at least one persona type is associated with a respective pre-determined correction factor. The initial estimate of the customer value is corrected using the pre-determined correction factor corresponding to the each persona type to generate a corrected estimate of the customer value. One or more recommendations are generated based on the corrected estimate of the customer value with an intention of achieving, at least in part, one or more predefined objectives of the enterprise.

FACTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A device may receive information associated with a work request. The device may identify a work profile, associated with a group of tasks to perform, and a group of task profiles, associated with estimating a resource demand for performing the group of tasks by a group of resources. The device may generate, based on the work profile and the group of task profiles, a plan identifying the group of tasks, an order for performing the group of tasks, and an estimated resource demand associated with performing the tasks. The device may provide, to a resource device associated with the group of resources, an assignment identifying a task from the group of tasks; may receive, from the resource device, a completion update identifying a completion status associated with the task; may update status information based on the completion update; and may output a status update based on the status information. o >0 I)u _ _I 1~o) C -E1 cn E2 U C _ OcnC E n E-~ -a 0 U) o 0 C') [I U)) U 1 M <' (1) 0 V~~ ~C ...

System and method for processing multiple mailing services orders of varying quantities and address lists

Methods and systems for processing multiple mailing services orders for print items of varying quantities include filling 3 -dimensional gangs configured to receive print-ready items with print-ready items in a stack-wise manner. Individual stacks can be submitted to the system for reprint without holding up remaining items in an order.

Determining network maps of transport networks

This disclosure relates a processor determining a network map of a transport network by. The processor optimises for each of multiple sets of nodes a travel cost of trips with a start node and an end node in that set. This way, the processor selects from each of the multiple sets one node as a hub. The travel cost is based on whether the start node or end node is the hub. The processor then optimises for each node a direct travel time between that node and a hub to select an optimised hub for that node. Finally, the processor determines a network map comprising the selected hubs connected by a first transport mode and the remaining nodes connected to the selected hub by a second transport mode. Passengers need to change less often at the hub because the hub is placed at the most popular destination or origin.

Fleet management system

In one example, fleet devices are monitored. The fleet devices include engines. A controller, such as an engine controller or centralized controller, receives sensor data indicative of a load on the engine from one or more of the fleet devices. The controller analyzes the load from the sensor data to identify a management function. The controller generates a message including the management function.

AN APPLICATION SERVER AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING PROJECT SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION DATA

There is provided an application server (210) for generating project specific configuration data, 5 the application server (210) comprising a processor (1000), a memory device coupled to the processor for storing digital data and an interface coupled to the processor (1000) for sending and receiving data across a data network. The processor (1000) being adapted to receive and store project template data (415), receive and store question configuration data (405) representing at least one question and at least one associated candidate answer and receive and 0 store rule data representing a rule relating the project template data (415) and the question configuration data (405). The processor being further adapted to send question data from the question configuration data (405) and receive, answer data (410) in response to the question data and generate project specific configuration data (425) from the project template data (415) based on the answer data (410) and rule data. Display Device ...

Electricity power trading mode of inter-provincial clean electric energy peaks-valleys and wet-dry season mutual aid in AC interconnected power grid

The invention belongs to the technical field of power market transactions, and particularly relates to an electricity power trading mode of inter-provincial clean electric energy peaks valleys and wet-dry season mutual aid in AC interconnected power grid which comprises the following steps: 1. Demand calculation, carrying out new energy power generation prediction and power grid load prediction in the power grid transaction cycle of A and B provinces, and matching them; 2. Trading organization, the power grid transactions of the two provinces are carried out through bilateral negotiation, centralized bidding and listing transactions; 3. The transaction price mechanism determines the transaction price, including the purchase price, the transmission cost of the inter-provincial transmission channel and the transmission loss of the inter-provincial transaction; 4. Settlement of transactions shall be carried out by daily settlement, monthly settlement and liquidation according to the contract ...

Method for operating and device for monitoring a technical installation

Adaptable integrated-content product development sytem

System and method for integrated customer management

A MULTI-SOURCED EXTENSIBLE PUBLISHING AND EDITORIAL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS

A method for receiving information at a document delivery server (100) from a producer to generate and/or update a publication profile, periodically acquiring content objects from one or more content providers (50) based, at least in part, on the publication profile, and generating the publiciation utilizing one or more of the retrieved content objects. According to one implementation, the generated publication is a mock-up, which is presented to the producer to review and/or edit prior to final publication.

INFORMATION PROCESSING TECHNIQUE ASSOCIATED WITH SNOW REMOVAL

An object of this invention is to provide an information processing technique in which consideration for snowily weak people, such as old people or handicapped people, in snow removal work is made in a suitable form. This information processing method includes the steps of: generating data (for example, priority patrol spot symbol .dottedcircle., snow clearing complaint spot symbol x, snow dumping complaint spot symbol .DELTA.) indicating the necessity of snow removal with a reason other than the snowily weak person based on position information of a registered snowily weak person; and transmitting map information (Fig. 18) including data indicating the necessity of the snow removal in response to the request from a terminal of a person relating to a snow removal plan. By doing so, it becomes possible to exhibit the necessity of the snow removal to the person relating to the snow removal plan without specifying the snowily weak person. This is because when the snowily weak person is specified ...

PRODUCTION OPTIMIZER FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

... ²²²One embodiment of the invention provides a method for optimizing a supply ²chain management (SCM) problem. A genetic algorithm optimization technique may ²be used to generate a production solution for the production side of an SCM ²problem and an ant colony optimization technique may be used to generate a ²solution for the distribution side of the SCM problem. Together, the genetic ²algorithm optimization technique and the ant colony optimization technique ²operate to quickly identify high-quality solutions to an SCM problem.² ...

A SYSTEM AND METHOD ESTABLISHING AN AGRICULTURAL PEDIGREE FOR AT LEAST ONE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT

A method for establishing an agricultural pedigree for an agricultural product via an agricultural pedigree system comprising a network accessible information storage device operably connected to a communication network, the information storage device configured to store data relating to production, harvesting, distribution, processing and/or consumption of the agricultural product. The method comprises receiving, via a client device, the data from at least one of a plurality of sources, storing the data into the information storage device, providing access to at least a portion of the data in the information storage device via the communication network, the data accessed from at least one application selected from a group consisting of a tool for traceability of the agricultural product, a tool for establishing the agricultural pedigree of the agricultural product, a real time decision making tool, and a predictive modeling tool, and outputting the agricultural pedigree of the agricultural ...

DYNAMIC INTELLIGENT OBJECTS

An contextual artificial intelligence system is disclosed. Intelligent business objects enable dynamic data object interaction and encapsulation of user context. Data is rationalized and data objects evolve by way of an artificial intelligence assisted process of self-discovery. Significant data is identified based upon factors such as cost, revenue and outcome and contextually significant result sets are automatically generated for users.

SCHEDULING OF ORDER PROCESSING FOR REMOTELY ORDERED GOODS

A computer-implemented method for scheduling processing of an order for goods at a provider location obtains an arrival estimate for when a user associated with the order is expected to arrive at the provider location and uses the arrival estimate to schedule processing of the order. Processing may be scheduled so that completion of order processing is expected to substantially coincide with arrival of the user at the provider location. The method may also obtain an order completion estimate for when processing of the order is expected to be completed and use both the arrival estimate and the order completion estimate to schedule processing of the order. The method may update one or both of the arrival estimate and the order completion estimate. The method may be executed by a networked mobile wireless telecommunication computing device of the user, or by a data processing system associated with the provider.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS THROUGH PROJECTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS

A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING SYSTEM OPERATIONIAL PARAMETERS THROUGH PROJECTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS Method and apparatus for optimizing the operational state of a system employing iterative steps that approximately follow a projective scaling trajectory or an affine scaling trajectory, or curve, in computing from its present state, ?0 to a next state ?1 toward the optimum state. The movement is made in a transformed space where the present (transformed) state of the system is atthe center of the space, and the curve approximation is in the form of a power series in the step size. The process thus develops a sequence of tentative states ?1, ?2, ?n.... It halts when a selected suitable stopping criterion is satisfied, and assigns the most recent tentative state as the optimized operating state of the system.

SPREADSHEET USER-INTERFACE FOR AN ENTERPRISE PLANNING SYSTEM HAVING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA STORE

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN DEALERS

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELDING ASSET TRACKING

Systems and methods for welding asset tracking are disclosed. In some examples, a welding asset tracking system may comprise an asset tracking network of tags, hubs, and/or gateways retained by welding assets within a welding area. The asset tracking network may obtain and/or communicate to an asset tracking server welding data related to one or more of the welding assets, as well as position data obtained via an internal and/or external positioning system. In this way, the welding asset tracking server may continually receive updated information regarding each welding assets identity, location, and/or use. This updated information may be used by a welding asset manager to locate welding assets, allocate assets to different welding jobs, as well as determine whether assets should be brought in for maintenance and/or whether new assets should be acquired.

MINING SYSTEM

A mining system for directing mine operations including a flow planner and a dispatcher. The flow planner receives operating parameters and global mine data and calculates a flow plan based on the operating parameters and the global parameters. The dispatcher then determines dispatch assignments based on the flow plan from the flow planner, and effects a dispatch of mining equipment based on the dispatch assignments.

KNOWLEDGE SEARCH SYSTEM

A system and method to manage data associated with a merchant system to provide in response to a search query from an end user system. The system and method generate a custom entity type including one or more fields comprising first data corresponding to the merchant system. An update to the first data of the custom entity type can be received and an updated custom entity type is generated. The updated custom entity type is distributed to multiple business listing provider systems configured to provide search results associated with the merchant system in response to a search query from an end user system. The system and method can also generate a search experience interface including multiple input fields. The search experience interface is displayed to an end user to receive search terms via the first input and the second input field in response to a single search action.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE CAPACITY FOR A SERVICE PROVIDER

A computer-based method for reporting capacity for a merchant is provided. The method is implemented using a capacity monitoring (CM) computing device, and includes receiving merchant data for a merchant via a merchant computing device and payment transaction data for a transaction performed at the merchant via a point-of-sale (POS) computing device, wherein merchant data includes an average consumer count and a total occupancy count. The method also includes calculating a peak transaction count for the merchant for a predetermined time period and a current transaction count corresponding to a current transaction time included within the predetermined time period. The method also includes determining a capacity count for the predetermined time period based on the peak transaction count, the current transaction count, and average consumer count, and transmitting the capacity count to a consumer computing device, wherein the capacity count indicates a remaining consumer capacity for the merchant ...

AUTOMATED MATERIAL INVENTORY AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR UNDERGROUND MINES

The invention discloses an automated material inventory and delivery system for underground mines using a shaft and hoist transporting material from the surface to working areas. The system includes means for automatically and paperless processing orders for supplies from a plurality of locations within the mine. The system communicates to client through a plurality of terminals located throughout the mine and tracks material received, stored and distributed using electronic inventory tracking means. Loading and unloading of material into and out of the cage is automatic and includes automatic guided vehicle means to gather the ordered material and deliver to the cage. The system includes means whereby consumable supplies are autonomously delivered to a working area to ensure sufficient material is on hand to meet production targets. Ore may be transported to the surface using the cage and ore containers, optimizing the use of the hoist and increasing mine production.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESIDUAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT WITH MOBILE MODULAR DISPLAYS

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for managing residual mobile display inventory. A system for managing a store inventory comprises a plurality of mobile modular displays, a mobile modular display inventory database, and a control circuit coupled to the mobile modular display inventory database and configured to: track, in the mobile modular display inventory database, inventory levels of mobile modular displays in a store location, detect a modular display replacement condition, cause a replacement mobile modular display to be deployed to replace the at least one mobile modular display on at a sales floor of the store location in response to detecting the modular display replacement condition, and determine a residual handling instruction selected from a plurality of residual handling methods for the residual products, and communicate the residual handling instruction to a user interface device.

MOBILE MODULAR DISPLAYS

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for use with mobile modular displays. An apparatus for product display comprises a housing of a mobile modular display, a wheel system coupled to the housing and configured to travel on the ground and provide mobility to the housing, a plurality of shelf spaces configured to hold a plurality of types of products in a specified arrangement during transport and display the plurality of types of products for customer selection and purchase on a sales floor of a store location, and a location device coupled to the housing, a control circuit coupled to the housing and configured to determine a location of the housing based on the location device.

A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR COLLECTING BATCHES OF FOOD

The invention comprises a system for collecting batches of food from food suppliers. The system comprises at least one movable collecting unit with an associated data receiver; a food parameter determining system for determining at least one batch parameter of a collected food batch; a database system for storing food supplier data comprising at least one food collecting address identification for each food supplier, food receiver data comprising at least one food delivering address identification for each of at least one food receiver station and reference data comprising threshold data for said at least one batch parameter or derived parameter correlated to said batch parameter. The system further comprises a server system coupled to said database system and being in data communication with said data receiver. The server system receives at least data from the database system and batch parameter data and calculates logistic plan(s) for the movable collecting unit(s).

ANALYZING AND OPTIMIZING MAINTENANCE OF GOLF COURSES AND GOLF COURSE DESIGNS BY USE OF ALLOCABLE RESOURCES

A golf course maintenance system and method which comprises the input of a golf course and its shape, size and parameters into a computer-like system. The course is segmented into teeing grounds, fairways, one or more rough areas, water hazards, bunkers, and putting greens. Each such component of the holes and course is calculated into square foot or square yards surface area. Each such component is then calculated for maintenance purposes based upon cost components for maintenances, namely, cost and quantity of labor and Consumables such as fuel, energy, water, chemicals, fertilizers. The Course Officials can input into a CPU connected to a display screen the approximate configuration, length, width, and location of teeing grounds, fairways, rough, water hazards, bunkers, and putting greens. Each of these Course Components is then associated with a set of Processes to maintain them and each Process is associated with cost factors, e.g., labor, consumables resources such as fuel and water ...

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING FACTORY ORDER FORMS TO CONTROL PRODUCTION OF NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES

The generation of a factory order to control production of nucleotide sequences by a gene manufacturing system includes receiving an expression indicating an operation on sequence operands, each representing at least one nucleotide sequence part, evaluating the expression to a sequence specification, wherein the sequence specification comprises a data structure including one or more first-level operations and one or more second-level operations, and generating the factory order based upon execution of the one or more first-level operations and the one or more second-level operations. In a recursive manner, the one or more first-level operations operate on at least one first-level sequence operand, the value of which is resolved by execution of one or more of the second-level operations. The factory order may then be provided to the gene manufacturing system to assemble the sequence parts into nucleotide sequences represented by the sequence specification.

METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING POWER SUPPLY DEVICES

A system for managing power supply devices includes an electronic device and plural power supply devices including a first power supply device and a second power supply device. The electronic device is configured to enable the first power supply device to delete a part of battery information stored therein, and enable the second power supply device to store therein a portion of the battery information that was originally stored in the power supply device.

BUSINESS PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS

The present application discloses a business processing method and apparatus. In the method, a first block chain node may send to a consensus network a business request generated according to business information sent by a user, so that when a second block chain node in the consensus network verifies a business result obtained by a third block chain node in the consensus network according to the business request as legal, the first block chain node executes a first designated operation by triggering a first smart contract in the business request. The first block chain node utilizes the smart contract that can be executed automatically, such that the first block chain node can accomplish the first designated operation automatically by using the first smart contract once the business result obtained by the third block chain node according to the business request sent by the first block chain node passes the verification carried out by the second block chain node. Moreover, the second block ...

DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTROL DEVICE, DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND DIGITAL SIGNAGE SYSTEM

The purpose of the present invention is to improve user convenience and store attractiveness via digital signage. A digital signage control device according to the present invention delivers the information to be displayed on a digital sign via a network, the digital signage control device including: a storage means for storing advertising content for a store; a detection means for detecting the number of facilities available in the store that are provided for the user; and a delivery means for delivering information in response to the number of facilities available in the store. The delivery means delivers information associated with the number of facilities available in the store when the number of facilities available in the store is greater than a prescribed remaining number, and delivers information associated with the advertising content for the store in place of the information associated with the number of facilities available in the store when the number of facilities available ...

DIGITAL PRE-PRINT PAPER, SHEET, AND BOX MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Systems for providing efficient manufacturing of paper, sheet, and/or box products of varying size and structure, often with pre-applied print ("pre-print"), are provided herein. One or more controllers can be used to aggregate orders and information to prepare one or more control plans (e.g., reel maps, reel plans, etc.) for processing a roll of web product through the manufacturing process. The control plan may include a set of instructions for operating one or more systems within the manufacturing process to form the desired finished paper-based product. In such a regard, efficient manufacturing of various paper-based products, including corrugated boxes, folded carton, labels, flexible paper, industrial bags, plates, cups, decor, and many others, can be achieved. Further, efficient customer ordering/tracking, job aggregation, print imposition, corrugator planning, and tracking and adjustments throughout the manufacturing process are contemplated.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MONITORING OF MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND INVENTORY

A system and method to monitor material movement is provided. The method and system comprise automatically capturing data with minimal manual data entry or without any manual data entry, such system aiming at eliminating human errors or at least reducing to a minimum such errors. The system is generally configured to capture at least information in relation of to the location of loading/dumping of a vehicle and the net payload that was dumped by the vehicle.

Method and system for assigning jobs to prevent employee qualifications from lapsing

A method for execution by a computing apparatus comprising identifying a job to be assigned to an employee, the job requiring a given job qualification, wherein the given job qualification is associated with at least one requirement for maintaining the job qualification and a time-frame during which the at least one requirement should be satisfied. Completion of the job by an employee at least partially completes the at least one requirement for maintaining the job qualification. The method further comprises assigning the job to a selected employee from a set of employees, wherein each employee in the set of employees has the given job qualification. The selected employee is selected at least in part on a basis of a probability of the selected employee losing the job qualification relative to other employees in the set of employees.

System and method for supporting compensation work using a process execution engine

A system and method can support a compensation work. The system includes one or more compensation functions that use a process state to realize the compensation work associated with a forward work, wherein the compensation work is executed at a different runtime from an execution time of the forward work, and wherein the process state contains data needed to execute the compensation work. The system also includes a process execution engine that can dynamically manage process state to make the state available to the compensation functions. The process state is retrieved based on a closure data structure that holds an expression and an environment of variable bindings, in which the expression is to be evaluated.

Asset management system to monitor and control greenhouse gas emissions

A method for facilitating greenhouse gas emission control in an enterprise is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a method may include taking an inventory of GHG-producing assets of an enterprise and monitoring the GHG emission rate for each of the GHG-producing assets. If the GHG emission rate for a specific GHG-producing asset exceeds a specified rate limit, or if the growth rate of the GHG emission rate for the specific GHG-producing asset exceeds a specified growth rate limit, maintenance may be automatically scheduled for that GHG-producing asset.

Visualization for aggregation of change tracking information

A method within a system wherein a first user of the system provides information on social patterns to a second user includes: receiving a request for social pattern information from the second user, the request comprising a query; assigning authorization level to the second user for restricting the type and amount of data provided to the second user; providing information on social patterns to the second user according to the second user's authorization level; and storing information about the second user to be used in future transactions with the second user, the information including transactional fee data and subscription data for notifying the second user of additional social patterns as they develop.

Approver Identification Using Multiple Hierarchical Role Structures

Systems and methods for automating and increasing the efficiency of business processes using multiple hierarchical role structures. In one embodiment, a method comprises defining two or more hierarchies, defining an approver for a business process where the approver is associated with at least a first role in a first one of the hierarchies and a second role in a second one of the hierarchies, and identifying an approver position within an organization where the approver position is associated with the first and second roles. The hierarchies may, for example, be selected from a hierarchy of functional roles, a hierarchy of legal roles and a hierarchy of level roles.

System and Method for Supplier and Customer Management of Technical and Regulatory Requirements in Procurement Standards

A system and method is provided for automated supplier and customer management of technical information and regulatory requirements in a supply chain where materials must meet high standards of health, safety, and performance, including in procurement of food product, food ingredient and food packaging as well as in the manufacture of products that may have hazardous properties may be subjected to rigorous material acceptance policy in procurement of such materials between supplier and customer. The system and method provide for management of procurement projects having project tasks in a manner which permits automated analysis of supplier responses to regulatory and customer requirement inquiries and automated presentation of compliance task status, including highlighting of incomplete tasks for further review and/or analysis to the project manager. The system and method may also provide a clearinghouse to provide supplier information to customers supplied by companies that are themselves customers of an upstream supplier.

Method and system for facilitating long term process adoption in an organization

A method for facilitating and improving process adoption in an organization is provided. The organization has a plurality of processes to carry out organizational tasks. The method includes receiving a set of priorities about the organization from at least one stakeholder in the organization. Further, the method includes the step of receiving a set of attributes about the organization from the at least one stakeholder in the organization. Furthermore the method includes the step of processing, on a computer, the set of priorities and the set of attributes to generate an optimal plan of training end users in the organization. The plan of training is designed to facilitate the process adoption. Finally, the method includes the step of monitoring the end users to improve the process adoption.

System and method for generating artistic event plans

A system and method for planning an artistic event may include receiving artistic requirements data inclusive of physical resources for an artist to perform the art form. A date range may be received for the artistic event to be performed. Geographic information defining a geographic region in which the artistic event is to be conducted may be received. Desired audience information of a desired audience to attend the artistic event may be received. Budgetary information for marketing and conducting the artistic event may be received. Based on the artistic requirements data, date range, geographic information, desired audience information, and budgetary information, an artistic event plan may be generated that includes a list of action items for conducting the event, deadlines to perform the action items, and estimated costs for the action items.

Method and system for predicting resource allocation in cohort time

The system and method of the subject invention operates to allow one to make predictions, based on Populations having retrospective and prospective patterns, for similar Populations where only retrospective information is available and to allow one to identify variables that may significantly affect the pattern for UOA's in the Populations. The system and method of the subject invention also operates to create an Output Expression that allows one to determine the significance of such variables and their effect on a Population thereby allowing one to determine the specific variables that will be adjusted in an intervention in an attempt to reduce the use of resources and allowing one to determine the effectiveness of the intervention.

Monitoring and evaluating the production of a conversion facility

The disclosure provides a system and method for monitoring and evaluating a conversion facility. The method includes storing values for quantitative variables and/or cost variables associated with processes performed at the conversion facility. The method includes receives a syncing frame, wherein the syncing frame embraces values for the quantitative variables and/or the cost variables stored less than thirty days prior to receiving the syncing time frame. The method includes determining, from the stored values for at least one set of values for at least one of the variables that are within the syncing frame. The method also includes calculating a cost of processing a commodity processed at the conversion facility for the syncing frame using the first and second set of values.

Economic Rewards for the Performance of Tasks by a Distributed Workforce

A job is divided into multiple discrete tasks that can be performed by multiple different workers of a distributed workforce. The tasks are assigned to the workers through their mobile phones or other communication devices, and the workers perform the assigned tasks and provide responses to the tasks through the devices. Workers are compensated, in part, based in part on the quality of their responses. Once the workers' responses have been determined to be sufficiently accurate, the responses are assembled into a final result. To manage the distributed workforce, the system stores information for each worker, such as an identification of the worker, the tasks previously completed by the worker, and the quality of performance of those tasks. The stored worker information is used to assign tasks to workers, to compensate workers, and in general to manage the workforce.

System and Method for Adaptive Videos

A system and method for computer-implemented adaptive videos selects and arranges video elements in media instances in accordance with inferred preferences based, at least in part, on usage behaviors. Variations of the system and method include automatically selecting and/or arranging the video elements in accordance with the contents of the video elements, physical location, and physiological responses. Soundtracks may be selected in accordance with selected video elements. Information as to why video elements were selected for inclusion in media instances may be provided to media instance recipients.

System and Method for Adaptive Media Instances

A system and method for computer-implemented adaptive media instances selects and arranges objects in media instances in accordance with inferred preferences based, at least in part, on usage behaviors, including subscriptions to objects representing people. Variations of the system and method include automatically selecting and/or arranging the objects in accordance with the contents of the objects, tagging of the objects, physical location, and physiological responses. Information as to why objects were selected for inclusion in media instances may be provided to media instance recipients.

Notification systems and methods where a notified pcd causes implementation of a task(s) based upon failure to receive a notification

Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. A representative system, among others, can be summarized as follows. A host computer system, or base station, is designed to monitor travel data corresponding to a mobile thing and to initiate a notification communication to a personal communications device (PCD) indicating travel status of the mobile thing (MT) to a remote computer system. The remote computer system, within or associated with the PCD, is designed to detect a failure to receive the notification communication and to cause one or more tasks to be performed based upon the notification communication failure.

Network Centric Structured Communications Network

The present invention is a network centric management and communications system and method enabling users with commitments to communicate, manage, notify, assign, link, and/or collaborate with other users. The system includes a database storing one or more user accounts corresponding to nodes on a network, user accounts connected by interdependencies forming social connections between individual users having responsibilities and structuring communications via dependency links between interdependent users. The system includes a data server, receiving responsibility data comprising requirements data for creating interdependencies, transmitting assigned commitments, and updating responsibility data. The system further includes a communications link to provide status updates and/or notifications of responsibilities to affected users regarding their status that appropriate corrective action may be taken before one or more commitments to requirements are broken, wherein one or more commitments of a responsibility are modified and/or updated. The system can host multiple projects simultaneously in the data server.

Method and apparatus for determining accurate low supply levels in consumables used in an image production device

A method and apparatus for determining accurate low supply levels in consumables used in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include determining an average volume used per day of the consumable, determining an average delivery time for the consumable, determining an average installation time for the consumable, determining a low level threshold of the consumable based on average volume used per day of a consumable, average delivery time for the consumable, and average installation time for the consumable, determining if the fill level of the consumable is less than the determined low level threshold, wherein if it is determined that the fill level of the consumable is less than the determined low level threshold, ordering a replacement consumable.

Process and system for creating a compatibility rating used by entrepreneurs to allow them to select business opportunity providers

The present invention generally relates to computer implemented methods for providing a compatibility rating. In particular, the present invention relates to a process that is computer implemented in which an entrepreneur obtains a score (e.g., a numerical expression) of their probability of having a prosperous and profitable experience with a business opportunity, franchise, direct sales company, or independent business idea provider (hereinafter referred as a ‘business opportunity provider”) based on shared compatibility.

Rapid knowledge transfer among workers

A system and method enable rapid knowledge transfer, for example between a plurality of experts and a plurality of apprentices located remotely from the experts. The system makes use of unique tools to facilitate transfer of knowledge and collaboration between individuals, even among remotely located individuals. An input to the system is a Knowledge Transfer Plan which has been designed to orchestrate the knowledge transfer. The knowledge transfer system integrates a shared repository and collaboration tools for use by the expert and apprentice. The collaboration tools may be accessed through role-specific portals which are automatically created from the Knowledge Transfer Plan. In one embodiment, the system is configured with a World Wide Web-based interface and an integrated suite of tools to support knowledge transfer activities on a global basis to facilitate knowledge transfer among workers engaged in an outsourcing business process.

Method of monitoring equipment/s over an installed base for improving the equipment design and performance

Method for improving/optimizing equipment design for an installed base of engineering equipment and for managing equipment operation is disclosed. In one instance, the method includes continuously acquiring, utilizing acquisition systems, (measurements) data for equipment operating conditions, equipment environment conditions, energy consumed by the equipment, utilities consumed b\ the equipment, wastages resulting from the process, input data and output data of each one of a number of pieces of equipment, each one piece of equipment—belonging to an installed base of the same class equipment pieces, and analyzing, utilizing one or more processors, the acquired data in order to obtain patterns and relations for the installed base; the patterns and relations comprising factors that affect performance and efficiency, the patterns and relations being used for equipment design improvement/optimization and installed base management. In one instance, the method also includes recording (storing) the analysis results and providing the analysis results in multiple formats to desired stakeholders, such as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) the format being customized to the intended recipient/stake-holder.

System, method and computer program product for controlling workflow

A facility is described for enabling workflow applications. The facility receives a request to identify an optimized resource list that identifies resources capable of performing a workflow process task. The workflow process task can be associated with a document type relating to a document associated with a workflow envelope. The workflow envelope can store multiple documents of at different document types. The facility includes a workflow engine and a simulation engine. The workflow engine performs workflow process tasks based on the tasks identified in the workflow envelope. The simulation engine can employ modeling and historical data from a workflow metrics data source to generate the optimized resource list and identify identifying resources matching the workflow process tasks identified in the workflow envelope. The simulation engine can be used to model the workflow process to adapt, modify or otherwise control the workflow.

System, Method, And Computer Readable Media For Facilitating Employment Through The Exchange Of Job Openings And/Or Job Related Information Between Job Seekers

Embodiments disclosed herein provide system, method and computer readable media for facilitating job seekers to share job openings with other job seekers. One or more job openings from a first job seeker are received and displayed, and actions are received from a second job seeker for the one or more job openings related to the first job seeker. Also disclosed are dynamic groups which are groups of job seekers automatically created to assist with job searching. Additionally disclosed are people and/or entities interacting across various countries and states and job seekers being shown one or more ways to obtain a future type of job. Further, dynamic networks are disclosed where a networker and networkee are arrange based on a variety of criteria.

Virtual resource cost tracking with dedicated implementation resources

Virtual resources may be provisioned in a manner that is aware of, and respects, underlying implementation resource boundaries. A customer of the virtual resource provider may specify that particular virtual resources are to be implemented with implementation resources that are dedicated to the customer. Dedicating an implementation resource to a particular customer of a virtual resource provider may establish one or more information barriers between the particular customer and other customers of the virtual resource provider. Implementation resources may require transition procedures, including custom transition procedures, to enter and exit dedicated implementation resource pools. Costs corresponding to active and inactive implementation resources in a dedicated pools associated with a particular customer may be accounted for, and presented to, the customer in a variety of ways including explicit, adjusted per customer and adjusted per type of virtual resource and/or implementation resource.

Distributed processing system, operation device, operation control device, operation control method, method of calculating completion probability of operation task, and program

A distributed processing system includes a plurality of operation devices that perform an operation using power derived from natural energy; and an operation control device that includes a task assigning unit that assigns the same operation task to the plurality of operation devices, and an operation control unit that controls the plurality of operation devices to perform the operation task assigned by the task assigning unit.

Populating a task directed community in a complex heterogeneous environment based on non-linear attributes of a paradigmatic cohort member

A computer implemented method, system, and/or computer program product defines a paradigmatic member of a first task directed community. Non-linear attributes of each member of the first task directed community having a first agenda are identified. Each of the non-linear attributes is individually unrelated to the first agenda. Common non-linear attributes shared by multiple members of the first task directed community are identified for use in defining the paradigmatic member of the first task directed community. A second task directed community, which has an agenda that substantially matches the first agenda of the first task directed community, is then presented with candidate members that match the paradigmatic member of the first task directed community.

Managing an infrastructure

In a method for managing an infrastructure, a utilization of a plurality of infrastructure components in performing an objective is simulated. In addition, a resource demand for the infrastructure associated with the simulated utilization of the infrastructure components is determined and a supply of resources by a plurality of available sources to meet the determined resource demand is simulated. Moreover, at least one metric associated with the determined resource demand and the simulated supply of resources by the plurality of available sources is determined.

Dynamic parallel looping in process runtime

Systems and methods for dynamic parallel looping in process runtime environment are described herein. A currently processed process-flow instance of a business process reaches a dynamic loop activity including a repetitive task to be executed with each loop cycle. A predefined expression is evaluated on top of the current data context of the process-flow instance to discover a number of loop cycles for execution within the dynamic loop activity. A number of parallel activities corresponding to the repetitive task recurrences are instantiated and executed in parallel. The results of the parallel activities are coordinated to confirm that the dynamic loop activity is completed.

Forecasting demand and availability of resources of a military installation

Methods and computer systems for forecasting demand and availability of resources of a geographic region are provided. Physical, operational, traffic and construction data for a geographic region for a specified time period is utilized to compare the operational needs for at least one resource for a geographic region to the available resources to forecast demands and availability of the at least one resource for the geographic region over the specified time period and determine whether the demand for the at least one resource exceeds the availability of the at least one resource. The forecasted demand and availability of the at least one resource for the geographic region for the specified time period is stored and presented.

Device-independent attendance prompting tool for electronically-scheduled events

In one embodiment, a system for motivating electronically-scheduled event attendance can include a set of attendance listening components, an attendance prompt, and an attendance prompting tool. The attendance listening components can monitor activities performed in a networked environment. The attendance prompt can represent an electronic message and feedback mechanism that is provided on an electronic device. The attendance prompting tool can interject the attendance prompt into an activity identified by an attendance listening component as being performed by a user-selected member of the networked environment. The attendance prompt can be associated with an electronically-scheduled event the user-selected member is to attend.

Method for Specification of Environment Required for Crowdsourcing Tasks

Embodiments of the invention are associated with crowdsourcing, wherein a computing environment comprising all of the tools and other resources required to perform a specified task can be made available to all prospective participants, as a virtual machine image. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method associated with a particular task that is provided by a task requester, wherein the particular task is to be performed by means of a crowdsourcing process. The method comprises the steps of selecting a plurality of participants, wherein each participant of the plurality is qualified to perform the particular task, and specifying a computing environment that comprises a set of resources, wherein each resource is required to perform the particular task. A virtual machine image that contains each of the resources of the set is constructed, and is then made available for use by each selected participant of the plurality.

ASC (Automatic Supervisor and Control system)

The invention describes a system and method for monitoring in a real-time manner the efficiency and/or internal quality level of a company down to the level of individual tasks, the system comprising: a) first plurality of ASC units comprising data acquisition means configured for detecting when each task has been finished; b) second plurality of ASC units allowing quality inspectors to enter quality data on each task; c) a central server connected to the first and second pluralities of ASC units having a processing unit configured for calculating the efficiency and/or quality level of each task, either individually or in a grouped fashion; and d) at least one managing station connected to the central server, the managing station being configured for receiving the efficiency and quality levels calculated by the processing unit.

Managing Groups of Computing Entities

Managing groups of entities is described. In an embodiment an administrator manages operations on a plurality of entities by constructing a management scenario which defines tasks to be applied on a group of entities. In an example the management scenario includes information on dependencies between entities and information on entity attributes, for example operating system version or CPU usage. In an embodiment an entity management engine converts the tasks and dependencies in the scenario to a management plan. In an example the management plan is a list of operations and conditions to be respected in applying an operation to an entity. In an embodiment the plan can be validated to ensure there are no conflicts. In an embodiment the entity management engine also comprises a scheduler which runs tasks contained in the plan and monitors their outcome.

Policy Based Automation for a Supply Chain

A method for managing a supply chain includes: identifying a business context for the supply chain; identifying a set of business policy rules for the business context governing the relationship between entities involved in the supply chain; creating use-case description from the set of business policy rules; creating a plurality of executable code modules corresponding to the use-case description; specifying a plurality of name/value pair for modeling the set of business policy rules; provisioning the plurality of application server computers of the computer network system with the executable code modules; and provisioning a central directory database with the plurality of name/value pairs; whereby the computer network system, in response to events in business transactions between at least two entities involved in the supply chain, is operable to dynamically deliver at least one name/value pair from the central directory database and to execute at least one code module.

Air cargo yield management system for utilizing booking profiles and unconstrained demand

A yield management method and system are provided for enhancing revenue obtained from a given cargo flight capacity; the capacity being defined by the weight and volume of freights that may be transported. A set of historical profiles of capacity reserved by each category is stored for previous instances of the flight. Corresponding potential profiles are estimated independently for the weight and volume. The estimation is carried out taking into consideration the corresponding capacity currently reserved by the category for a future instance of the flight; and this result is emphasised according to a corresponding unconstrained demand for the category. A series of historical scenarios of the demand at the departure of previous instances of the flight are obtained from the potential profiles, and a stochastic model is applied to the historical scenarios according to the corresponding probabilities for calculating the optimised weight and volume authorisations for each category.

Parking system and method

A parking system comprising a plurality of parking apparatuses associated with respective ones of a plurality of parking bays, each parking apparatus comprising an electronic display, and a sensor having a sensor output indicative of whether a vehicle is parked in the parking bay, and a parking controller in data communication with each sensor and each display, the parking controller arranged to receive a parking request that enables the parking controller to identify a parking bay, process the parking request to determine whether to initiate a parking session in respect of the parking bay, and control the display associated with the parking bay to indicate that a parking session has been initiated upon initiation of a parking session.

Management of work packets in a software factory

Work packets are assembled, within a software factory, into a customized deliverable unit of software by software factory components that have been rated as being the most suitable according to requirements set by the customer. The work packets comprise exit criteria for returning the work packets and the customized deliverable unit from an assembly line to a software factory operations unit in the software factory.

Meeting lifecycle management

A meeting lifecycle management service manages various aspects of a meeting lifecycle. An indication of a newly scheduled meeting is received at the meeting lifecycle management service, and information related to the meeting is managed, via the meeting lifecycle management service, prior to the meeting, during the meeting, and after the meeting.

Method and apparatus for conducting an information brokering service

A system and method is provided that provides an early indication of consensus of opinion among a number of users regarding an event or observation indicated by a user. Such an opinion may be interesting to an information consumer, who may be interested in determining the outcome of the consensus relating to the event or observation, or may otherwise desire to perform surveillance or survey of a particular issue or subject. Such recognition of early events or observations may be useful in different areas, such as healthcare, finance, etc., where initial observations, if provided early, allow resulting decisions to be made much earlier. The opinion may, for instance, be used as an early indicator of problem with a product, company, etc. that would permit an information consumer to perform an action at a much earlier point than if he/she relied on traditional sources of information. Thus, such opinion information may be invaluable as a tool for monitoring events.

Order management system with technical decoupling

An order management system is provided. The order management system receives a provisioning order, where the provisioning order includes at least one order line, and where the at least one order line of the provisioning order references a product specification. The order management system transforms the provisioning order into a service order, where the service order includes at least one order line, and where at least one order line of the service order references a customer-facing service specification. The order management system transforms the service order into a technical order, where the technical order includes at least one order line, and where at least one order line of the service order references one of: a resource-facing service specification; or a resource. Thus, the order management system can define a customer-facing service that is not coupled to a technical implementation, nor coupled to a product offering.

Determining and conveying user availability

Determining and conveying availability information regarding a user may be accomplished by a variety of techniques. In one general implementation, determining and conveying availability information regarding a user may include determining an availability intent for a user of a user interface device, determining at least one availability desire for the user, and/or determining an inferred availability state for the user. The availability intent, the availability desire, and/or the inferred availability state for the user may be used to determine a composite availability state for the user, and the composite availability state may be conveyed to a remote server system.

Method and apparatus of on demand business activity management using business performance management loops

An architecture, system, and method are provided for a commitment loop solution for on demand business activity management. A Business Performance Management (BPM) loop includes nodes each relating to different tasks for processing performance management trigger data generated by a business entity in real time. The beginning or sensing element of the loop is triggered by a token (representing a business event from a business process). The ending or executing element provides a business action to be implemented by the business entity. The token is passed from node to node sequentially in a particular order around the loop. Processing of the data represented by the token is governed by policies, which can be changed dynamically and follow a life cycle.

Optimizing Workflows

Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for optimizing workflows by monitoring a healthcare environment. Data may be compiled from various sources to monitor interactions within the healthcare environment. Both interactions with individuals and interactions with a healthcare system may be monitored. Each of location data, clinical data, and system data, among others, may be combined to monitor the healthcare environment. By combining the data from various sources, a user is able to get a complete picture of the healthcare environment.

Healthcare Quality Measure Management

Methods and systems for managing healthcare quality measure data are provided. Relevant quality measure data relating to a patient with a particular condition is identified, and it is determined if patient qualifies for a standardized quality measure related to that condition. If the patient qualifies, the relevant quality measure data is populated into a work queue associated with a computing device and displayed to a user. The relevant quality measure may be approved and sent to a quality clearinghouse. If the relevant quality measure data is not approved, additions, deletions, or changes are made to generate a revised set of relevant quality measure data which is then sent to the quality clearinghouse. The approved relevant quality measure data is received by the quality clearinghouse, and a recipient is selected to receive the relevant quality measure data. The relevant quality measure data is reformatted to the specifications of the recipient and is sent to the recipient.

Method and system for improved network maintenance scheduling

A network maintenance scheduling conflict interceptor that prevents duplicate and conflicting work from occurring on any network elements, which make up a network system, so that costly and disruptive outages do not occur in the network system by allowing for an intelligent way to schedule and complete maintenance activities in a complicated network is provided. This new device enables the necessary communication between network elements that allows for communication of maintenance activities taking place on specific network elements that may impact other network elements in the network. Lastly, by nature of providing for a mechanized way to schedule network maintenance activities, the new device, in essence, captures and provides for a history of maintenance activities for a network. Such historical data can provide valuable information for future network planning and maintenance.

Method for coordinating resources for events and system employing same

A method for coordinating resources for events, the method comprises identifying participants for an event; collecting information concerning the identified participants, the information at least comprising availability schedules; and providing an event monitoring interface to at least one participant device, the event monitoring interface presenting a representation of identified participants and at least one resource associated with the event.

Dynamic Workflow for Remote Devices

A dynamic workflow system and process for use in logistic support and management. The dynamic workflow system includes a central server that maintains all of the customer's requirements for each of its orders. The central server can generate unique workflows to follow to meet the requirements for each order submitted by the customers. The central server creates instructions from the workflows that it transmits to a remote device for an individual to follow in order to fulfill the customer's order. The remote device includes a shell program application which generates the workflows based upon the instructions received from the central server. The shell program application replaces the need for the remote device to store profiles for each customer that reflect their requirements.

System and method for processing, assigning, and distributing electronic requests

A system and method for processing and managing electronic requests is disclosed. The system may comprise an input module configured to receive a plurality of electronic requests associated with at least one of a product, service, order, and status. The system may comprise a classification module configured to assign each electronic request with at least one category. The system may comprise a transformation module configured to convert the plurality of electronic requests into a format compatible with one or more downstream systems. The system may comprise a distribution module configured to distribute the plurality of electronic requests based on routing rules to one or more downstream systems, wherein the one or more downstream systems responds to the at least one request. The system may comprise a management module configured to manage the plurality of electronic requests, wherein managing the plurality of electronic requests comprises receiving status notifications associated with the at least request from the one or more downstream systems. The system may also comprise a monitoring module configured to present, via a graphical user interface, information associated with at least one of the plurality of electronic requests to a user.

Reception management system and method of handling transactions

A reception management system for handling transactions includes a plurality of ACMs (Automated Contract/Consulting Terminals) for receiving procedure requests for predetermined transactions from customers, a plurality of ROTs (Remote Operation Terminals) to be employed by an operator for handling the procedure requests, a server for storing information for managing the operators for each transaction skill, and information about queues formed for each transaction skill upon a procedure request accepted from an ACM, and a queue monitoring terminal for monitoring the queues by receiving information from the SACD server.

Frequency analysis module implementing apparatus and method of quantitative risk assessment system.

The present invention relates to a frequency analysis module implementing apparatus and method of a quantitative risk assessment system. The apparatus includes an accident scenario generation unit for generating plural accident scenarios that define questions and formulas obtained from an expert for each accident to perform accident frequency and risk analysis; a module generation unit for generating plural modules individually corresponding to the accident scenarios; and a module driving unit for driving a module selected in correspondence with the accident from among the modules when the accident situation such as leaking of a hazardous material occurs. The module driven by the module driving unit performs accident frequency and risk analysis by calling an accident scenario corresponding to the module, providing a question defined by the accident scenario, and applying an answer input from a user in response to the question and a formula defined by the accident scenario.

Construction payment management system and method with hierarchical invoicing and direct payment features

Systems and method for managing a construction payment process. When instructions are executed by a processor, an application server electronically generates a first request for payment on behalf of a first participant in a construction project in response to information received from the first participant. The first request for payment is transmitted to a second participant and a second request for payment is electronically generated on behalf of the second participant based at least in part on the first request for payment. The second request for payment is then transmitted to a payment source. A first payment is initiated from the payment source to the first participant based on the first request for payment. A second payment is initiated from the payment source to the second participant based on the second request for payment.

Event Notification System for Residential and Commercial Buildings

An event notification system for residential and commercial buildings. The system comprises at least one operator terminal and a plurality of user terminals throughout the building. Each suite or unit of the building has a user terminal removably secured in a prominent location on a wall. The user terminal has a touch screen for easy navigation of the user interface. This user interface provides a variety of selectable tasks and notification messages associated therewith. Notification messages are sent by building management to any individual, subset or group of user terminals to inform tenants of updates. Tenants have the option of responding to some notifications to provide management with comments and suggestions. In this way, the event notification system facilitates timely and effective communication between building management and tenants.

Disposition of business process management program elements in a single window

Disposition of Business Process Management (BPM) program elements in a single window, where all the elements of a BPM program are located, together with all the elements of a personal organization program and together with all the commands needed to start office programs. The user may perform all wanted activities without sending several commands and without crossing several windows thus optimizing time usage and reducing the possibility of errors.

Resource allocation for software development

Software development data indicative of a development activity is accessed. A component parameter of a component of a software development platform is set, in which the component parameter is based upon, at least in part, an anticipated component workload associated with the development actively. At least one system resource is allocated for the component of the software development platform based upon, at least in part, the component parameter.

Verifiable and Accurate Service Usage Monitoring for Intermediate Networking Devices

Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, an intermediary networking device provides a service intermediary or intermediate connection between a network and one or more communications devices; implements a service policy set for assisting control of the intermediate networking device use of a service on the network, in which the service policy set includes one or more service policies, each policy being associated with either the intermediate networking device or a communications device; and monitors use of the service based on the service policy set; and in which the one or more of the communication devices include a service usage notification capability, and the implementation of the first service policy set is verified.

Network tools for analysis, design, testing, and production of services

Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a network device publishes a test service profile to a group of communications devices, in which the test service profile provides for beta testing of the test service profile for a service on a network, and the test service profile includes service policy settings; and monitors use of the service by the group of communications devices based on the test service profile.

Method to register visitors to an event

A method to register visitors applies to many events, such as funerals. The method, deployed upon a computer, allows a user to select personalized services. The method also stores event organizer information common to various events. The method then automates the generation of invitations and tracking of RSVPs for an event. Then the method guides event visitors to enter information and comments through a computer into a database. The visitors do so upon a dedicated screen. Following an event, the method provides for production of a book compiling the information and comments of the visitors in a pleasing format suitable for long term use. The method also produces customized printed materials for mailing or emailing to event visitors.

Task management system

A device may receive, over a network, a message that describes a task, create a new task object based on the message, determine whether the task includes performing a follow up task or a new task based on the message, discard the new task object when the task is neither a follow up task nor a new task, perform a follow up to verify a performance of another task when the task is a follow up task, and assign the task to one of multiple queues for processing when the task is a new task.

Resource management using constraint programming with efficient ordering of variables

A method for resource management includes associating respective variables with resource consumers, and identifying resources as values applicable to the variables. A group of the variables are identified as preferred variables. An assignment of the values to the variables that satisfies constraints applying to the allocation of the resources is found by repeatedly performing the steps of choosing a variable from the group, instantiating the chosen variable with a value, removing the chosen variable from the group, and pruning the domains of the other variables by propagation of the constraints. The resources are assigned to the resource consumers responsively to the assignment of the values to the variables.

Automated Device Provisioning and Activation

Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device stores a set of device credentials for activating the communications device for a service on a network; and sends an access request to the network, the access request including the set of device credentials.

System and Method for Facilitating Bilateral and Multilateral Decision-Making

Techniques for facilitating evaluation, in connection with the procurement or delivery of products or services, in a context of at least one of (i) a financial transaction and (ii) operation of an enterprise, are disclosed. The techniques involve retrieving party and counterparty preference profile data from digital storage media; performing multilateral analyses of the combined preference data by computing a closeness-of-fit value; and delivering a list matching the selected party and the at least one counterparty using the computed closeness-of-fit values.

Electronic employee selection systems and methods

An automated employee selection system can use a variety of techniques to provide information for assisting in selection of employees. For example, pre-hire and post-hire information can be collected electronically and used to build an artificial-intelligence based model. The model can then be used to predict a desired job performance criterion (e.g., tenure, number of accidents, sales level, or the like) for new applicants. A wide variety of features can be supported, such as electronic reporting. Pre-hire information identified as ineffective can be removed from a collected pre-hire information. For example, ineffective questions can be identified and removed from a job application. New items can be added and their effectiveness tested. As a result, a system can exhibit adaptive learning and maintain or increase effectiveness even under changing conditions.

Method and Apparatus for Automatically Building Conversational Systems

A system and method provides a natural language interface to world-wide web content. Either in advance or dynamically, webpage content is parsed using a parsing algorithm. A person using a telephone interface can provide speech information, which is converted to text and used to automatically fill in input fields on a webpage form. The form is then submitted to a database search and a response is generated. Information contained on the responsive webpage is extracted and converted to speech via a text-to-speech engine and communicated to the person.

One view integrated project management system

Projects of any type require sophisticated management software programs. In reality, these management software programs are provided by various vendors and for different professional fields. For example, scheduling programs for construction professionals, blue print programs for drafting professionals, accounting programs for cost-control professionals. In addition, there are numerous other unofficial and official documents generated by managers of different levels for reporting or track-record-keeping purposes using popular word processing programs and spread-sheet programs. Documents generated by different software programs can only be viewed under the programs they are generated under or compatible programs. This poses a problem in that there is a lack of organized control resulting in difficulty in locating and viewing documents in a timely manner. The present invention provides an one view software program that would be able to provide an organized control and viewing of all documents regardless which software programs they are generated under.

Product development process supporting system and product development process supporting method

Wasteful repetitive tasks are easily reduced in processes to develop complex products. A product development process support system is a system which analyzes dependencies between a plurality of requirements in product development processes belonging to a plurality of layers, and comprises an input reception portion for receiving input of information indicating the dependency between two requirements belonging to adjacent layers and of information indicating the degree of influence of requirements on product development, and dependency derivation portion for deriving the dependency between two arbitrary requirements belonging to the same layer from information indicating the dependencies between the two requirements in question and other requirements received by the input reception portion and from information indicating the degree of influence of the two requirements in question, based on dependency derivation rules established in advance.

Modeling a plurality of contests at a crowdsourcing node

Crowdsourcing is described, for example, where solutions to tasks such as designing a logo, writing a piece of code or answering a question are solicited by making open calls to large scale communities. In an example, a crowdsourcing node models a plurality of contests as all-pay auctions, each contest having a task and a reward. In examples, the crowdsourcing node is arranged to set rewards for the contests so that the optimal results are received for each contest owner, those owners having provided a budget and using a utility function for each of the contests.

Systems and methods for facilitating recruitment

A system and method for facilitating recruitment comprises a database and a processor. The database stores hiring company records, recruiter records, candidate records, and job orders. The processor is coupled to the database, and performs anti-fraud searches and transmits candidate submissions. The submissions are transmitted where the anti-fraud search finds that there has been no fraud, and the candidate submission corresponds to the recruiter submission, and an amount of recruiter submissions is less than or equal to an amount of hiring company specified submissions.

Electric vehicle charging scheduling system

A charging prediction database stores information on electric vehicles expected to arrive for charging. A profile/charging information database stores information on electric vehicles that have arrived and been waiting for charging. A power database stores information on a power source including at least one of a power grid and a stationary battery. An energy calculating unit calculates energy available from the power source based on the power database. A scheduling unit schedule charging of the electric vehicles waiting for charging in consideration of the electric vehicles expected to arrive.

Passenger Extraction Program and a Method of Extraction

The extraction program and method of extraction of the present invention can be utilized by emergency response personnel to safely extract passengers from a vehicle and handle hazardous chemical spills. Another embodiment of the present invention provides for vehicle make and model recognition technology. Another embodiment provides for damage estimates to be given in a speedy manner.

Systems and methods for assessing vehicle handling

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a fleet management computer system configured for assessing vehicle backing According to various embodiments, the fleet management computer system is configured to assess operational data associated with one or more vehicles and identify vehicle backing events occurring during a particular time period. In various embodiments, the fleet management computer system is also configured to determine one or more backing characteristics for the identified backing events and generate a graphical display providing backing information indicative of the backing characteristics.

Organization of reverse flexible meeting schedules

A method and system for scheduling a meeting between a schedule entity and a plurality of booking entities over a communications network. The method comprises presenting a meeting schedule of the schedule entity for access by the plurality of booking entities, such that the meeting schedule defines a meeting period including a start time and an end time and the meeting period is divided into a first meeting interval and a second meeting interval such that the intervals are located in the meeting period between the start and end times. The method also confirms booking of a first meeting for a first booking entity of the plurality of booking entities in the first meeting interval and maintains the availability of the first meeting interval to accept another meeting booking by another booking entity of the plurality of booking entities based on a booking number threshold defining the maximum number of allowed meeting bookings for the first meeting interval. The method also confirms a second meeting for a second booking entity of the plurality of booking entities in the same first meeting interval.

Risk reports for product quality planning and management

A method to facilitate a Product Quality Planning and Management (PQPM) project associated with a product development cycle is provided. The method includes displaying on a user interface one or more activities to be executed for the PQPM project. The method further includes receiving, with an aid of the user interface, textual inputs indicative of a measurement criterion associated with an execution status the one or more activities. The method further includes developing a report to monitor a risk associated with the PQPM project, the report is based on the measurement criterion associated with the execution status of the one or more activities.

Method and apparatus for irrigation system design registration and on-site sprinkler package configuration verification

Internet-accessible system and method for customized design and on-site verification of agriculture irrigation systems includes one or more of: 1) sprinkler package configuration software operable on a user's PC or accessible via an Internet website, 2) Internet-accessible proprietary irrigation system registry database and user interface, 3) computer-controlled automated component selection and labeling system for placing barcode or RFID information on components, and 4) portable wireless location-aware communication device operable at or near an irrigation site for accessing the registry database and obtaining sprinkler package configuration information specific to a particular irrigation system based on location and/or a particular irrigation system component detected in proximity to the portable communication device.

Authentication of a Contributor of Online Content

Methods, computer program products and systems are described for online-content management. Online content from multiple contributors is received at one or more first computers for public online display. An authentication score is determined for a contributor of the multiple contributors. The contributor's name and a representation of the contributor's authentication score is published online for display on one or more second computers in association with the online content received from the contributor.

Dynamic work assignment strategies based on multiple aspects of agent proficiency

A contact center having a plurality of performance goals is provided. The contact center includes a routing agent operable, when a work item is to be routed to a servicing destination, determine, for each performance goal, a status of goal realization and a corresponding set of selection criteria for the determined statuses of goal realization and a destination selector operable to select the servicing destination based, at least in part, on the set of selection criteria.

Aircraft Task Management System

A method and apparatus for managing tasks in an aircraft. A current state of the aircraft is identified. A group of tasks is identified using a task database and the current state of the aircraft. The task database comprises the tasks for performance during different phases of flight of the aircraft by a flight crew and the group of tasks comprises different types of tasks from the tasks. The group of tasks is presented in a computer system.

Live service anomaly detection system for providing cyber protection for the electric grid

Provided is a method of improving security in an electrical grid network. The method includes configuring a lifecycle map associated with an operation in the electrical grid network, the lifecycle map including at least a start configuration, a final configuration, and a plurality of valid events arranged to link the start configuration and the final configuration, the start configuration and the final configuration corresponding to particular states of the electrical grid network. The method also includes monitoring at least one of messages and device configurations in the electrical grid network to detect one or more live events associated with the operation and comparing the plurality of live events to the lifecycle map to identify an anomaly in the live events.

Method and system for automatic channel optimizer

Systems and methods are described for determining an allocation of resources among a plurality of channels. In one embodiment, a business objective is received as user input that corresponds to a participant in a market or business sector. A business segment corresponding to the market participant's products or interests, one or more products within the business segment, and a market channel of the plurality of channels is selected by the user, also as user input. Once these inputs have been established, an high performing allocation resources for achieving the business objective is generated for that market channel.

Identifying industry segments with highest potential for new customers or new spending for current customers

A method and system are used to identify industry segments with highest potential for new customers or new spending for current customers. This includes receiving data, segregated into each of a plurality of industries, relating to a number of small businesses, cost of goods sold for each of the small businesses, and percentage of cost of goods sold that is spent on raw materials and inventory for each of the small businesses. Capturing data, segregated into each of the plurality of industries, relating to average amount charged per current card member, percentage of the current card members charging the raw materials and the inventory, percentage of card member penetration, and total estimated charging for the current card members. Determining which of the plurality of industries or segments are available for a highest potential for new card members.

Method of Managing Access Right, and System for Computer Program for the Same

A method of managing an access right to at least one asset associated with at least one digital work order, to at least one first element associated with the at least one asset, or to at least one second element associated with an access path to the at least one asset or the first element, and relates to a system and a computer program for the same.

Method and system for creating events and matching users via blended profiles

Certain embodiments teach a method and system for pairing users, whom do not know each other for an event, on a social networking platform. The social dining system matches people with common interests and organizes an offline event, such as a meal at a restaurant, based on user profiles, availability, and other attributes. For example, the social dining system can schedule a group meal for a user, and five to seven other people that share an interest with the user. In cases where a user prefers to be attend events with at least one known user, a single profile for the user and the known user is created as a mutual or a blended profile. The system then creates an event by matching the mutual profile with other members using a blending algorithm.

Planning and orchestrating workflow instance migration

A method and information processing system manage workflow instance migration. A received migration plan indicates a set of workflow migration points associated with an initial workflow process model. The set of workflow migration points is associated with a set of workflow activities of the initial workflow process model. At least one workflow instance is selected from a set of workflow instances. A current migrateability state associated with the selected workflow instance is determined based at least on the set of workflow migration points. Migration of the workflow instance to a new workflow process model is granted in response to determining that the current migrateability state is set to migrateable. Migration of the workflow instance to the new workflow process model is prevented for at least a given amount of time in response to determining that the current migrateability state fails to be set to migrateable.

Method and system for implementing an on-demand scheduler in a mobile device

Disclosed is an improved approach for implementing an on-demand scheduler in a mobile device and the structures to support realtime on-demand schedulers. A lightweight word-based structure is disclosed for storing scheduling-related data on the mobile device. Using this lightweight word-based structure enables on-demand and real-time scheduling. This type of lightweight structure also permits scheduling activities to be performed in a disconnected mode, which can then be later synchronized with the server to confirm the booking In addition to appointment scheduling, this technique can also be implemented for scheduling of any type of resource.

Optimal planning of building retrofit for a portfolio of buildings

Generating an optimal planning of building retrofit for a portfolio of buildings may include providing a plurality of objective functions that may be selected for maximizing cost reduction, maximizing green house gas emission reduction, or maximizing energy reduction, or combinations thereof. The objective function may be solved based on information including at least a retrofit cost for retrofitting a building, payback period specifying the length of time needed to recover the retrofit cost, a budget available for retrofitting the building, expected price of energy, estimated energy savings from retrofitting and estimated green house gas emission from retrofitting. The planning of building retrofit may be generated based on the solutions of one or more of the objective functions, which may provide for an optimal plan of building retrofit.

Systems and methods for determining a site for an energy conversion device

Systems, methods and computer program products provide for determining the location of an energy conversion device to convert renewable energy into electrical energy. A method for determining the location of a renewable energy conversion device, via a data processing system, includes displaying a qualified site to establish the conversion device within a user-identified geographic area and calculating the potential energy production of the conversion device at the qualified site. The method further includes calculating the cost expenditure to construct the conversion device at the qualified site, the cost expenditure including at least construction contractor labor rates and material costs that are collected from construction contractors located within the geographic area. The method also further includes displaying for selection by the user at least one public or private funding source to establish the conversion device at the qualified site and submitting a funding-source application in response to a user selection of the funding source.

Generating and processing task items that represent tasks to perform

Techniques for processing task items are provided. A task item is electronic data that represents a task to be performed, whether manually or automatically. A task item includes one or more details about its corresponding task, such as a description of the task and a location of the task. Specifically, techniques for generating task items, organizing task items, triggering notifications of task items, and consuming task items are described. In one approach, a task item is generated based on input from a user and context of the input. In another approach, different attributes of task items are used to organize the task items intelligently into multiple lists. In another approach, one or more criteria, such as location, are used to determine when to notify a user of a task. In another approach, actions other than generating notifications are enabled or automatically performed, actions such as emailing, calling, and searching.

Hierarchical project technical evaluation system

A system for providing a hierarchical project technical evaluation tool is provided. The system includes an application for obtaining technical assessment data for work products of a project and storing the technical assessment data to a data repository. A hierarchical project evaluation tool application generates a project technical status based on the assessment data in the data repository. The system also includes a file importation and conversion device in communication with the data repository, the file importation and conversion device converts data files to a useable format within the hierarchical project evaluation tool application. The system further includes a project integrated master schedule in communication with the file importation and conversion device, that provides data to the data repository for use with the hierarchical project evaluation tool application.

Computer-implemented method and apparatus for integrating heterogeneous business processes

A computer-implemented method and apparatus for integrating heterogeneous business processes. In one embodiment, there is provided a computer-implemented method for integrating heterogeneous business processes, the method comprising: reading first process information of a first business process; obtaining from a unified process view second process information of a second business process; and integrating at least one part of the first process information and at least one part of the second process information into a third business process; wherein the first business process and the second business process are heterogeneous business processes. In another embodiment, there is provided a computer-implemented apparatus for integrating heterogeneous business processes.

Generating Predictions From A Probabilistic Process Model

A method for predictive analytics in a semi-structured process including updating, iteratively, at least one probability of a probabilistic process model based on a completed task, wherein updating the at least one probability of the probabilistic process model includes receiving the probabilistic process model associated with a todo list including a plurality of tasks of the semi-structured process, defining a cost of each of the plurality of tasks, prioritizing the plurality of tasks according to the costs, and recommending a next task from the todo list according to a prioritization

Systems and methods for creating on-demand routes for powered industrial vehicles

Systems and methods for creating in a facility on-demand routes for powered industrial vehicles to transport cargo efficiently. In one embodiment, an on-demand route generation module receives receiving a request to move cargo. The module analyzes data about the current location, the current tasking, and the driver availability of PIVs in operation. Based on the information, the module creates an on-demand route through the facility and sends a notification to an assigned PIV to pick up the cargo and carry it on the defined on-demand route.

Expertise Tagging and Project Membership Suggestion

Automatically tagging individual users for identifying expertise or other relevant skills associated with the individual users based on various sources of information used or interacted with by the users is provided. After expertise tags are established for an individual user, the expertise tagging and other information about the user's profile and computing activities may be used for automatically suggesting a user for membership in one or more other project groups or workspaces that may be a good fit for the user's expertise or other relevant skills.

Dynamic interface between bpss conversation management and local business management

The present invention relates to devices and methods that coordinate an external conversation process between entities with an internal workflow of one of the entities. More particularly, it relates to devices and methods that are compliant with an inter-enterprise conversation process standard for routing electronic commerce documents between enterprises. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings.

Computer-Implemented System And Method For Providing Recommendations Regarding Hiring Agents In An Automated Call Center Environment Based On User Traits

A computer-implemented system and method for providing recommendations for hiring agents within a call center environment is provided. A list of candidates for hire as agents within a call center is maintained. A voice recording from each of the candidates is analyzed by measuring voice characteristics within the voice recording and by calculating a score for the voice recording based on the measured voice characteristics. A threshold is applied to the voice recording score. One or more of the candidates on the list of candidates for hire is retained when the voice recording score for that candidate satisfies the threshold. One or more of the candidates from the list is removed when the voice recording score for that candidate fails to satisfy the threshold.

System and Method for Enhancing and Sustaining Operational Efficiency

The instant specification discloses methods and means for enhancing and sustaining performance efficiencies within an organization, the methods and means including at least an operational methodology and a software package. Using the Methodology with the related software enables an organization to effectively plan, document, manage and continuously improve its operations in order to achieve (and possibly exceed) its business goals. Therefore, the Methodology and the related System enable an organization to safely and efficiently achieve business excellence and sustain it over time.

Automatic bill of talent generation

A method and system comprising at least one database to store process model information comprising logical process model information and human resource dependency information. The human resource dependency information may indicate design-time dependence of process activities on respective human resource components and may comprise one or more role identifiers associated with at least some process activities and a set of role category identifiers associated with at least one of the role identifiers. The set of role category identifiers indicates a plurality of alternative role categories that are applicable to the corresponding role. The role mapping module is provided to receive user input to associate sets of role category editors with responding role identifiers. A bill generator may analyze the logical process model information and human resource dependency information in order to generate a human resource requirement bill that includes a listing of human resource roles and role categories required for performance of the process.

Project Task Management

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media associated with identifying tasks associated with a project and automatically assigning those tasks are provided. In some examples, the systems, methods, and the like may include receiving a project and identifying a project type. The systems, methods, and the like may further include identifying a plurality of tasks associated with the project based on the identified project type. The identified tasks may be matched to one or more roles associated with the project and automatically assigned to individuals associated with the roles. In some examples, the systems, methods, and the like provided herein may include storing data associated with tasks, projects, and the like. The historical data may be trended to aid in predictive analysis and determining staffing needs, and the like.

System and method for site abnormality recording and notification

Method of notifying a user of site abnormalities via an application configured to access an event server having a first sensor abnormality detector connected to a first sensor, for detecting first abnormal behavior of first sub-events sensed by the first sensor, the first abnormal behavior corresponding to a first abnormal behavior value, a second sensor abnormality detector connected to a second sensor, for detecting second abnormal behavior of second sub-events sensed by the second sensor of a type different from the first sensor, the second abnormal behavior corresponding to a second abnormal behavior value, a correlator for correlating the first and second abnormal behavior values and logging correlated values as a composite event, a data store, the application having a viewer configured to show, on the device, data associated with a plurality of composite events, the viewer further configured to display the plurality of composite events in a temporal order.

Technical support agent and technical support service delivery platform

An embodiment of a method for providing technical support service includes generating a plurality of problem resolutions that are determined to resolve an identified technical problem; attributing weights to each of said plurality of problem resolutions according to frequency of use; and in response to a request to resolve said identified problem, selecting a problem resolution from among said plurality of problem resolutions based at least in part on said attributed weights.

Method and system for generating occupant schedules

Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to the modeling of building occupant behavior. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for generating interdependent schedules in an occupant simulation model. Within schedules generated in accordance with the present invention may be included activities that require the attendance of other occupants. Disclosed are methods for distributing multi-occupant activities among other occupants of a building. In another embodiment of the present invention, personas are used to generate simulated occupant schedules from a limited number of real-world occupant surveys. Characteristics of the real-world schedules are manipulated so as to fit desired characteristics. Multiple persona models are disclosed.

Tracking Status of Service Providers Across Plural Provider Practices

A computer-implemented method includes identifying, by one or more computers, information pertaining to provider practices that a service provided is enrolled in, including status information of the service provider in the provider practices and information specifying consumers waiting for the service provider in waiting rooms of the provider practices; and generating, by the one or more computers, a graphical user interface for display of the information pertaining to the provider practices, and with the graphical user interface when rendered on a display device rendering, for a provider practice: a visual representation of status information of the service provider in the provider practice; and a visual representation of information specifying consumers waiting for the service provider in a waiting room of the provider practice.

Method and system for managing a virtual actionable conversation

A social activity stream application for managing virtual actionable conversations allows participants in a conversation to request actions to be performed in various external systems. A request to perform an action in an external system is received from a conversation participant, and sent to the external system, in which the requested action may then be performed. In this manner, conversation participants may use a single application to monitor and request actions in multiple external systems.

Automated emergency admission workflow method for cardiac and other time or critical care patients

A system, computer program product and method for automated admission of a patient to a specialized care unit of a health care facility from a pre-hospital setting includes a controller with a memory in communication with a processor, the memory including program instructions for execution by the processor to detect an initiation of a specialized patient care protocol, link an identifier of a patient locator device associated with the patient to an electronic medical record of the patient in an electronic admission system of the health care facility, poll one or more specialized care units to identify an available specialized care unit, automatically schedule a procedure in the available specialized care unit, and electronically route the patient from the pre-hospital setting directly to the available specialized care unit.