Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090157342 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USING DRIVE TEST DATA FOR PROPAGATION MODEL CALIBRATION - A method using drive test data for propagation model calibration includes: step | 06-18-2009 |
20090187447 | CHECKING THE CORRECTNESS OF GIS DATA - A method and apparatus for checking the correctness of GIS data. The method includes the steps of: receiving GIS data; receiving business data of each branch; determining the geographic area to which each branch belongs, wherein the GIS data in the geographic area will be checked; and, checking whether the GIS data of the geographic area to which each branch belongs are correct based on the business data of each branch. The method and apparatus can automatically check geographic and demographic data of a given city or region. | 07-23-2009 |
20090187464 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR END-TO-END RETAIL STORE SITE OPTIMIZATION - A method and apparatus for end-to-end retail store one-stop site configuration integrates multiple data sources, identifying key customers, forecasting merchandise demand. Site configuration is formulated as a mathematical optimization problem with both in-store and external data as input to the problem whose solution provides proper suggestions for retail store transformation. | 07-23-2009 |
20090234782 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION EVALUATION AND SITE SELECTION - Method, apparatus and system for location evaluation and site selection, capable of effectively configuring the site network and evaluating the facility location by scientifically modeling and incorporating human knowledge are provided. In one aspect, geographic and demographic data associated with a plurality of locations and human knowledge comprising partial rating knowledge and pair-wise preference knowledge are used in a regression algorithm to construct a location evaluation model. The regression algorithm is further refined using active learning that identifies a plurality of pairs of locations to improve precision of the regression algorithm. | 09-17-2009 |
20090281869 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED MULTIPLE FACTORS INTO A UNIFIED OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR RETAIL NETWORK CONFIGURATION - A method and system for integrating multiple factors into a unified optimization model for retail network configuration, in one aspect, obtains input data for modeling store configuration. The input data may include demand of each merchandise category from each customer segment in each facility, geographic distribution of stores in an area, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores. A trade area is generated as a function of store location, store format, and store capacity. The method and system also generates trade area demand summation representing predicted total demand of all stores for all merchandise categories for all customer segments in the trade area, as a function of store location, store format, store capacity, merchandise category, and customer segment associated with the trade area. An objective function is constructed as a function of said trade area demand summation, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores. | 11-12-2009 |
20110040601 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION USING ADAPTIVE SPECTRAL CLUSTERING - A method and system for customer segmentation using adaptive spectral clustering may include determining initial segmentation labels, determining new customer behavior data, formulating a single objective minimization function that integrates the initial segmentation labels with the new customer behavior data, and determining best fit to both the initial segmentation labels and the new customer behavior data simultaneously by minimizing the single objective minimization function. | 02-17-2011 |
20110137710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTLET LOCATION SELECTION USING THE MARKET REGION PARTITION AND MARGINAL INCREMENT ASSIGNMENT ALGORITHM - A system and method of determining at least one location for a retail outlet in a region are described. The system and method use clustering technology for partitioning the region into a fixed number of sub-regions. Then, the system and method compute marginal increments from input data for each sub-region. The system and method choose a sub-region having a maximal marginal increment for a location of a first retail outlet. | 06-09-2011 |
20110179047 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUZZY SEARCHING, SEARCHING RESULT PROCESSING, AND FILTER CONDITION PROCESSING - A method and system for fuzzy searching, searching result processing and filter condition processing are provided. The method for fuzzy searching based on subtree filtering includes: receiving a data flow to be filtered; and filtering the data flow in an incomplete matching manner, and processing a filter condition in a form of character string for which a user does not give complete information. Therefore, inconvenience that a NETCONF protocol subtree filtering mechanism is only limited to exact matching and absolute path, and more known information is required in data searching is resolved. | 07-21-2011 |
20110188404 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMAL SERVICE CHANNEL RECONFIGURATION BASED ON MULTI-AGENT SIMULATION - A method, and system employing the method, for service channel reconfiguration at a service outlet includes generating service transaction data of a service outlet, generating queue management system (QMS) data of the service outlet, and generating cost and profit data for the service outlet. Data is extracted from the service transaction data and the QMS data relating to specified parameters including customer experience data, and customer demand data. The service transaction data and the QMS data is integrated with the cost and profit data providing a unified objective function. Stochastic service processes and customer behavior data are modeled. The unified objective function is evaluated using the stochastic service processes and customer behavior data model, and the service channel function of the service outlet is reconfigured using the unified objective function. | 08-04-2011 |
20120046991 | COMPETING SIMULATOR IN MULTI-CHANNEL RETAILING ENVIRONMENT AMONG MULTIPLE RETAILERS - A system, method and computer program product for providing the ability for retailers to devise a current channel strategy (e.g., adaptive price setting) that considers competitors in a dynamic competing environment, and that enables computing a competitive advantage of a channel. To estimate a price for selling a product j in a commerce channel comprises: a) receiving, at a processor device, real market data including sales and price history data of a product j sold by one or more retailers over one or alternate sales channels t; generating, by the processor device, a competitive advantage parameter value based on the sales and price history data; and, computing, utilizing the competitive advantage parameter value, an optimum price for a particular product to be marketed in one of the one or alternate sales channel. | 02-23-2012 |
20120139806 | IFS BEAMFORMING ANTENNA FOR IEEE 802.11n MIMO APPLICATIONS - An antenna that is capable of accommodating both IEEE 802.11b/g traffic and IEEE 802.11n traffic is provided. The antenna includes a ground plane member, a plurality of inverted F slot antenna elements disposed at equidistant positions along a periphery of the ground plane member, and a plurality of slot elements disposed at equidistant positions along the periphery of the ground plane member is provided. First and second slot elements can be disposed on respective first and second sides of each inverted F slot antenna element, and each inverted F slot antenna element can operate in a first frequency band and in a second frequency band. | 06-07-2012 |
20120190340 | METHOD FOR BINDING SECURE DEVICE TO A WIRELESS PHONE - The present invention provides a method for binding a (smart) secure device ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120254179 | CLUSTERING CUSTOMERS - A computer implemented method for clustering customers includes receiving a source set of customer records, wherein each customer record represents one customer, and each customer record includes at least one data attribute, and each data attribute has an attribute value; pre-processing the source set of customer records to generate a pre-processed set of customer records; executing a clustering algorithm on the pre-processed set of customer records to group the pre-processed set of customer records into clusters of a pre-defined number. The pre-processing comprises: determining the type of a customer in the source set of customer records; using a type attribute value to indicate the type of the customer in its customer record; normalizing data attribute values and type attribute values; weighting to the data attribute values and the type attribute values respectively to obtain weighted attribute values of the data attribute and weighted attribute values of the tune attribute. | 10-04-2012 |
20120290580 | CLUSTERING CUSTOMERS - A computer implemented method for clustering customers includes receiving a source set of customer records, wherein each customer record represents one customer, and each customer record includes at least one data attribute, and each data attribute has an attribute value; pre-processing the source set of customer records to generate a pre-processed set of customer records; executing a clustering algorithm on the pre-processed set of customer records to group the pre-processed set of customer records into clusters of a pre-defined number. The pre-processing comprises: determining the type of a customer in the source set of customer records; using a type attribute value to indicate the type of the customer in its customer record; normalizing data attribute values and type attribute values; weighting to the data attribute values and the type attribute values respectively to obtain weighted attribute values of the data attribute and weighted attribute values of the type attribute. | 11-15-2012 |
20130185036 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USING DRIVE TEST DATA FOR PROPAGATION MODEL CALIBRATION - A method using drive test data for propagation model calibration includes: step 1, obtaining original drive test data; step 2, selecting the data from the drive test data according to predefined conditions as effective drive test data; and step 3, extracting the effective drive test data to form a data file used for propagation model calibration. An apparatus using drive test data for propagation model calibration includes: a drive test data obtaining module, configured to obtain the drive test data in the regions to be calibrated; an effective drive test data generation module, configured to generate effective drive test data from the drive test data according to predefined conditions; and a data file generation module, configured to extract the effective drive test data to form a data file used for propagation model calibration. The present invention utilizes drive test data of existing networks to largely decrease the CW test work and reduce the network building cost. It is believed that the calibrated model can relatively accurately reflect the propagation characteristics in the field. Furthermore, base stations can be optimally allocated. | 07-18-2013 |
20140143766 | METHOD FOR RE-SKINNING A THIRD PARTY'S APPLICATION - Disclosed is a method for re-skinning a third party's application. A third-party application establishes a resource file package. The resource file package includes a resource file storage path and a mapping relation between them. A subject file package is established which shares the resource file storage path. The subject file package includes resource files for presentation to be replaced. To generate a re-skinning presentation the third-party application sends the resource ID for a resource file to be presented to an operating system; the operating system obtains a corresponding resource file storage path from the resource file package according to the resource file ID; and the operating system obtains the resource file to be replaced for presentation from the subject file packet according to the resource file storage path. The resource file to be replaced for presentation is sent to the third-party application and presented to generate the re-skinning presentation. | 05-22-2014 |
20140368480 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR AS WELL AS LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A thin film transistor array substrate, a driving method therefore, and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The thin film transistor array substrate includes at least a sub-pixel region formed by a gate line and a data line intersected with each other, wherein, each sub-pixel comprises a first transistor ( | 12-18-2014 |
20150066372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING AND PROCESSING CONTINUED FLOW DATA IN WELL TESTING DATA - Methods and systems analyze continued flow data in well testing data. Embodiments can determine relations between an isochron rate and influence factors under pre-detected lithologic conditions, acquire relational data between the isochron rate and the lithology of a reservoir, the structure of the reservoir, and fluid properties; establish a mathematical model of the isochron rate; collect bottom hole pressure at different collection moments respectively during the reservoir well testing process; acquire a measured isochron rate curve between the isochron rate V | 03-05-2015 |
20150089631 | UNLOCK PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - An unlock processing method for a terminal, includes: receiving an input unlocking instruction from a user; determining whether the user belongs to a preset user group according to the unlocking instruction; and acquiring and storing information regarding the user, if it is determined that the user does not belong to the preset user group. | 03-26-2015 |