Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
705700240 | Calendaring for a resource | 69 |
20110125545 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR INTEGRATING SERVICES IN A CALENDAR APPLICATION VIA MEETING REQUEST E-MAILS - The invention relates to a method for integrating services in a calendar application via the meeting request functionality of calendar programs comprising:
| 05-26-2011 |
20110161131 | Energy Saving Assistance System and Energy Saving Assistance Program - The present invention provides an energy saving assistance technique for creating a plan for selecting an energy saving solution to continuously clear a target value of energy saving in accordance with the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy and a time when to introduce this selected solution with consideration through plural bases in total, in accordance with users need such as priority order of base selection. The present invention includes a user setting section for setting users need including a target value such as an annual rate of energy saving for every year and a priority order of base selection when carrying out an energy saving solution, an elemental effect calculation section for calculating an energy saving effect due to replacement with energy saving equipment (energy saving solution) for every base, and a consolidation for creating and outputting, based on the energy saving effect calculated for every base, an energy saving plan that continuously clears a target such as an annual rate of energy saving for every year and satisfies the users need. | 06-30-2011 |
20110225015 | INTERACTIVE CALENDAR OF SCHEDULED WEB-BASED EVENTS - A system for generating an interactive calendar guide to scheduled online events is described. The guide can be presented in any format, including a grid view and a list view, within various media, including at a website hosting the interactive guide and as a widget on a computer display. A user can interact with elements of the guide, select elements of the guide for more information, customize events presented in the guide, filter the results displayed in the guide, send a response to attend an event, go directly to an event from the guide, and modify the presentation format of the guide. | 09-15-2011 |
20110313810 | SERVICE TRACKING SYSTEM - A method for servicing machinery for the graphic arts industry uses at least one remote service computer, which receives a service request for a machine via a first information channel and transforms the service request into a service ticket and which receives operating data of the machine via a second information channel. Accordingly, the operating data are linked with the service ticket in the service computer and the linked data are subjected to a diagnostic fault-finding process by the service computer. | 12-22-2011 |
20110320237 | Meeting Calendar Optimization - A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus is provided for scheduling meetings which includes (1) evaluating a set of proposed meetings, (2) creating a number of calendars, each calendar containing schedule date for the proposed meetings, (3) ranking each calendar according to a calendar evaluation criteria and providing the ranking data with the calendar, and (4) displaying several of the calendars and their respective ranking data. | 12-29-2011 |
20110320238 | System and Method of Integrating Enterprise Applications - The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to enterprise application integration. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a computer system including a service oriented architecture (SOA), where the system includes a composite application configured to present sales targeted information by combining services from multiple application resources on a network, wherein the multiple application resources include: a sales force automation (SFA) tool configured to automate sales and sales force management functions; a real-time predictive analytics tool configured to evaluate customer purchasing data and recommend products or services based on the customer purchasing data; a knowledge management tool configured to search and retrieve data across multiple integrated applications; and a calendar tool configured to manage appointment scheduling. The multiple application resources can further include a collaboration tool; and a business intelligence tool, including at least one live news feed. | 12-29-2011 |
20120004943 | System and Method for Online Marketing, Scheduling and Booking of Services - Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for online marketing, scheduling and booking of service appointments. In one example, the system for scheduling and booking of service appointments includes an inventory database containing schedules of booked and available service appointments associated with a plurality of service providers. The system further includes a calendar-based service provider interface for creating a schedule of services provided by the service provider and storing the schedule in the inventory database. The system further includes a calendar-based service user interface for displaying schedules of available service appointments and booking one or more service appointments. | 01-05-2012 |
20120072256 | Vehicle Impound and Auctioning Management System - A system is employed to operate a vehicle impounding facility for a municipality. A selection is received of a marked vehicle in a marked grid for titling, and an application for title for the selected vehicle is effectuated in the name of the municipality. A notation is received of a selected vehicle in a pending grid as being titled when the application for title for the selected vehicle has been approved and received. A scheduling is received of a titled vehicle in a select auction date grid for an upcoming auction. An assignment is received of a minimum bid value to a scheduled vehicle in a minimum bid guide grid in connection with the auction. Entry is received in a final auction grid of a purchase price for which a valued vehicle has been auctioned and a purchaser. | 03-22-2012 |
20120123819 | 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. | 05-17-2012 |
20120158449 | Data Processing for Hiring Equipment - A server receives orders from customers and conveys orders to vendors that have equipment items for hire. Equipment items include radio frequency identification tags to monitor availability of equipment items. Each item of equipment is an equipment entity. Each customer order is a customer entity. The server establishes an intelligent calendar. Each entity has a status allocated over a specified period of time. The server responds to an order from a customer by allocating a shared status between a customer and equipment availability and issues an order to a vendor. The server establishes an intelligent calendar in which customer orders and equipment items have statuses allocated over specified time periods. Availability of equipment items is known from the tags. Responding to an order for the hire of an item of equipment over a hire period allocates a shared status within the intelligent calendar between a customer and an equipment item. | 06-21-2012 |
20120316914 | SCHEDULING OF ENERGY CONSUMING ACTIVITIES FOR BUILDINGS - Scheduling of building activities may be generated based on an objective function developed to optimize energy cost associated with performing activities in a building, which activities consume energy. The objective function may be solved based on the received plurality of activities, the energy sources consumed by the activities, the prices of energy, and subject to the one or more constraints. | 12-13-2012 |
20130060595 | INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for forecasting a buying budget for a future inventory and selling period includes receiving historical revenue and historical inventory data associated with a particular category of products. Selling seasons are defined from the historical revenue and historical inventory data. For each selling season, a buying budget may be determined indicating how much a retailer should spend purchasing inventory for the season. A user interface may be used to modify various inputs that may impact the buying budget for a given season, such as modifying the definition of a seasonal period and modifying monthly revenue goals. | 03-07-2013 |
20130085798 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING MEDICAL WORKFLOW - A method for use in a medical process includes providing a plurality of task objects for selection by a user, wherein the plurality of task objects represent respective tasks, determining a first one of the plurality of task objects, determining a second one of the plurality of task objects, linking the first one of the plurality of task objects with the second one of the plurality of task objects using a processor based at least in part on a command by the user, and storing data in a non-transitory medium regarding the linking. | 04-04-2013 |
20130090973 | Enterprise Interaction Management Methods and Apparatus - A system for managing interactions within an enterprise includes a network-connected server, and software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function for establishing a recorded instantiation of a reoccurring event and assigning a unique identifier to that event, a second function for creating an abstract conversation entity object representing the reoccurring event and for creating an executable conversation instance entity object to represent specific meetings or collaboration events under the reoccurring event, a third function for matching any incoming or outgoing interactions or interaction requests that materialize within the enterprise domain to the conversation instance entity tied to the conversation entity, and a fourth function for managing and archiving the interaction records and results thereof as searchable interaction records tied to the conversation instance entity. | 04-11-2013 |
20130173328 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INJECTION OF RESOURCES INTO A FLOW OF MULTIPLE RESOURCE UTILIZATION EVENTS - Method for managing injection of resources into flow of multiple resource utilization events, by receiving flow of base resource utilization events including basic dates on which externally managed resource/s are supplied by supplier to utilizer; deriving resource utilization events from base events and storing as unrelated records: the first storing the first event, whereby externally managed resource is supplied by a first supplier by a “first date” parameter (initially the basic date); the second storing the second event, whereby the externally managed resource is supplied to a utilizer by a “second date” parameter (initially the basic date); providing an internal resource management subsystem for authorization injection of internal resources into events without exceeding available amounts of internal resources and changing first and/or second dates to define a temporal gap between individual and basic dates and recording a resource injection authorized by the subsystem to bridge the gap. | 07-04-2013 |
20130211869 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING A CALENDAR IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An apparatus and method for organizing events in the calendar on a device is disclosed. The method enables a user to create events and send the calendar event to members of his choice. The method generates a unique identification tag and associates the identification tag with the event. The event is then sent. Further, members may respond to the received event or any other event. The device then checks whether the identification tag is associated with the response. If associated, then the response is grouped under the particular event. If the device finds no identification tag associated with the event then it treats the response as a normal message. The method enables a user to view all the information exchanged on a particular event in a calendar for a period of time. | 08-15-2013 |
20130238380 | System and Method for Scheduling Effective Client Conferences with Financial Advisors - A business-support system for financial advisors accepts personality information from investors and market-activity indicators such as share price, trade volume and natural-language news tone and sentiment reporting, to identify investors who may benefit from counseling from their advisors. The advisors may be notified to contact their clients, or a conference may be scheduled via a Customer Relationship Management (“CRM”) system. Additional features and extensions are described and claimed. | 09-12-2013 |
20130253973 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Provided is a power management system including two or more sites. The two or more sites are connected by a distribution network including a power buying line on which power is bought, a power selling line on which power is sold, and a communication line on which information is communicated. Each site includes a power generating apparatus generating power using natural energy, and a power transmission/reception control unit transmitting power generated by the power generating apparatus to the distribution network and receiving power from the distribution network. The power transmission/reception control unit is operable, when power is sold by transmitting the power generated by the power generating apparatus to the distribution network, to transmit information necessary for selling power to the communication line of the distribution network. | 09-26-2013 |
20130262173 | PRIORITIZING CALENDER EVENTS - Prioritizing events in electronic calendars, in one aspect, may automatically prioritize meetings based on the positions within an organization of the individuals attending, as well as the relationship among each of the individual meeting invitees. | 10-03-2013 |
20130317876 | SYSTEMS ANDS METHODS FOR AUTOMATED SCHEDULING - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing multi-vendor scheduling of appointments by storing calendars for a plurality of vendors in an online data storage device; allowing a user to search for a specific vendor or vendor(s) that meet predetermined criteria; determining if a selected vendor has an open time slot for the user; and scheduling the appointment. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317877 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENERGY WASTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Various technologies related to managing energy wastage management in the information technology (IT) domain are described. Implementation of the described features can lead to considerable energy savings for organizations having significant information technology hardware. Attendance information from various sources can be incorporated into the system. Power state information from a lightweight client running at nodes can also be incorporated. Wastage results can be generated and provided to encourage reduction of wastage. Enforcement of wastage policies can also be implemented. Monitoring can be done on an individual, department, or campus-wide level. Management can be accomplished in many cases without having to invest in specialized sensors or other costly infrastructure. | 11-28-2013 |
20130346138 | CREATION OF PRODUCTION PROCESS WORKFLOW DIAGRAMS - A method and system for creating production process workflow diagrams are disclosed. The system stores a graphic representation of a production facility. When a user request for a workflow diagram is received, and the request includes a time frame, a route is determined between all resources having at least one time stamp that is within the time frame. The graphic representation of the facility may be displayed, along with a graphic representation of the determined route. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346139 | FACILITATING REVENUE GENERATION FROM WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS BASED ON A SELF-TUNING ENERGY ASSET MODEL - The apparatus, systems and methods herein facilitate generation of energy-related revenue for an energy customer of an electricity supplier. The apparatuses and methods herein can be used to generate suggested operating schedules for the energy assets that including a controllable energy asset, using an objective function. The objective function is determined based on a dynamic simulation model of the energy profile of the energy assets. The dynamic simulation model is adaptive to physical changes in the energy assets based on a parametric estimation using at least one model parameter. The model parameter is at least one of an operation characteristic of the controllable energy asset, a thermodynamic property of the energy assets, and a projected environmental condition. Energy-related revenue available to the energy customer is based at least in part on a wholesale electricity market or on a regulation market. | 12-26-2013 |
20140006087 | USING A FORCE-BASED PARADIGM FOR MANAGING OPERATIONAL FULFILLMENT | 01-02-2014 |
20140006088 | AUTOMATED SCHEDULING OF NON-ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO SYSTEMS OF CAPITAL ASSETS | 01-02-2014 |
20140032256 | MULTI-PROJECT PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION - A computer hardware-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product creates an optimized project portfolio. Parameters, which defined constraints on a project portfolio, are established. The project portfolio is populated with a mixture of critical path projects and critical chain projects. The project portfolio is then optimized by: in response to determining that start and finish dates have been committed to project sponsors of in-progress projects within the project portfolio, locking the in-progress projects into place on a portfolio timeline; adjusting expectations for the in-progress projects based on performance to date in order to extend a finish date; combining all other projects, which are not yet committed, in priority order onto the portfolio timeline by mapping each generic timeline onto actual calendar dates; and sliding unanchored projects forward or backward on the portfolio timeline to fill holes and smooth bulges in the portfolio timeline. | 01-30-2014 |
20140039963 | SATELLITE SCHEDULING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for scheduling objects having pair-wise and cumulative constraints. The systems and methods presented can utilize a directed acyclic graph to increase or maximize a utilization function. Violation of cumulative constraints can be identified at the moment of constraint violation such that events resulting in constraint violations can be removed from the schedule while the schedule is being determined. By removing the events triggering constraint violations at the point of constraint violation, the systems and methods provided can determine optimal or near-optimal schedules in a relatively quick and efficient manner compared to systems and methods that check for violations of cumulative constraints after determining a schedule. The objects can comprise satellites in a constellation of satellites. In some implementations, the satellites are imaging satellites, and the systems and methods for scheduling can use crowd-sourced data to determine events of interest for acquisition of images. | 02-06-2014 |
20140067455 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY MANAGING USER ACTIVITIES USING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - An automatic calendar-managing system automatically updates a user's schedule in response to schedule-modifying events. During operation, the system can detect a schedule-modifying event, which can include an event that is likely to require the user to modify a set of scheduled activities. The system then generates a schedule modification, which includes at least one change to the user's set of scheduled activities, to account for the schedule-modifying event. The system can reschedule the user's set of scheduled activities to accommodate the schedule modification. | 03-06-2014 |
20140089032 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for providing a graphical interface and application for managing assets and products in and between shipper/receiver facilities. A shipper/receiver management application manages assets and products and provides selectable options to a user to control operations across the shipper/receiver facility and between shipper/receiver facilities. Aspects include inventory and/or workflow management to facilitate timing and control facets of inventory, production planning, and graphical representations thereof for both shippers and receivers. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095244 | FACILITY VISUALIZATION AND MONITORING - A method includes generating, using a three-dimensional model file corresponding to a facility location, a graphical user interface depicting a virtual representation of the facility location from a first point of view, one or more of a plurality of assets located at the facility location being visible from the first point of view. The method further includes receiving navigation instructions indicating a desire of a user to move within the virtual representation to a second point of view, and updating the graphical user interface to depict a virtual representation of the facility location from the second point of view, a particular asset being visible from the second point of view. The method further includes receiving a user selection of the particular asset, accessing asset information associated with the particular asset, and displaying at least a portion of the accessed asset information. | 04-03-2014 |
20140122157 | CALENDAR FEATURE FOR CREATING A TRIP OBJECT - Display data to cause the display of a calendar feature having one or more date elements may be output. A selection of a date element or date elements and user input for creating a trip object may be received. The trip object may be created in response and the start and end fields for the trip object may be populated based on the selected date elements. | 05-01-2014 |
20140180749 | SCHEDULING MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR CORDINATING ALLOCATION OF EXTERNAL RESOURCES TO A PLURALITY OF COMPETING COMPANY ACTIVITIES - A method for coordinating limited resources selected from a plurality of limited resources and distributed within a pair of scheduled time periods, the method for execution on a computer processor using stored instructions. The method includes receiving a request for calendar access by a first company; displaying a first time period of the pair of scheduled time periods for a first activity of the first company in a calendar, the display of the first time period including a first set of limited resources with identifying resource information. Also, the method displays a second time period for a second activity of a second company in the calendar, the display of the second time period including a second set of limited resources with identifying resource information. As well as accesses a storage containing the plurality of limited resources associated with one or more category limitations to determine the booking information of a selected limited resource, the booking information pertaining to the selected limited resource contained within the second set of limited resources. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188542 | Methods and Systems for Determining, Characterizing, Addressing and Quantifying Disturbances to Transit System Operation - A method and system for handling an incident affecting a transit agency is provided. The method and system allow for obtaining an indication of the existence of the incident, defining the incident, determining affected items, and securing the affected items as required. The method and system further allow for quantifying the impact of the incident. | 07-03-2014 |
20140236661 | SUPPLIER ANALYSIS AND VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An application and system are capable of taking file formatted data and using that data as an onboarding process to go live with a system to system business document exchange process. Using certain applications and systems, suppliers can automatically validate their data files using a certification tool and can request production of their various products. Certain systems can be operated without human intervention and can accommodate users in a variety of time zones. Certain systems may accommodate parallel validation by a human technician. | 08-21-2014 |
20140304024 | EMPLOYEE VACATION SCHEDULING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an employee vacation scheduling system for enabling an employee to purchase vacation travel services on the basis of the availability of the paid leaves thereof. The vacation scheduling system comprises a database comprising a plurality of employees wherein, each employee is associated with the number of paid leaves the employee is entitled to. The scheduling system further comprises a store module for enabling an employee to purchase a vacation travel service that spans a predetermined number of vacation days, a date module for enabling the employee, in the process of purchasing the vacation travel service, to mark successive vacation dates for the utilization of the vacation travel service, and a payment module for enabling the employee to pay for the vacation travel service upon determining that the number of vacation days are lesser than or equivalent | 10-09-2014 |
20140304025 | MANAGING ENERGY ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORT OPERATIONS - Apparatus, systems, and methods are described that can be used to generate an operating schedule for a controller of an energy storage asset that is in communication with a transport vehicle, based on an optimization process. The operating schedule is generated based on an operation characteristic of the energy storage asset, an energy-generating capacity of the transport vehicle in communication with the energy storage asset based on a motion of the transport vehicle, and a price associated with a market (including a regulation market and/or an energy market). Operation of the energy storage asset according to the generated operating schedule facilitates derivation of energy-related revenue, over a time period T. The energy-related revenue available to the energy customer over the time period T is based at least in part on the regulation market and/or the energy market. | 10-09-2014 |
20140310049 | METHOD OF GENERATING AN OPTIMIZED SHIP SCHEDULE TO DELIVER LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS - A system and method is provided for generating an optimized ship schedule to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) from one or more LNG liquefaction terminals to one or more LNG regasification terminals using a fleet of ships. A plurality of optimization models model an LNG supply chain. The LNG supply chain includes the one or more LNG liquefaction terminals, the one or more LNG regasification terminals, and the fleet of ships. An input device accepts a plurality of inputs relevant to the LNG supply chain. The plurality of inputs are configured to be input into the optimization models. One or more solution algorithms are interfaced with the optimization models. A processor runs the optimization models using the interfaced solution algorithms to create an optimized ship schedule. Uncertainty is accounted for in the optimized ship schedule. An output device outputs the optimized ship schedule. | 10-16-2014 |
20140316838 | DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS) FOR MAINTENANCE OF A PLURALITY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS IN A RENEWABLE POWER PLANT - The invention relates to a decision support system (DSS, | 10-23-2014 |
20140316839 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN - A method for generating an LNG supply chain design. An LNG supply chain is modeled using a plurality of optimization models. Input data relevant to the modeled LNG supply chain is accepted. The input data is input into the optimization models. One or more solution algorithms are interfaced with the optimization models. The optimization models are nm using the interfaced solution algorithms to create an optimized supply chain design. The optimized supply chain design is outputted. Uncertainty is accounted for in the input data. The size, number, and design of ships, the number of berths and storage capacity at each LNG regasification terminal and LNG liquefaction terminal, and any other design decisions are treated as variables in the plurality of optimization models. | 10-23-2014 |
20140324510 | OPTIMIZING VEHICLE RECHARGING TO LIMIT USE OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM NON-RENEWABLE SOURCES - Methods and systems for maximizing the proportion of renewable energy relative to the total energy used during the charging of electrically powered vehicles are described. The methods and systems contemplate the acquisition, by a TSP, of data pertaining to the renewable energy mixture, i.e. the ratio of energy produced from renewable sources to energy produced from non-renewable sources, of the energy provided by one or more utility companies. Renewable energy mixture forecasts and information pertaining to charging and use of one or more vehicles are used to generate schedules for charging one or more electrically powered vehicles such that the use of renewable energy in vehicle charging is optimized. | 10-30-2014 |
20140330610 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL SCHEDULE BUILDING - Methods, systems and computer readable media for visual schedule building are disclosed. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330611 | FACILITATING REVENUE GENERATION FROM WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS USING AN ENGINEERING-BASED MODEL - The disclosure facilitates generation of energy-related revenue for an energy customer of an electricity supplier. The disclosure herein can be implemented to generate suggested operating schedules for energy assets that include a controllable energy asset, using an objective function. The objective function is determined based on a dynamic simulation model of the energy profile of the energy assets. The dynamic simulation model is adaptive to physical changes in the energy assets based at least in part on a physical model of the thermodynamic property of the at least one energy asset and at least in part on data representative of an operation characteristic of the controllable energy asset, a thermodynamic property of the energy assets, and/or a projected environmental condition. Energy-related revenue available to the energy customer is based at least in part on a wholesale electricity market or on a regulation market. | 11-06-2014 |
20140344001 | MARKET FOR RESOURCES BASED ON REUSABLE USAGE POINTS AND USAGE PERIODS - Example embodiments relate to a resource market based on reusable usage points and usage periods. In example embodiments, a system may maintain multiple resources provided by at least one resource provider, each resource being accessible by a user. The system may maintain multiple consecutive usage periods, during which the user can use resources of the multiple resources. The system may maintain, for the user, a number of usage points that may be exchanged by the user for usage of at least one of the multiple resources. Each usage point may be associated with a particular usage period of the multiple consecutive usage periods. The system may, for each usage point, allow the user to allocate, re-allocate or refrain from allocating the usage point to a particular resource during the usage period associated with the particular usage point. | 11-20-2014 |
20140358618 | Method and System for Addition of New Fiscal Year Through Single Click - A method for creating a budget is disclosed. The method comprises defining a multi-dimensional data structure comprising a plurality of data containers, each to hold items of budgeting data corresponding to a first fiscal year. Each data container is assigned a unique identifier indicative of the data it is intended to hold, which data is generated by a data module. For a second fiscal year, updating the data structure to include new data containers to hold items of budgeting data corresponding to the second fiscal year; and generating budgeting data to be stored in the new cells by the data module, responsive to a single click. | 12-04-2014 |
20140372167 | System and Method for Providing a Capacity Reservation System for a Virtual or Cloud Computing Environment - A system and method are provided for determining workload reservations in a virtual or cloud computing environment, the method comprising: determining a workload to be booked and a time for which the booking is to be placed in the environment; modeling a future demand in the environment; modeling a future supply of hosts in the environment based on data obtained from the environment; executing a placement analysis using a future demand model, a future supply model, and at least one policy indicative of parameters of the placement; and using a result of the placement analysis in completing or rejecting a booking for the workload. | 12-18-2014 |
20140379410 | PROTOCOL-AWARE SCHEDULING - A method creates an electronically formatted schedule for imaging examinations. The method includes receiving a set of imaging examination orders, determining a protocol for each imaging examination order in the set of imaging examination orders, identifying an expected examination time duration of each of the protocols, and creating the electronically formatted schedule based on the expected examination time durations. A computing apparatus ( | 12-25-2014 |
20150051938 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING FUEL MIX, FUEL ALLOCATION AND SCHEDULING OF GENERATOR RESOURCES - Embodiments of the invention provide systems, methods, and apparatus for receiving input information including at least one of generator parameters, energy output requirements, fuel cost, fuel availability, and a maintenance schedule; creating a resource model based on the input information wherein creating the resource model includes linearizing a quadratic objective function and linearizing a quadratic gas constraints function; generating an optimized operating schedule, fuel mix, and allocation plan from the resource model based on the input information; and controlling the generator resources to optimally meet energy output requirements using the operating schedule fuel mix, and allocation plan. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 02-19-2015 |
20150051939 | PRODUCTION PROJECT PROPOSAL DETERMINATION METHOD, PRODUCTION PROJECT PROPOSAL DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A production plan planning method having: receiving, by a computer, an order including production time information on a product in a received order condition as received order information; searching, by the computer, the production schedule information storage part for production schedule information on the product stored in the received order information; allocating, by the computer, production schedule information on each process for the at least one first component to the retrieved production schedule information; and controlling, by the computer, the allocated production schedule information on the each process to take over the production time information, the third step comprising allocating production schedule information satisfying the production time information included in the received order condition of the received order information to the each process, the fourth step comprising controlling the respective allocated processes to sequentially take over production time information on a first process of the product. | 02-19-2015 |
20150058064 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OVERALL LOAD BALANCING BY SCHEDULED AND PRIORITIZED REDUCTIONS - Accessing an energy management policy for a plurality of devices is described, wherein the devices are coupled with a first structure. The energy usage of the devices is monitored. An energy usage rule and energy usage is then compared. The energy management policy and energy usage is also compared. Based on the comparing, an instruction is generated to modify an energy usage profile of said device to correlate with the energy usage rule associated with the devices and the energy management policy, thereby enabling efficient energy management. | 02-26-2015 |
20150142499 | MULTI-INTERVAL DISPATCH SYSTEM TOOLS FOR ENABLING DISPATCHERS IN POWER GRID CONTROL CENTERS TO MANAGE CHANGES - A system tool that provides dispatchers in power grid control centers with a capability to manage changes. Included is a user interface and a plurality of scheduler engines. Each scheduler engine is configured to look ahead at different time frames to forecast system conditions and alter generation patterns within the different time frames. A comprehensive operating plan holds schedules generated by the plurality of scheduler engines. A relational database is coupled to the comprehensive operating plan. Input data is initially received from the relational database for each scheduling engine, and thereafter the relational database receives data from the scheduling engines relative to forecast system conditions. | 05-21-2015 |
20150294430 | DYNAMIC DISPATCHING AND SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT METHODS FOR AN INTELLIGENT TRANSIT SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC GUIDED BUSES - A method for dispatching buses in groups for a bus transit system comprising determining a service interval for each trip of the bus transit system, assembling group assignments based on the service interval for each trip, determining a dispatch schedule for each bus based on the service interval and the group assignment, communicating the dispatch schedule to each bus, and communicating group assignment information to each of a plurality of the buses in a group. The group assignment assigns a plurality of the buses into a group on a segment of the trip shared by the plurality of buses such that multiple buses for different trips can dock at a station at the same time like a train to facilitate transferring passengers. | 10-15-2015 |
20150317587 | METHODS FOR MINIMIZING WAIT TIMES FOR THEME PARK PATRONS - In accordance with the present invention, there are provided methods for minimizing the amount of time theme park patrons wait in line until being able to partake of a given attraction and/or a pre-selected plurality of attractions. | 11-05-2015 |
20150356483 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING ROUTE ASSIGNMENT PERFORMANCE - A computer system for executing a method for improving route assignment performance. A route data structure is provided with a labeling algorithm. The route data structure has one or more route vectors representing a set of route options for a plurality of available resources to fulfill a plurality of job orders at respective physical locations. A linear program is solved to obtain a route assignment solution for the set of route options in the route data structure. If the solution is non-fractional, then the solution is provided as the route assignment solution for the set of route options. If the solution is fractional, then route options having solution variables with a non-fractional route-is-assigned value are identified as assigned routes and a subset of the fractional solution variables are rounded to the route-is-assigned value. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363747 | Method and System for Creating in Real-Time, a Day-Specific Online Record of Events, Social Networking, and an Online Community of Users - A computer-implemented method of creating in real-time, a day-specific online record of events, includes i) having an electronic device with a capability to receive user input information and storing on the same device or transmitting to a remote computer, or both, ii) inputting, using the electronic device, on one day of a week (month or year) information relating to at least one event that occurred on the same day of any of the previous weeks (or months or years), and repeating the inputting step on the same day of at least any one week (or month or year) thereafter. | 12-17-2015 |
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