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| 20110077989 | SYSTEM FOR VALUATING EMPLOYEES - A system is described for valuating employees. The system may include a memory and a processor. The memory may store a historical dataset which describes employees of an organization. The historical dataset may include inputs describing employee performance over a time interval. The processor may be operatively connected to the memory and may receive the historical dataset. The processor may identify a value metric which describes the value contributed by each employee to the organization over the time interval. The processor may analyze the historical dataset to identify a subset of the inputs which are indicative of the value metric over the time interval. The processor may generate a predictive model based on the subset of the inputs and the value metric. The predictive model may determine a net present value of each employee indicative of an expected value to be contributed by each employee over a future time interval. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110082721 | AUTOMATED REACTIVE BUSINESS PROCESSES - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable program code for managing reactive business processes. In one embodiment, the computer implemented method provides for modeling a set of business processes as pre-defined events in a software process application, wherein the software process application is located on a data processing system. A set of performance indicators are associated to the set of business processes. A set of reactive business processes are modeled, wherein the set of reactive business processes are pre-defined templates included in the software process application. The set of reactive business processes are mapped to the set of performance indicators. The set of performance indicators are monitored and responsive to a trigger from the set of performance indicators, a reactive business process is initiated. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110082722 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ASSOCIATE DEVICE MODELS AND ACCOUNTS BY UTILIZATION BANDS - Methods and systems for identifying devices having a specified utilization are disclosed. A selected minimum utilization and maximum utilization defining a utilization band may be received. Device information for each of a plurality of accounts, including a device model and utilization information for each device associated with an account, may also be received. A utilization may be determined for each device based on the utilization information. For each device model in an account, a number of devices in an account having the device model and a utilization in the utilization band may be determined. A plurality of clusters may be identified for device model-account pairs, and at least one device model-account pair may be assigned to a cluster. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110087522 | METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A PROBING ENVIRONMENT FOR PROVISIONED SERVICES TO RECOMMEND OPTIMAL BALANCE IN SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT USER EXPERIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS - A system and method of determining performance metrics for inclusion in a Service Level Agreement (SLA) between a customer and a host computing service provider. The method comprises: receiving a provisioning request from a customer including receiving computing performance requirement parameters and environmental parameters for inclusion in the SLA from the customer; deploying discovery tools to identify relevant infrastructure components based on performance metrics. Based on identification of the customer's relevant infrastructure components, probes are deployed and installed. Then, data is obtained from the probes while changing infrastructure components for simulating and assessing impact of one or more different customer scenarios for different performance policies. In one aspect, the obtained data is used to identify and implement an a priori risk sharing agreement between the customer and service provider. In a further aspect, the data obtained for simulating and assessing impact of one or more different customer policies include data for simulating and assessing different environmental policies. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110099052 | AUTOMATIC CHECKING OF EXPECTATION-FULFILLMENT SCHEMES - A system, apparatus, method, and computer program product encoding the method are provided for expectation fulfillment evaluation. The system includes a natural language processing component that extracts sets of normalized tasks from an input expectation document and an input fulfillment document. A task list comparison component compares the two sets of tasks and identifies each match between a normalized task in the first set and a normalized task in the second set, each normalized task in the first set which has no matching task in the second set, and each normalized task in the second set which has no matching task in the first set. A report generator outputs a report based on the comparison. The report may further include one or more of statistics generated from the comparison, information on an opinion generated by opinion mining a third document, and as a list of the normalized tasks and an indication of whether the tasks were fulfilled, derived from analysis of temporal expression in the two documents. The system may be implemented as software in memory by an associated computer processor. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110099053 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SUCCESSFUL USE OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE - A method and system for monitoring the success level with which application software is being used by customers so that its successful use can be encouraged. Factors that are common to customers known to be using the software are identified and used in an algorithmic process to generate a success level score for each customer or for each plurality of customers as a measure of how successfully the customer or the combined plurality of customers is using the software. Factors that are inapplicable to a particular customer are excepted from the algorithmic process for that customer. Any factor that is being used collectively by the customers at a high level of success is removed and replaced by a new factor to assure continuing accuracy of the success level score. The scores and other data can be displayed in a number of ways useful both to the customers and the software supplier. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110106588 | System and Method to Facilitate Installation of a Digital Subscriber Line - Systems and methods to facilitate installation of a digital subscriber line are provided. A particular computer-implemented method includes receiving an installation request for a digital subscriber line. The method includes determining performance data associated with one or more active digital subscriber lines that are located near an installation location of the digital subscriber line. The method includes comparing the performance data to installation criteria. The method also includes sending an installation notice to an installer. The installation notice includes a special installation instruction when the performance data satisfies at least one installation criterion of the installation criteria. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110119114 | Modeling Tool for Determining an Organization's Supply Chain Emissions Footprint - A CO2e modeling system is implemented via a host server that is remotely accessible by a large number of clients (organizations) and suppliers of goods and services to the clients. The host server accesses a database containing CO2e emission-related data from a large number of suppliers. The client, when determining their indirect CO2e emissions resulting from their supply chain network, then identifies to the host server, via the web, the various suppliers used by the client and the client's amount of usage of the various suppliers. The host server uses its stored conversion factors and other data from the database to calculate the client's indirect CO2e emissions as a result of the client's usage of the particular suppliers. The server may calculate the total CO2e emissions generated by the entire chain of suppliers that are involved with providing a particular product to the client. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110131080 | Performance-Aware Enterprise Components - Techniques for generating and executing a performance-aware enterprise component (PAEC) are provided. The techniques include creating a performance-aware enterprise component definition, wherein an enterprise component is a component with defined behavior and data models that represent an enterprise capability and provide a service to a client through a defined interface, and wherein the definition comprises an extensible markup language file comprising process component lifecycle information, one or more data items to be used in the component lifecycle, and one or more performance metrics, and executing the performance-aware enterprise component, wherein executing the performance-aware enterprise component comprises reading the performance-aware enterprise component definition and one or more relationships with the one or more data items, and operating the component lifecycle, wherein operating the component lifecycle comprises using the one or more performance metrics within the component lifecycle to enable one or more localized changes to be made within the enterprise component. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110137711 | DETECTING ANOMALIES IN FIELD FAILURE DATA - A method of detecting anomalies in the service repairs data of equipment. A failure mode-symptom correlation matrix correlates failure modes to symptoms. Diagnostic trouble codes are collected for an actual repair for the equipment. The diagnostic trouble codes are provided to a diagnostic reasoner for identifying failure modes. Diagnostic assessment is applied by the diagnostic reasoner for determining the recommended repairs to perform on the equipment in response to identifying the failure modes. Each of the recommended repairs is compared with the actual repair used to repair the equipment. A mismatch is identified in response to any recommended repair not matching the actual repair. Reports are generated for displaying all of the identified mismatches. The reports are analyzed for determining repair codes having an increase in a number of anomalies. Service centers are alerted of a correct repair for the identified failure mode. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137712 | Computerized system for processing transaction data - A system and method of managing purchasing contracts between supplier entities and customer entities for the purchase of products includes the step of generating at least one purchasing contract between at least one supplier entity (e.g., a product originator such as an airline company or a distributor such as travel agency) and at least one customer entity. The purchasing contract generated is one that is applicable to one or more contracted purchasing transactions effected, at least partially, through a computerized system. The generating step includes identifying one or more contract terms, wherein each contract term has one or more term attributes, and storing a term data set of the term attributes associated with each contract term in one or more computer databases. The method also involves collecting transaction data relating to one or more purchasing transactions and storing the transaction data in one or more computer databases. Preferably, a computer program is executed to identify one or more of the purchasing transactions as a contracted transaction (i.e., applicable to a specific contract) by selecting at least a portion of the transaction data for a purchasing transaction and comparing the selected portion with the term attributes for a contract term. In this way, the transaction may be identified as a contracted transaction if the selected portion is identified with one or more of the term attributes. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110161138 | System and Method for Analyzing Performance Data in a Transit Organization - The present invention relates to a system and method for analyzing performance data in a transit organization. Performance data is stored for each of a plurality of runs. The performance data includes at least one factor, parameters and at least one metric for each of the runs. The performance data for a subset of the runs having common parameters and a common variation in at least one of the factors is selected for analysis. The at least one metric for the subset is compared to the at least one metric for other of the runs having the common parameters to determine a relative performance level for the variation. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110166912 | PLANT ANALYSIS SYSTEM - There is provided a plant analysis system capable of enhancing efficiency of works by sharing information within a plant. A storing means stores a logic defined via a reception means. A monitoring data creation means creates KPI (key performance indicator) in real time as data for monitoring the plant based on data to be acquired from the plant by use of the logic stored in the storing means. An analysis data creation means creates the KPI as analyzing data for analyzing a plant state in the past based on historical data stored in a historical data storage means by use of the logic stored in the storing means. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110178851 | ENHANCING VIRALLY-MARKETED FACILITIES - A method and apparatus for enhancing a virally marketed facility is described and illustrated. In one embodiment, the invention is a method of operating a virally marketed facility. The method includes measuring virality of the facility based on a conversion rate and a propagation rate. The method also includes determining potential options for increasing virality. The method further includes executing potential options for increasing virality. In an alternate embodiment, the invention is a method of operating a virally marketed facility. The method includes measuring virality of the facility. Also, the method includes determining potential options for increasing virality. Further, the method includes concurrently executing potential options for increasing virality. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110184783 | Multiple Ranking Methodology for Selecting Part of a Group Based on Combined Multiple Performance and/or Characteristics Criteria - A methodology for selecting a part of a group of many similar units (i.e. workers as part of a team, retail store locations as part of a store chain, bolts as part of a bolts lot of many similar bolts, etc.), based on the combination of multiple performance and/or characteristics criteria, which includes the following steps: identification of the source group out of which some will be selected, (i.e. team of | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184784 | Tracking Carbon Footprints - Novel solutions to the challenges of obtaining accurate information about a user's or an organization's carbon footprint. In some cases, these solutions can obtain and/provide feedback about a user's carbon output based on the user's habits and choices. Some solutions are designed to supply services to individuals as well as commercial ventures and for a variety of vehicle fleets, including without limitation construction equipment. In different aspects, systems in accordance with various embodiments enable a variety of types of users to create their own carbon emission generation profile based on vehicle type; track, estimate, and store their emissions in a database; analyze their results and performance, using established methods and metrics and/or automatically update all operating parameters of interest. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110191144 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING PERFORMANCE OF A PRINT DEVICE IN A MANAGED PRINT SERVICE - A managed print system for analyzing performance of a print device may include a computing device and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for receiving a black and white print volume variable associated with a print device, receiving a color print volume variable associated with the print device, determining a black and white cost variable associated with the black and white print volume variable and determining a color cost variable associated with the color print volume variable, determining a standard relationship, determining an empirical relationship, determining, based on the empirical relationship, whether the print device has a poor fit to the standard relationship, and in response to the print device having a poor fit to the standard relationship, determining which of the variables influenced the poor fit. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191145 | Digital Records Management - Record management of a business unit is aligned to a digital records policy of a business enterprise. The digital records policy may require process, technology and cultural changes to shift from paper to digital records management. Paper intensive processes tend to have a number of economic, environmental, and operational disadvantages. In addition, government regulations are increasingly requiring businesses to be able to locate and retrieve information quickly. An implementation document contains information about a business process so that a business process supporting digital records may be compared with a digital records policy of the business enterprise. If there are any gaps between the business process and the digital records policy, an action plan may be constructed in order to eliminate or mitigate the gaps. Also, the economic benefits for a business unit migrating to digital records may be analyzed by a business case wizard tool. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110202390 | Providing a Result with a Requested Accuracy Using Individuals Previously Acting with a Consensus - A result for a task may be provided in response to receiving a request from, for example, a user for the result. The request specifies a desired accuracy level for the result. The accuracy of the result is determined using the individual accuracies of one or more persons that have selected the result. Each person's individual accuracy is determined based on results for prior tasks previously performed by that person. The person's individual accuracy is proportional to the number of that person's prior results that are with a consensus of other persons that have performed the same prior task. The result is provided if the accuracy of the result is equal to or greater than the desired accuracy level. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110208565 | COMPLEX PROCESS MANAGEMENT - The present invention relates to a computer implemented method and system for determining the source of a determined performance variance of a complex entity, and determining one or more different actions to be taken as a consequence of the determined source of performance variance. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110213642 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A CONVERSATIONAL SYSTEM - The present invention is uniquely designed to interact with web retailer's customers with real agent reaction times as they give astute answers directly concerning web retailer's products and goals. The entire process is manageable through a third-party website which includes scripting, settings and other parameters selected by the web retailer. An artificial intelligence engine uses the combination of Bayesian probability keyword selection, natural language parsing and regular expression processing. The technology updates its response database with every client interaction-learning always takes place as it simulates a live agent, in real time. Every client interaction is recorded and analyzed, and as a result of the analysis the changes in the answer database are made. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110231229 | Hybrid Software Component and Service Catalog - A hybrid software component and service catalog is disclosed. A method according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes identifying a plurality of existing information technology services in an enterprise, wherein each of the plurality of existing information technology services includes a plurality of attributes. The method also includes assigning a quality metric associated with one or more attributes of each of the respective identified existing information technology services. The method also includes identifying a plurality of potential information technology services, wherein each of the plurality of potential information technology services includes a plurality of attributes. Additionally, the method includes receiving a quality metric associated with one or more attributes of each of the respective identified potential information technology services from a source external to the enterprise. The method further includes determining a threshold associated with a selected one of the existing information technology services and comparing the quality metric associated with the selected one of the existing information technology services to the quality metric associated with a selected one of the potential information technology services. The method also includes based at least in part on the comparison and the determined threshold, displaying the potential information technology resource to a user. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110246261 | USER-GENERATED CONTENT POLICY OPTIMIZATION - A method and system for user-generated content policy optimization are described. In example embodiments, a harvester module receives listing data from a database. The listing data represents user-generated content maintained by a content serving platform, such as a network-based marketplace. An impact module calculates a compliance impact based on a profile report. The profile report includes use of elements in the listing data. A policy module analyzes the policy affecting the user-generated content. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110258021 | HUMAN RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL SUPPORTING SAFETY ISSUE ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT - According to an embodiment, a human reliability assessment tool includes at least one performance assessment worksheet regarding at least one of the group of the evaluation of a scenario, the making of a decision selecting a response to the scenario, and the carrying out of the response. The performance assessment worksheet is an electronic structured information entry document on machine-readable media enabled by a processor of a computerized device. A plurality of checklist information entry items is incorporated into the performance assessment worksheet. A modeling portion of the performance assessment worksheet is structured for recording an information entry relating to a step in a model of human performance. A linkage is formed between the checklist information entry items and a plurality of related effects within a relevant operational environment. An automated determination is made as to whether specific performance levels are achieved within the relevant operational environment. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110264487 | Embedding Planning Components In Transactional Applications - Two configurable user interface building blocks, an analytics list building block and a search building block, may interface with business planning data in both business intelligence systems and enterprise resource planning systems through an application controller to provide business planning models and applications. The search building block may include parameters to select fields from queries, filters, planning functions, and sequences to filter data included in the planning model. The analytics list building block may provide an interface for customizing components of business planning models. The application controller may ensure application integrity, execute a planning function on the data in the business planning model, and populate an interface with data. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110282714 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANALYTICAL DATA RELATED TO THE PROJECT BID AND REQUISITION PROCESS - A comprehensive, web-enabled computer system and method is provided for producing analytical data related a project bid management system. Transactional data related to the bid and project are entered into the computer system through an on-line bid, project requisition and payment process. Using the transactional data stored within the system, virtually any type of analytical data related to single or multiple projects performed by one or more vendors for one or more buyers can be generated. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110288908 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING HAUL ROAD CONDITIONS - A method for improving haul road surface conditions comprises collecting performance data associated with at least one machine operating on a haul route and determining a rolling resistance of each of the at least one machine based on the performance data. An average rolling resistance associated with one or more portions of the haul route is determined based on the rolling resistance of each of the at least one machine. The one or more portions of the haul route are identified as irregular if the average rolling resistance of the one or more portions exceeds a threshold resistance value. A proposed modification to the irregular portion of the haul route is generated, and performance of the at least one machine is simulated based on the proposed modification. The method also includes outputting results of the simulated performance. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110295653 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER FOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND OPERATING CONTROL (MSOC) CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL (CMM) - A method is provided for assessing implementation of Management System and Operating Control (MSOC) by an organization. Matrixes for key process areas of the MSOC are displayed. Each matrix corresponds to one key process area, and each of the key process areas includes different goals for assessing implementation of the MSOC. Input from an assessor is received in each of the matrixes, and the input assesses the different goals of the key process areas of the MSOC implementation. Based on the input in each of the matrixes, a corresponding score is individually calculate for each of the key process areas of the MSOC, and each of the key process areas has its own corresponding score. Maturity levels are individually determined for each of the key process areas of the MSOC based on the corresponding score. The maturity levels are displayed for each of the key process areas. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295654 | CUSTOMER-LEVEL MACRO BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MONITORING - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for client/customer-centric macro (e.g., business-wide) monitoring of business performance and determination of business-wide customer impact trends associated with the client's/customer's composite relationship with the business. Additionally, embodiments provide for determining customer impact trends at other levels of the business relationship, such as at business unit/line of business levels, product/service levels and the like. Based on the determined customer impact trends, further determinations may be made regarding whether alerts are warranted based on the trends, and generating and communicating the alerts if warranted. Determining business-wide customer impact trends provides for the business to identify problems or potential problems that may adversely impact the global relationship between the overall client entity and the business implementing the performance monitoring system. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110295655 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A terminal includes a sensor for detecting a physical quantity and a data transmitting unit for transmitting data representing the physical quantity to a processing device. An input/output device includes an input unit for receiving an input of data representing a productivity relating to the person wearing the terminal and a data transmitting unit for transmitting the data representing the productivity to the processing device. The processing device includes a feature value extracting unit for extracting a feature value from the data representing the physical quantity, a conflict calculating unit for determining items of data bringing about conflict from the data representing the productivity, and a coefficient-of-influence calculating unit for calculating a degree of the correlation between the feature value and the items of the data bringing about conflict. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110302003 | System And Method To Measure, Aggregate And Analyze Exact Effort And Time Productivity - A system and method for measuring exact effort spent on work related activities within an organization. The system includes at least one desktop agent cooperating with at least one server, the or each said desktop agent includes collecting means for online events including user inputs, active applications, and related application artifacts; a desktop time map unit aggregating said online events into time slots pertaining to applications and artifacts on said desktop; a user remote time map unit assessing an offline duration at said desktop; a rules and pattern matching engine; a user time analyzer mapping said online and offline time utilization to activity and purpose responsive to output of said rules and pattern matching engine; and a private time selector regulated by said user time analyzer. Server aggregates individual effort data, and adapts it into an n-dimensional effort data cube, thereby facilitating views into different aspects of organization effort. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110313816 | PROGRESS MANAGEMENT FOR PROJECTS - Project progress management technology is made more objective by excluding as much human subjectivity as possible. Consideration is given to levels of importance of check items and tasks. A more accurate grasp of the progress of a project is enabled even if a significant change occurs in the middle of the project. An indication of a “complete” or “incomplete” state is used as a progress indicator of the lowest order tasks of the project, and progress of a high order task is based on the progress of the lowest order tasks. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120010925 | Consolidation Potential Score Model - A method of evaluating vendor capability includes selecting a set of grouping strategies, each grouping strategy including one or more application groups, calculating a component consolidation potential (CP) score for each application group in each grouping strategy, determining a value for each application group in each grouping strategy, calculating a net CP score for each grouping strategy using the values and the component CP scores, selecting a grouping strategy from the set of grouping strategies based on the net CP scores, and evaluating vendor capability according to the selected grouping strategy. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120029976 | Monitoring and Validating Energy Savings - Calculating and validating energy savings. Energy savings from programs such as telework are calculated and validated through the use of authenticated remote access systems. A person or device working away from the place of work authenticates themselves with a remote access system using a personal digital device. Through such authenticated remote access logs including location information, systems can determine where a person and/or device is, and is not. Energy savings can be calculated based not only on the energy expenditures of avoided travel, but also on the energy expenditures saved at the place of work location. These energy savings may be summed over employees and/or devices and/or places of work. Energy savings are documented, and may be expressed in terms of KWH, BTUs, metric tons of CO2, or other similarly derivable units. These may be used for example for credit trading. Such monitoring, calculating, and trading may be locally provided, offered as a managed service, or provided as a Software as a Service application for individuals, devices, groups of individuals, groups of devices, or enterprises. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120041802 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION OF BUSINESS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - Systems, methods, and computer program products for business transformation of business performance indicators. Exemplary embodiments include a method for business transformation of business performance indicators, the method including building and refining a process model in a process modeler, defining metrics, key performance indicators and events, and creating metrics for capturing working duration and decision paths, specifying and preparing the process model for deployment, deploying the process model, calculating the working durations, the decision paths and the key performance indicators, measuring the process model real-time and feeding the working duration and decision percentage data into the process modeler. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120066030 | Performance Management System And Dashboard - A performance management system for straightforward company analytics including trend, peer and industry benchmarking analysis, for performance assessment, measurement and action planning by linking fundamental financial metrics to their business drivers through key performance indicators (KPI's). | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120109720 | Intelligent location system - An intelligent location system for automatically determining and recording a recordable event by automatically determining a combination of the following criteria:
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| 20120116850 | CAUSAL MODELING OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL HIERACHICAL METRIC CUBES - A computing system initializes a first frontier to be a root of a multi-dimensional hierarchical data structure representing an entity. The system acquires first data corresponding to the first frontier. The system performs modeling on the first data to obtain a first model and a corresponding first statistic. The system expands a dimension of the first frontier. The system gathers second data corresponding to the expanded frontier. The system applies the data modeling on the second data to obtain a second model and a corresponding second statistic. The system compares the first statistic of the first model and the second statistic of the second model. The system sets the second model to be the first model in response to determining that the second model statistic is better than the first model statistic. The system outputs the first model. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120130773 | System and method for determining applicants' working process with an administrative agency based on past data collection and analysis of past administrative agents performance - A computer implemented process for predicting a next course of action to increase the probability of allowance of an application that is before an administrative agent in an administrative agency. Specifically, the system comprising: a computer system for automatically analyzing and providing recommendations to the applicants; a receiving data module, in communication with the computer system, designed to receive data related the past performance of the administrative agents actions; analyzing data module, in communication with the computer system and the receiving data module, and designed to analyze all data related to the past performance of an administrative agents actions; and a display module, in communication with the analyzing data module, and designed to display to a user a report of the past performance of the administrative agent, related administrative agents performance, and complete administrative agency performance. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120136697 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT DEPLOYMENT OF WEB APPLICATIONS IN A MULTI-DATACENTER SYSTEM - A system for computing an optimal deployment of at least one web application in a multi-datacenter system comprising a collector for collecting performance measurements with regard to a web application executed in the multi-datacenter system and grouping the performance measurements according to locations of a plurality of clients accessing the web application; a data repository for maintaining at least a performance table including at least the performance measurements grouped according to the plurality of client locations and a service level agreement (SLA) guaranteed to clients in the plurality of client locations; and an analyzer for processing at least information stored in the performance table for generating a recommendation on an optimal deployment of the web application in at least one combination of datacenters in the multi-datacenter system by computing an expected SLA that can be guaranteed to the clients in each combination of datacenters. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120158464 | VISUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION - To provide a visualization method for analyzing the condition of an organization, the condition of a sub-organization, and the condition of an individual, with the face-to-face contact communication between members belonging to an organization being used as a cross section. A sensor-net system comprises a plurality of terminals and a processing unit that processes data sent from the plurality of terminals, wherein the each terminal comprises: a sensor for detecting a physical quantity; and a data sender unit that sends data indicative of the physical quantity detected by the sensor, and wherein based on the data sent from a first terminal, the processing unit plots this data on a coordinate plane consisting of two axes, in which an intensity of a relation, which a first person equipped with the first terminal has with other person, is assigned to one axis and a diversity of the relation is assigned to the other axis. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120173306 | System and Method for Providing Real Estate Referrals - The present invention discloses a system and method for providing agent referrals for real estate transactions. The system and method provides buyers and/or sellers with a real estate agent referral based on the type of real estate involved in the transaction and/or preferences of the buyer/seller. The real estate agent provided through the referral will be the highest performing real estate available with the performance of the real estate agent based on criteria received from the seller/buyer and transaction history of the real estate agent. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120203597 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ASSESS OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE - A business tool is disclosed to assess the operational capability of an organization. A framework is provided for a user to provide information from various sources, including a particular industry, a particular function, competition and research. An assessment of actual and desired scores defining the competitive essence is made, within each capability of a function, to come up with a collective number per function based on intra-function weight. This is followed by allocation of inter-function weight. Calculations of desired and actual scores are performed for the organization. The variance is reverse scaled to calculate the number for operational excellence. Where the actual number lacks the desired number, business insights and improvement opportunities are identified along with key tools. Where the desired number trails the actual number, optimization opportunities are identified. A strategic manager is armed with tactical and strategic information to take the organization on a journey of continued success. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120226527 | CENTRALIZED CUSTOMER CONTACT DATABASE - According to some embodiments, a method receives a request for contact information associated with a customer. The method determines a plurality of contact values associated with the customer. The plurality of contact values include a first set of contact values that a first line of business associates with the customer and a second set of contact values that a second line of business associates with the customer. The method determines priority information associated with each contact value. In response to the request for contact information, the method communicates one or more of the contact values. For each contact value being communicated, the method communicates at least some of the priority information associated with the each contact value being communicated. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120226528 | Result-based Payment Method and System - The invention is a method and system for providing compensation for services based on the results achieved using these services. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120232961 | FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Materials handling vehicles are integrated with enterprise computing systems by providing a transceiver on a vehicle, where the transceiver is configured for wireless data communication across a wireless computing environment. More particularly, integration is implemented by configuring a processor on the materials handling vehicle to: communicate with the transceiver for wireless communication to a corresponding server computer, to communicate with at least one electronics component of the materials handling vehicle across a vehicle network bus and to receive logon information to identify an operator logging onto the materials handling vehicle. Integration also comprises configuring the processor to implement at least one customization function on the materials handling vehicle based upon the received logon information by: wirelessly communicating information between the server computer and the materials handling vehicle via the transceiver and interacting with at least one component of the materials handling vehicle across the materials handling vehicle network bus. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120239461 | Software program that provides a structured format and verification of date entered via a touch screen tablet that records the status and performance of water purification equipment that is used for dialysis treatments - This computer program is a data logging system that enables the user to monitor and record the status and performance of water purification equipment that is housed and used in a dialysis clinic. The software program will be used by technicians that work in three shifts on a daily basis to ensure that the water being purified for dialysis treatment is within an acceptable range of purity. This software replaces a paper logging system and is more versatile in security, accuracy, function and reporting. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239462 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING DRIVING PERFORMANCE - Apparatuses and methods provide for improved driving performance. In one example, a method includes obtaining data describing vehicle parameters effecting fuel efficiency and carbon emissions, where the data is generated during operation of a vehicle by a driver. A performance rating for the driver may be generated based on the obtained data. The performance rating for the driver indicates how the driver's behavior impacted at least both the fuel efficiency and carbon emissions of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle by the driver. Related apparatuses are also disclosed. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120253888 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING VEHICLE AND VEHICLE OPERATOR EFFICIENCY - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a fleet management computer system for assessing vehicle efficiency. According to various embodiments, the fleet management computer system is configured for receiving and assessing vehicle telematics data in order to determine an idle percentage of engine run time value representing the percentage of the vehicle's engine run time during which the vehicle's engine was idling during the one or more time periods. In addition, the fleet management computer system may be configured for assessing vehicle telematics data in order to identify segment of engine idle time and generate a graphical display indicating various attributes of the identified idle time segments. The idle time percentage and idle time segments generated by the system can be used to assess the efficiency of vehicles and/or vehicle operators in an associated fleet. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253889 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING ASSET EFFICIENCIES - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an asset management computer system configured for assessing the efficiency of one or more assets, such as human employees. According to various embodiments, the asset management computer system may be configured for analyzing operational data indicative of one or more asset dynamics and segmenting the operational data into a plurality of activity segments representing periods of time classified according to asset activity. In addition, the asset management computer system may be further configured to determine one or more operational characteristics for each of said activity segments and generate a graphical representation of the activity segments. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120278135 | TEST OPERATION AND REPORTING SYSTEM - A test operation and reporting system is operable to evaluate testing of a system under test (SUT). The test operation and reporting system includes a testing metrics selection engine to identify core metrics and one or more optional metrics to evaluate a testing service level of one or more tests performed on the SUT. A metrics compilation module determines measurements for the core metrics and optional metrics. A trend evaluation module determines whether a trend determined from the metrics meets an associated target, and identifies a metric indicator to explain the trend if the associated target is not met. A dashboard engine generates a plurality of views based on selections. The views are operable to include the trend, an associated target, the core metrics and optional metrics, the metric indicator and other metrics. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120278136 | 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. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120290363 | METHOD OF MONITORING SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOPRODUCTS - Described herein is a method of monitoring the origin and composition of bioproducts such as biofuels that are the result of mixing more than one type of biofuel, thereby ensuring that a particular bioproduct presents a certain amount of a particular type of each bioproduct with corresponding emissions related data and sustainability. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120290364 | SCORING SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE - A method includes receiving a supplier scoring tree having a first node including a first function of supplier performance connected via a first link to a second node operative to receive a first value associated with a metric of the supplier performance, receiving the first value, performing the first function of the first node, outputting a result of the function to a display, and displaying the result value to a user for analysis of supplier performance by the user. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120296704 | METHOD OF TESTING ITEM AVAILABILITY AND DELIVERY PERFORMANCE OF AN E-COMMERCE SITE - An inventory management, and a shipping/returns management system can be analyzed to determine various performance characteristics of an e-commerce operator, such as whether the latter maintains sufficient items to meet demand, whether distribution is occurring in a timely fashion, etc. The systems are analyzed using one or more anonymous proxy accounts. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120303419 | SYSTEM PROVIDING AUTOMATED FEEDBACK REMINDERS - A system and method for encouraging the exchange of feedback in an enterprise. An example method includes providing one or more user interface controls for configuring a feedback reminder to automatically include predetermined insight pertaining to a potential participant in a future feedback exchange; sending the feedback reminder to a messaging system or application; providing a user option to view content of the feedback reminder; and displaying the feedback reminder in response to user selection of the first user option. Another user option enables selection of particular insight, derived from a talent management system, for inclusion in the feedback reminder. The messaging system may include an email application or an application for displaying a worklist. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120316928 | CUSTOMER INTERACTION MANAGEMENT BLUEPRINT - The various embodiments of the present invention provide a Customer Interaction Management (CIM) blueprint methodology to assess the maturity of contact management in an organization and determine a series of measures in form of business and technology design blueprints to take the contact management to a desired position as per brand and business needs. The method of providing a CIM blueprint process includes assessing the current position of the customer interaction management, analyzing the gaps between the current and ideal states of the customer interaction management, advising a suitable blueprint to cover the gaps and assisting in the implementation of the blueprint to the customer interaction management. The customer interaction management blueprint cascades customer interaction management decisions using a plurality of decision making layers comprising brand layer business layer, financial-functional layer, operational layer and technology layer. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120316929 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RENTAL VALUATION DATA - Described herein are systems and methods for providing rental valuation data (for example in terms of indicative market rental values). For example, such data may be used to define a suggested reasonable rental value, or indicate whether a proposed rental amount is higher or lower than objective factors would suggest. This is focused on a property to be rented by a business operator from a landlord, to renew a lease or to settle a rental dispute. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120323639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MATURITY LEVELS FOR BUSINESS PROCESSES - A system, computer-readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for determining a maturity level for a business process. Responses to questions relating to a business process for a business are received. A first business process maturity level is determined using the responses to the questions. Performance statistics are obtained from a database including historical data related to the business process. A second business process maturity level is determined using the performance statistics. A weight factor is determined using the first business process maturity level and the second business process maturity level, the weight factor corresponding to a correlation between the first business process maturity level and the second business process maturity level. A weighted business process maturity level is calculated for the business process using the first business process maturity level and the weight factor. The weighted business process maturity level for the business process is stored in the database. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130006715 | Fleet Vehicle Management Systems and Methods - Some embodiments of a system for communicating vehicle information can provide equipment for use inside a fleet vehicle to facilitate prompt and efficient transfer of vehicle and driver information. In particular embodiments, the system may include an electronic onboard recorder mountable in a vehicle and a mobile communication device that is configured to wireless communication with the electronic onboard recorder. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006716 | SYSTEM OF MANAGING CHANGE PROCESS - A system for managing changes to obviate inefficiencies in business processes involves identifying business activities ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130013378 | METHOD OF EVALUATING LOST REVENUE BASED ON WEB PAGE RESPONSE TIME - A method of determining a relationship between page response time and lost revenue. The method includes identifying a performance metric and determining a first relationship that indicates by how much changes in the value of the performance metric are attributable to changes in the value of the page response time. The method also includes determining a second relationship that indicates losses in revenue attributable to changes in the value of the performance metric. A third relationship is then determined which indicates losses in revenue attributable to changes in the value of the page response time. Optionally, a threshold lost revenue value may be used to determine a threshold page response time, which may be used to determine when corrective action should be taken to reduce page response time. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130018703 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED AND COLLABORATIVE MONITORINGAANM Majeed; BasimAACI Abu DhabiAACO AEAAGP Majeed; Basim Abu Dhabi AEAANM Du; XiaofengAACI IpswichAACO GBAAGP Du; Xiaofeng Ipswich GBAANM Bordbar; BehzadAACI BirminghamAACO GBAAGP Bordbar; Behzad Birmingham GB - A system is provided for monitoring the performance of a service within a business process environment is provided, the system including, locally to said service and preferably for each service: an information collector collecting information about the performance of said service in real-time; a database storing information about the performance of said service over time; and a control unit processing the information collected by said information collector and determining information to be stored in said database. A method of distributed monitoring of the performance of services within a business process environment is also provided. Further aspects provide a system and method for assisting in the design of a business process which determines whether services intended to be included in that process meet a performance criterion and a system and method for monitoring the performance of a plurality of services in a business process environment which determines whether a service which is intended to be used in a business process meets a performance criterion. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130018704 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SCHOOL GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND RELATED SEARCHES - Method, system, and computer program product for collecting and integrating school information. The method includes collecting boundary data for one or more schools, and determining one or more boundary lines based on at least the collected boundary data. Each of the one or more boundary lines represent a border between a first area assigned to a first school selected from the one or more schools and a second area assigned to a second school selected from the one or more schools. Additionally, the method includes digitizing the one or more boundary lines, and collecting student performance data for the one or more schools. The collected student performance data include first student performance data for the first school and second student performance data for the second school. Moreover, the method includes storing the one or more digitized boundary lines and the student performance data in one or more data stores. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130024246 | EMPLOYING SOFTWARE TO MODEL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES POLICIES AND PROCESSES - A modeling application enables consistency among business applications and among business application processes by providing internal control rules for the business applications according to an organization model. The modeling application may model the organization by structuring the organization types within the modeled organization and providing the internal control rules for deployed business applications to comply with the organization model. The internal control rules define application semantics, properties, and policies for the business applications to provide consistent functionality across the organization. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130030874 | System and Method of Measuring Service Time Intervals - A system and method of measuring order fulfillment times for fast food incorporate video cameras to generate sequences of images of the fulfillment process. Time intervals to fulfillment are determined and stored. Average time intervals to fulfillment, based on multiple fulfillment records, are automatically generated. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030875 | 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. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130030876 | ASSET INFORMATION REPORTING - A computer-implemented method for asset operation information services is described. In one example embodiment, the method can comprise receiving data related to operation of an asset, the data including positional data and at least one machine operational data, interpreting the positional data with the machine operational data to accurately determine an operational characteristic of the machine, performing analysis of the operational characteristic in view of a stored target to produce a performance output, and providing a report that includes the operational characteristic and the performance output. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130046584 | PAGE REPORTING - A method for optimizing search results for an entity includes categorizing a plurality of web pages into a plurality of page types. The method may also include performing a search of a network in order to obtain business performance data for each of the page types. Thereafter, business performance data may be analyzed to determine how to optimize the performance of a particular page type. Page based recommendations may be provided based on web analytics data and may be integrated with content management systems to enable a user to directly modify a web page or template to improve search engine ranking | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130046585 | REMOTE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MEDIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDIATING A PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM USING VIRTUAL DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT OF CLIENT - Disclosed is a remote program development mediation system and method for enabling remote program development by mediating a program development contract between a development consignor and a developer, constructing the development environment of a developer terminal for developing a program in a Client/Server (C/S) environment in a virtualization server, and allowing a virtualization server to provide the developer terminal with a development tool image of a virtualized development framework. When a consignor requests a plurality of development pools to develop programs, a chronic difficulty to secure developers can be solved, and developers can develop programs remotely. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130073343 | Task Completion Tracking and Management System - A task fulfillment system is provided for facilitating the management and completion of activities by both single and team users. The system uses a social network platform to bring local community members together for the purpose of participating in activities and achieving life goals. Both personal and business users may submit tasks to the system, which are then available for others to view. Interested users select tasks to participate in and the system tracts their progress towards task completion. Users can participate individually or group together in teams to undertake larger projects. Earned points may be used for special promotions, discounts with website advertisers, or discounts on future task activities. The system provides a ranking method based on points earned for task completion. It thus inspires competition amongst community members and instigates participating in a variety of activities. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130080212 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING ENGAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS IN ELECTRONIC SOCIAL MEDIA - A system and method for measuring engagement effectiveness with respect to a service agent by analyzing a conversation between the agent and a customer in a social media environment. A conversation history between the agent and the customer can be mapped into a multi-resolution space based on different time frames via a mapping module. A polarized topical and sentimental distance between the continuous conversations can be calculated by applying a topic-sentiment mixture model and a divergence theorem onto the conversation history with respect to the time frame. Finally, the polarized topical distances can be aggregated in a time-sensitive way based on a time function and an effectiveness score can be calculated and represented as a weighted pyramid kernel of multiple levels. Such a time-sensitive pyramid kernel function based on the implicit topical and sentimental correspondences between daily conversations enables discriminative evaluation for the agent engagement in a customer care. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130080213 | Fungicidal Mixtures And Their Use - A computer device is provided for implementing a system configured to provide greenhouse gas footprint information used in evaluating an environmental impact of one of a commercial and municipal facility. The computer device receives a query from a user, the query being associated with a plurality of facility parameters associated with the facility. The computer device determines from the facility parameters at least one of a greenhouse gas emission estimate indicative of an amount of emitted greenhouse gas associated with the facility and a greenhouse gas reduction estimate indicative of an amount of greenhouse gas sequestered by the facility. The computer device further provides an indicia of at least one of the greenhouse gas emission estimate and the greenhouse gas reduction estimate via a display device in direct response to the query. Associated systems and methods are also provided. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130085811 | WORK PRODUCT TRANSPARENCY - A system and method to increase the transparency of electronic work product created by one or more workers. The system and method consists of a development environment for each worker, wherein the environment records work being done along with appropriate metadata. The method provides and management tools to facilitate easy access and analysis of this data. The invention further generates work related event streams, which contain summaries of worker changes of particular interest to a given supervisor. These event streams are generated by the system and sent to the supervisor in real time, or almost real time, in the form of easy to read messages that can quickly let the supervisor see work progress at a glance. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085812 | Supply Chain Performance Management Tool for Profiling A Supply Chain - A method for providing a supply chain performance management tool may include receiving an identification of supply chain entities and corresponding operational activities therebetween for an organization to generate a functional representation of the supply chain, receiving natively formatted data from the entities of the organization where the natively formatted data is indicative of transactional layer activities, converting, via processing circuitry, the natively formatted data to processed data using a rule set for data conversion developed for the organization, and associating the processed data to the functional representation for generation of one or more reports indicative of supply chain performance. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085813 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing a Supply Chain Performance Management Tool - A method for providing a supply chain performance management tool may include profiling a supply chain by obtaining data indicative of stock keeping unit level activity associated with flows of items between entities within the supply chain of an organization, cleansing, via processing circuitry, the obtained data based on reconciliation of input from each functional category of entities within the supply chain, and providing performance results based on the cleansed data. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130110588 | Application usage and process monitoring in an enterprise environment | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130124268 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING EXPERTS - Disclosed herein are systems and computer readable storages for identifying experts with particular talents among participants in an online social network. Identification of experts with particular talents identified by talent-labels can take into account multiple factors. One factor that can be applied is self-nomination. Individuals who offer to help others can be expected to offer assistance in areas where they have strong talents. Another factor that can be applied is endorsements by others. A co-worker making an endorsement can be encouraged or required to supply narrative that describes experience with the nominee's actual work. Another factor that can be applied is data mining by semantic analysis or other techniques, taking advantage of access to fielded databases that describe a nominee's work activities. One or more proficiency scores can be derived from these and other factors and used when responding to queries or generally when compiling expertise inventories or talent banks | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130132164 | Assessment Exercise Second Review Process - A second review process comprises: recording a performance of a candidate in assessment exercises in an examination of the candidate and producing a candidate performance record; providing the candidate with a performance rating in the exercises and an opportunity to view the candidate performance record; providing the candidate with an option to request a second review of the performance in at least one of the assessment exercises; accepting a request from the candidate for a second review of the performance; convening a panel of assessors to perform the second review of the performance; performing the second review of the performance to produce a second review decision, wherein the second review decision addresses the performance rating; recording the second review decision by the panel of assessors; and providing a record of the second review decision to the candidate and to an administrator. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130173351 | Application usage and process monitoring in an enterprise environment having agent session recording for process definition - A real-time activity monitor (RTAM) operates within or in association with a machine (such as a desktop) within a back office environment to automatically track and record desktop processing activities, application usage, as well as manual processing. The real-time activity monitor provides visibility into real-time task processing at the client desktop to enable an enterprise to address back office operational inefficiencies that are exposed by the data. According to a further feature, a recording approach is used to enable a user of the system to automatically define processes and tasks to be monitored. The approach obviates manual configuration by recording application usage actions and then using these interactions as a template for a new process object to be monitored. In an alternative embodiment, the process recorder captures screenshots and enables screen element bookmarking. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF CONTRACTOR DATA - Solutions are provided for assessing and consolidating contractor data in an organization from a plurality of data sources. Contractor data from a plurality of data sources is collected, wherein the data sources comprise existing information systems, surveys and interviews. The collected contractor data is segmented using a decision matrix, wherein the decision matrix comprises a plurality of predefined functional units and a plurality of vendors, roles and experience bands. The segmented contractor data is evaluated for its impact on ongoing business activities in the organization, wherein the evaluation of the segmented contractor data comprises performing at least contractor assessment and application assessment. Further, the evaluated contractor data is consolidated to form at least one logical cluster within a plurality of predefined categories, wherein the predefined categories comprise functional unit, application platform, and technology platform and service type and presented to a user. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130179231 | INTELLIGENT MILESTONES FOR COLLABORATION SYSTEMS - A method for using an intelligent milestone for a collaboration system includes, with a physical computing system, determining event sources for a set of events associated with a milestone object for a project, subscribing the milestone object to the event sources, receiving event notifications from the event sources for the milestone object, and applying a set of predefined logical conditions using the event notifications to determine if an objective of the milestone object is complete. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130185121 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROSS-CARRIER PARCEL TRACKING - A system and method is provided that enables a carrier of a mailpiece, such as a national postal service, to track a mailpiece as it passes from the control of a first carrier to the control of another, second carrier. The tracking of the mailpiece continues until the mailpiece is delivered, by the second carrier, to its ultimate recipient. In this manner the first carrier, who had control of the mailpiece when first posted, can monitor the handling of the mailpiece and can calculate delivery times when the mailpiece was in the control of the second carrier. The method and system of the present invention will find particular application to a national postal service seeking to track delivery performance of internationally addressed express mail that is first domestically posted and then ultimately delivered in a foreign country by the postal service of the foreign country. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130197976 | STATUS MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK IN A DISTRIBUTED ORDER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM - A status management framework is provided that manages status information of a system. The status management framework receives messages from fulfillment systems, where the messages include status values. The status management framework propagates the received status values within the system. The status management framework includes a status service that receives status values from task layer services, and propagates the status values throughout objects of the system. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130197977 | MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOME OF WINTER TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES - An apparatus and system for evaluating winter transportation infrastructure maintenance operations includes a quantification component and a simulation component. Input data representative of collected winter transportation infrastructure maintenance data and observed transportation infrastructure data are modeled in a comprehensive data processing mechanism to measure and carry out effective and efficient winter maintenance planning and operations. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130226674 | Integrated Educational Stakeholder Evaluation and Educational Research System - The present invention is a method, process, and system to (1) collect data, (2) compile the data, create new data, and analyze the data, and (3) provide an output based upon the data. The process is novel in the manner in which each of the aforementioned steps are performed as well as in its entirety due to the overall process/manner of operation. The invention uses engines with differing functions that fully integrate performance and behavioral/effort data pertaining to educational stakeholders, whereby data, statistics, and educationally related behaviors are used to capture and derive more accurate measures and/or measures of impacts influenced by and between any educational stakeholder. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130231979 | SERVICE EFFICIENCY METRIC - A method and a system for generating one or more service efficiency metrics are provided in this disclosure. According to various exemplary embodiments, a system receives transaction information and power consumption information of an online business. Moreover, the system generates, using one or more processors, a service efficiency metric based on the transaction information and the power consumption information, the service efficiency metric indicating a number of transactions executed via the online business during a specific time period per unit of power consumed in executing the transactions during the specific time period. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231980 | EDUCATION ORGANIZATION ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM - Methods and systems for school analysis and improvement are disclosed. A computerized system is provided that is accessible to remote parties through a computer network and that are controlled by a managing entity. An option is presented to the administrator to administer surveys and diagnostics via the computerized system. The surveys and diagnostics request data regarding performance of the school as well as data responsive to the surveys and diagnostics. The data responsive to the surveys and diagnostics and the performance data are stored into a database managed by the managing entity. An administrator of the school is presented the responsive data and the performance data, and thereafter, data is received from the administrator describing one or more desired objectives for the school. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231981 | CONSTRUCTION TRADE BUILDING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SOFTWARE AND METHOD - A construction information system for managing construction projects in real-time, comprising a server, database in communication with a computer or other mobile device and a remote client having a software application enabling communication between the server and client | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130238400 | PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Embodiments of personnel management systems are presented herein. Other examples, and related methods, are also disclosed herein. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING AND SELLING OF A VENTURE PROJECT VIA COMPETITIVE CAPITAL RAISING - Provided is a system for competitive investment raising for a venture project. The system may include a memory to store data on a number of venture projects, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to receive the data on the number of venture projects, and assign one or more of the number of venture projects to a venture capitalist. The venture project assigned to the venture capitalist may be an assigned venture project. The processor may be also configured to provide a pre-investment amount to the assigned venture project; periodically receive a progress report from a representative of the assigned venture project; periodically receive an evaluation of the assigned venture project; based on the evaluation, periodically determine failed venture projects that drop out of the competitive investment raising; and determine a winning venture project. The winning venture project may receive an investment amount. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130268324 | USING COMMERCIAL SHARE OF WALLET TO RATE INVESTMENTS - Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. A mutual fund rating company can use this CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to predict the performance of funds that invest in a particular industry or sector. In addition, since mutual funds often provide guidelines for selecting stocks, rating companies can use this modeling approach to predict the performance of companies in a fund's portfolio. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130304546 | NOVEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING PROFIT OR GROSS MARGIN BASED ON ONE OF MORE VALUES OF PROCESS PARAMETERS FOR PRODUCING BIOFUEL - A process for optimizing values of profit or gross margin based on process parameters used to process fuel having a desired fuel property is described. The process includes: (i) receiving a predetermined value of a first property of a fuel derived from biomass; (ii) retrieving a first different sets of values of one or more process parameters associated with a process that converts biomass to fuel, and the first different sets of values of the one or more process parameters are based on the predetermined value of the first fuel property; (iii) generating estimated values for cost or revenue associated with the first different sets of values of the one or more process parameters; and (iv) identifying, from the first different sets of values, a first set of values of one or more process parameters that approaches an optimum profit or gross margin for the process. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130311243 | ANALYZING DEVICE - An analyzing device requires regular maintenance for maintaining a predetermined analyzing performance thereof. However, the more complex the analyzing device becomes, the more number of maintenance items are provided. For example, if a plurality of types of maintenances to be performed by removing same component, efficiency may be improved by performing the same as a whole. However, when conforming with a manual, if recommended timings to perform the maintenance are shifted delicately, there is a probability of occurrence of a case where the same components are removed several times for maintenance during a short time. At the time when an instruction to perform maintenance is issued, maintenance items to be performed are extracted, the extracted maintenance items are sorted into a recommended performance order in conformity to a preset rule such that the similar maintenance or the maintenance of the same portion or the like are performed continuously. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130317890 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING VENDING OPERATIONS BASED ON WIRELESS DATA - A system coupled to one or more vending machines, such as soft drink vending machines, via a wireless data link can acquire operational vending data, for example sales data, hardware status, and product temperature. The system can compile data from multiple vending machines dispersed across a geographic area such as a city or state. The system can include software that refines the vending operations of one or more such vending machines based on analysis of acquired data, taking into consideration other information such as market, business, seasonal, or environmental factors. Refining vending operations can include adjusting product offerings, relocating vending machines, replicating favorable conditions, and addressing unexpected sales variations. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130325561 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RATING CREATIVE PRODUCERS - Methods and systems for determining and using a multi-dimensional rating are disclosed. A plurality of interactions between a plurality of users and an interface may be identified. Active feedback that has been received from at least one of the plurality of users based upon the plurality of interactions may be determined. Passive feedback from at least one of the plurality of users may be identified. The active feedback and the passive feedback may be stored in a memory. The multi-dimensional rating for the creative producer based upon one or more of the active feedback and the passive feedback may be determined. The plurality of users may include one or more creative producers, one or more brands, and one or more administrators. The active feedback may include one or more of brand feedback, peer feedback, administrative feedback, and interface usage. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130332244 | Predictive Analytics Based Ranking Of Projects - The exemplary embodiments of the invention provide at least a method and machine including a memory tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by at least one processor to perform operations with the machine including inputting project data of at least one project, applying more than one layer of different predictive models to the input project data, where the different predictive models are applied in a hierarchical manner across the more than one layer taking into account at least one of data availability and a stage of a lifecycle of each of the at least one project, and based on the applied more than one predictive model, determining a predicted future performance for each project of the at least one project | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140025440 | AGGREGATED PERFORMANCE INDICATOR STATISTICS FOR MANAGING FLEET PERFORMANCE - Systems, methods, and media for managing fleet performance with aggregated performance indicator statistics are provided herein. Mobile assets may provide sensor data to a data center. The data center may determine performance indicators based at least in part on the sensor data. The data center may calculate statistics based at least in part on the performance indicators. The data center may aggregate the calculated statistics. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140046734 | PROACTIVE SERVICE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT - A method and system for performance management is provided. The method includes receiving a list comprising performance and compliance metrics and associated importance ratings for a service. Optimally balanced states and worst states for each metric are determined and related Service Delivery Quotient (SDQ) values are calculated. Normalized SDQ values are generated and data indicating a circle comprising a radius R is received. A virtual circle comprising the radius R is generated from the data. The virtual circle is divided into sectors such that each metric comprises a sector angle value that is proportional to an associated importance rating. Bisectors and a star plot graph comprising the bisectors are generated. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140058801 | System And Method To Measure, Aggregate And Analyze Exact Effort And Time Productivity - A system and method for automatically measuring, analyzing and improving exact work effort of white collar employees, without requiring manual intervention or configuration, is described. The system captures all the work effort put on by the users. Systems and methods have been described to track the daily time spent by employees, irrespective of whether the time is spent on one or more computing devices, or away from any computing system while in meetings, discussions, calls, lab work, outside travel, and remote visits. This is mapped to activities and objectives that are automatically inferred based on the applications and artifacts being used, the source of offline time usage, and the employee's position in the organization and role therein. The captured individual work effort is mapped to the organization's hierarchy and business attributes. As a result, work patterns and trends within each sub-unit/operational dimension of the business are identified. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058802 | FLEET VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Some embodiments of a system for communicating vehicle information can provide equipment for use inside a fleet vehicle to facilitate prompt and efficient transfer of vehicle and driver information. In particular embodiments, the system may include an electronic onboard recorder mountable in a vehicle and a mobile communication device that is configured to wireless communication with the electronic onboard recorder. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140067482 | ESTIMATION OF EFFECTS OF PROCESS CUSTOMIZATION - Embodiments include a method of estimating effects of modifications to a process. The method includes determining, by a processor, first differences between a graphical representation of a first modified process and a base process having been modified by the first modified process. The method also includes comparing, by the processor, the first differences with second differences between a graphical representation of at least one second modified process and the base process. The method also includes estimating a first effect of the first differences relative to the base process based on a similarity between the first differences and the second differences and based on at least one second effect of the second differences relative to the base process, the second effect stored and associated with the second differences in memory. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140074560 | ADVANCED SKILL MATCH AND REPUTATION MANAGEMENT FOR WORKFORCES - Data regarding members of an organization can be obtained and analyzed to calculate various values related to the reputation of the members and of the organization as a whole. The data sources may include external data sources, such as social network systems, and internal data sources, such as enterprise computer systems supporting the operations of the organization. The calculated values can be used to assist the organization in maintaining its own reputation, in complying with various laws and regulations, and for other activities in support of the organization's activities. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140100922 | EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA - One embodiment includes employee engagement software instructions encoded on a nontransitory computer readable medium that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations that permit a company to measure both employee sentiment and employee performance and combine these two to generate a real-time employee engagement score. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140108100 | DATA INTEGRATED ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A generation technique and an analysis technique of a large number of explanatory variables to derive effective measures by using various data are provided. Specifically, a factor which lurks in a large amount of data and affects business performance is identified by automatically generating a large number of explanatory variables and performing correlation analysis between the explanatory variables and an objective variable. Three operators representing condition, target, and arithmetic which are variable generation conditions are defined in advance for data inputted into an analysis system and a large number of explanatory variables are automatically generated by these operators. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140122186 | USE OF VIDEO TO MANAGE PROCESS QUALITY - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for using video footage to manage the performance of business processes in a restaurant. In some embodiments, certain types of events to be evaluated are identified, such as those which relate to an order received from a customer in which the customer requests that a standard menu offering be customized in some way. Data describing various aspects of restaurant operations may be queried to identify occurrences of the specified event type, and records describing these occurrences may be identified. Information in the records may be used to retrieve corresponding video footage depicting the processes being performed, and the video footage may be analyzed to verify that processes are being performed as specified. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122187 | Fleet Vehicle Management Systems and Methods - Some embodiments of a system for communicating vehicle information can provide equipment for use inside a fleet vehicle to facilitate prompt and efficient transfer of vehicle and driver information. In particular embodiments, the system may include an electronic onboard recorder mountable in a vehicle and a mobile communication device that is configured to wireless communication with the electronic onboard recorder. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140136295 | DYNAMIC RECOMMENDATIONS TAKEN OVER TIME FOR RESERVATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES - Embodiments are directed towards providing dynamic recommendations of reserving information technology resources over time that may be visually displayed over that time. In one embodiment, the recommendations may be determined based on an analysis of actual usage data obtained over a prior time period and used to predict future resource demands. The subject innovations enable a user to dynamically perform various ‘what-if’ analysis to determine optimum purchase times, and configurations. In some embodiments, the user is further provided information about currently purchased resource under-utilizations to enable the user to redistribute work, release resources, or take other actions directed towards improving management of their IT budget. While subject innovations are may be directed towards managing IT resources obtained through one or more cloud computing service providers, some embodiments further allow the user to perform make/buy decisions such as when to use in-house resources versus using cloud-based resources. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136296 | System and Method for Providing Real Estate Referrals - The present invention discloses a system and method for providing agent referrals for real estate transactions. The system and method provides buyers and/or sellers with a real estate agent referral based on the type of real estate involved in the transaction and/or preferences of the buyer/seller. The real estate agent provided through the referral will be the highest performing real estate available with the performance of the real estate agent based on criteria received from the seller/buyer and transaction history of the real estate agent. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140149188 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GREEN SHIPPING PRACTICE ASSESSMENT - This invention discloses methods, apparatus and systems for assessing an extent of green shipping activities practised by a shipping company. The invention is based on enquiring the shipping company with questions in the dimensions of Company Policy and Procedure, of Shipping Documentation, of Shipping Equipment, of Shipping Cooperation, of Shipping Materials, and of Shipping Design Compliance. These six dimensions constitute six dimensions empirically validated to be essential for assessing the extent of green shipping activities. After the shipping company gives the answers, the answers to questions of each dimension are processed to yield an intermediate result. The resultant six intermediate results are then processed to evaluate the extent of green shipping activities, in order that all the six dimensions are considered in assessing the extent of green shipping activities. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140180769 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Human Judges, Products and Services Evaluations - A computerized method for evaluating human judges, products and services. An amount of currency for bidding and a corresponding plurality of items, with each item having a defined price, may be presented to a user. A bid for one or more of the plurality of items may be obtained. The one or more bids may each be compared with a defined price of the corresponding item. A score may be determined based on the one or more bids. Products, services, and search algorithms and techniques may be evaluated based on the bids, and search algorithms and techniques may be developed based on the bids. Human judges may be evaluated based on results of the corresponding bids. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140207529 | Professional collaboration networks - A business system generating and utilizing trust linkages and professional linkages between members for the synthesis of economic value in business entities. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207530 | FAIRLY CALIBRATED DISTRIBUTION MATRIX MODELING - The present disclosure provides for evaluating and managing multi-dimensional performance data of individual entities and their group as a whole by producing unbiased bell curved distributions according to organizational, product, manufacturing, or other goals and/or guidelines. An exemplary two dimensional performance management model may display a grid with potential along a first axis and performance along a second axis. Individual entities are placed into boxes defined by an evaluation metric grid matrix. Unbiased and evenly distributed performance rankings are produced with automated bell curve distribution simulation from the matrix data. A user may view the bell curve distributions as a holistic result or according to one or more independently calculated factors or criteria(s). The bell curve distribution simulation method will alert the manager if the operational and strategic guide lines of the organization are not followed. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140222526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING HEALTHCARE-PROVIDER PERFORMANCE - A system and method for augmenting healthcare-provider performance employs a head-mounted computing device that includes camera and microphones to capture a patient encounter and events immediately before and after: video, dictation and dialog. Wearing the device by the provider during the encounter permits normal interaction between provider and patient, encouraging the provider to maintain focus on the patient. An “ears-open” earpiece delivers audio data from a remote location without obstructing the ear canal. Augmented reality multimedia is displayed via a heads-up display over the eye(s). Real-time capture of audio and video enables dramatic cost reductions by saving doctor time. Using the system, a doctor no longer need spend hours daily on transcription and EHR entry. A patient encounter is captured and transmitted to a remote station. Relevant parts of the encounter are saved or streamed, and updates to an EHR are entered for provider confirmation after the patient encounter. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140249890 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STRATEGIC LEARNING - The present invention provides a system and method of strategic learning and, in particular, to a system and method that allows evaluation to occur in real-time, shifts evaluation from the researcher to the program manager, and provides a feedback loop regarding evaluation findings. In one embodiment, the method comprises steps of: 1) learning preparation, wherein a team is established to implement a model, 2) roadmap development, wherein tangible outcomes are created and identified, 3) focused learning, wherein a plurality of outcomes from step 2) are identified and then considered critical, 4) systematic data collection wherein one asks how to collect data that is meaningful, and 5) strategies improvement, wherein data collection is used to change strategy. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249891 | Social Sensing And Behavior Analysis System - A method and system for capturing and analyzing human behavior data is disclosed. The present disclosure describes a method and system for a plurality of people, wherein each person wears a badge. The badge transmits data collected from a plurality of sensors from the badge to a base station. The data is sent from the base station to a server, which aggregates the data from a plurality of base stations, and then analyzes and processes the data to create raw human behavior data. From the raw human behavior data and plurality of metrics is calculated, which can be displayed on a computer screen according to whichever metrics a user wishes to view. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140257937 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPUTING DEVICE FEATURES BASED ON USER INTERACTION - Systems and methods for implementing computing device features based on user interaction are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method comprises using at least one processor and memory for determining a measure of interaction of a user at a computing device. The method also includes determining whether the measure meets a predetermined criterion. Further, the method includes implementing a feature set by the user in response to determining that the measure meets the predetermined criterion. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY DATA AND PROVIDING ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TOOLS - Hospitality customer acquisition and retention costs are analyzed on a per-channel, channel-agnostic, and aggregated basis. Hotel performance is analyzed by examining net revenue by channel (accounting for each channel's contribution to operating expenses and profits), net revenue in aggregate (via net revPAR and revPAR capture metrics), and the relative benefit of sales and marketing expenses by quantifying net sales and marketing efficiency. Conceptually, this differentiation parses the relevant business into a revenue performance evaluation and a return on investment evaluation, in terms that are specific to the hospitality environment. Transaction data is analyzed from multiple hotels and each hotel's costs are mapped to a common data structure to allow for hotel-to-industry comparisons. Graphical user interfaces are provided for reporting data and comparisons, and for receiving input to initiate what-if analyses to determine projected impacts to performance metrics as a result of changes made to business mix components. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140278821 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND MANAGING SOCIAL EMPLOYEE PROFILES - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, and methods for generating and managing a social employee profile. In various implementations, a plurality of data objects may be retrieved from a plurality of sources, where each of the plurality of data objects is identified and retrieved based on an association with a user. The retrieved plurality of data objects may be aggregated in a database system. The database system may be configured to store user profiles for a plurality of users. The aggregated information may be analyzed to identify at least one skill associated with the user. A score may be generated for each identified skill. The generated scores may identify a skill level associated with the user for each identified skill. Accordingly, information may be automatically retrieved, aggregated, and used to generate skill information that identifies skills that a user has, and further identifies the user's skill level for each identified skill. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278822 | DAILY ENERGY RESERVE DETERMINATION - An apparatus performs the following operations: acquiring test results with respect to a plurality of tests performed by a test person; converting the test result of each test into a test score having a common unit, wherein the conversion is based on a test-specific conversion model; and determining a daily energy reserve for the test person in time domain on the basis of the plurality of test scores, wherein the daily energy reserve indicates time duration the test person can perform physical and/or mental activities above a predetermined intensity threshold during a day. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278823 | NORMALIZING PERFORMANCE DATA ACROSS INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES - Approaches are provided for normalizing performance data for the operation of industrial vehicles. The approaches comprise categorizing operations of an industrial vehicle into distinct, measureable activities. The approaches further comprise measuring the actual usage of the industrial vehicle as a function of each category of operation and wirelessly transmitting that measured usage to a remote server. The approaches also comprise associating for each category, a weighted impact on the work performed by each category as a function of energy consumed in performing that work. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140278824 | SERVICE CONTEXT - According to one general aspect, a method may include displaying a user interface associated with the application. The user interface may provide a selection of a business service that is implemented within an Information Technology (IT) environment by at least one server and at least one business application executing on the at least one server. The method may include requesting a service status for the business service based on the selection, and receiving a database result regarding the business service from a database server. The database result may include performance information associated with the business service. The method may include displaying the service status as a user interface element viewable within the user interface of the application. The service status may provide the performance information that has been received within the database result. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140297370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING ON CALL PRIVILEGES OVER A DIGITAL NETWORK - The present system and method comprises an improved marketplace for providing and consuming services. Using the present system, generally via one or more APIs, comprises a method for integrating value added services within a network of participants, for instance, a payment network. The network can use service switching capabilities to route service calls to and from the service consumers and providers using routing elements defined in a message specification. Network participants can be both consumers and providers of services. The network can route service messages to the appropriate provider depending on details in the message. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297371 | Sanitization Protocol Monitoring/Compliance Systems, Apparatuses, Methods, and Software - Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software for monitoring compliance of sanitizees (e.g., health care workers, food service workers, sanitization/janitorial workers etc.) with sanitization protocols to be followed for encounters with sanitization-protocol targets (e.g., patients, food-preparation areas, health care facilities/appurtenances, restrooms, etc.). In one example, a system includes sanitization verification systems located close to the targets and mobile node devices issued to the sanitizees. Each verification system can be configured to test the efficacy of sanitization procedures performed by the sanitizees prior to encountering a target, to provide authorizations, via the node devices, to the sanitizees to proceed with target encounters, and to open monitoring sessions during which the node devices record information concerning interactions with the targets. The node devices are configured to annunciate sanitization statuses of the sanitizees throughout a work period as the sanitizees continually interact with verification stations and encounter targets. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140310072 | OPTIMIZATION UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING - A system for providing adaptive price optimization, comprising an adaptive neural network, the neural network further comprising a plurality of static and adaptive data, and a method for providing adaptive data learning behavior comprising the steps of making predictions based on data sources, comparing observed results to predicted results, and updating adaptive data sources. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140316860 | COMMON CONDITIONS FOR PAST PROJECTS AS EVIDENCE FOR SUCCESS CAUSES - A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product identifies a cause of a level of success in multiple projects from a set of past projects. Multiple artifacts describe conditions associated with each project from a set of past projects, where a cause for a level of success in the past projects is initially unknown. Logic identifies a set of common artifacts in multiple projects from the set of past projects, where the set of common artifacts describes common conditions that are common to all of the multiple projects. Additional logic identifies a level of success experienced by each of the multiple projects. In response to a particular set of projects having a same level of success, common conditions identified by the set of common artifacts are identified as the cause for the same level of success experienced by all of the projects in the particular set of projects. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140372182 | REAL-TIME TRAILER UTILIZATION MEASUREMENT - A technique for real-time trailer utilization measurement includes a three-dimensional depth monitor operable to monitor loading of a trailer and a processor operable to determine trailer utilization in real-time during loading of the trailer using image information from the monitor. A graphical user interface can receive utilization information from the processor and display a visual representation of real-time loading of the trailer. Utilization is a ratio of cumulative package volume to currently loaded volume of the trailer, wherein the cumulative package volume is determined from dimensional scans of packages to be loaded in the trailer and the currently loaded volume is determined by the monitor. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140372183 | TRAILER LOADING ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING - A technique for trailer loading assessment includes imaging loading of a trailer using a monitor. A next step includes detecting loading incidents related to package stacking quality during loading of the trailer using image information from the monitor. A next step includes bookmarking detected loading incidents. A next step includes scoring loading incidents. A next step includes displaying, on a graphical user interface, a visual representation of the loading incidents. The monitor can be an infrared three-dimensional depth camera operable to measure distance to a stacked wall of loaded packages, and a video camera operable to provide an optical image to detect loading incidents. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140379436 | HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE REPORTS - A holiday performance report for a first-party content provider may be generated and provided based on historical performance metrics for the provider during one or more prior occurrences of a holiday event. A relevancy score may be determined for the holiday event and compared to a threshold value to determine whether the holiday event is of relevancy to the content provider. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150019299 | Method of Generating Golf Index Reports - A method of generating a golf index report provides users with a means of assessing the performance of their golf course against other similar golf courses. The method accomplishes this through a golf index reporting system that negotiates financial and usage information collected from a group collaborating accounts utilizing the information to calculate average values for the group. The average values for the group are compared to an individual account's financial and usage information generating a personalized index report. The personalized index report anonymizes the financial and usage information for individual group members and provides a more complete representation of the marketplace. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150025940 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS - Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for generating customer solutions using real-time information for new customer sales and/or current customer support. In one implementation, technical infrastructure information for an installed network design providing one or more telecommunication products at one or more customer sites is retrieved. Customer service analytics are generated based on the technical infrastructure information and output for display on a graphical user interface. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150032514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIOS AND INTEGRATING PRODUCT STRATEGY WITH BRAND STRATEGY - A business and software method to cost-effectively optimize product and/or service development portfolios, to reduce time to market, and to better integrate and align product or service strategy with brand strategy. The business and software method includes defining in detail the product and service attributes that characterize the ideal customer experience, categorizing the attributes, assigning a numerical value of importance to the attributes, and applying those values to statistical analysis of each assessed product development initiative in terms of alignment with ideal experience and potential competitive impact relative to the resources and risks required to bring each initiative to market. A prioritization for product development resource allocation is developed based upon these analyses. The prioritization is presented in the form of decision intelligence tools for an organization to use and reach informed judgments concerning resource allocation to develop, maintain, or optimize a given product or service portfolio. The decision intelligence tools serve to improve business performance, increase market impact, and build brand equity for products and services of a given organization by improving alignment between what the organization promises customers and what it actually delivers. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150039400 | BUSINESS VIABILITY EVALUATION APPARATUS, BUSINESS VIABILITY EVALUATION METHOD, AND BUSINESS VIABILITY EVALUATION PROGRAM - A business viability evaluation apparatus includes: a data management part that receives that a user enters a calculation process which is a process of calculating a value of an evaluation item for evaluating a business and a prerequisite which is an input value to the calculation process; and a business viability evaluation part that creates a value of the evaluation item in time series based on the calculation process and the prerequisite, displays the value of the evaluation item created in time series, receives that the user re-enters a changed prerequisite, re-creates a value of the evaluation item in time series based on the calculation process and the changed prerequisite, and displays the value of the evaluation item re-created in time series. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150058092 | DASHBOARD FOR DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTION DATA - An interface is provided for a user to create a custom dashboard for providing application performance data. The dashboard may be created from one or more widgets, such as graphs, charts, and other display components, and each widget may be individually configured with parameters. The dashboard may be configured to display data for one or more particular transactions, transaction types, or transactions that meet specified criteria. Once created, the dashboard may be shared through a website URL, e-mail, or other method. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150081399 | VEHICLE INDEPENDENT EMPLOYEE/DRIVER TRACKING AND REPORTING - A computer system and method for storing and processing GPS data for a plurality of drivers and vehicles to provide activity reports for fleets of driver and vehicles. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150081400 | Watching ARM - Improving operation stability and system availability of the IT systems at low costs is a primary objective of IT department of any customer. Implementing a one stop solution to monitor the system availability, to identify critical incidents in the systems before it becomes service impacting, to have a consolidated configuration management database, to measure the application performance on a business perspective, to have IT operations dashboard to provide statistics for capacity management and to provide detailed analysis by means of trending is a critical success factor in improving the system availability and operation stability of IT systems. Watching Application and Resource Management (ARM) is a comprehensive tool based solution to monitor and address the major areas of business requirements from IT systems and brings out visibility to realize the Operational Stability and System Availability. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150095114 | EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMATION CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS ELECTRIC VEHICLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSFER - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically tracking employment information at least in part associated with one or more employees as users of one or more electric vehicles and at least in part related to wireless electrical energy storage charging for vehicular propulsion of the one or more electric vehicles. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095115 | USER INTERFACE TO EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMATION CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS ELECTRIC VEHICLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSFER - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically presenting user interface content outputted by code operated by one or more computer operating systems, the user interface content presented on one or more electronic user interface outputs and related at least in part to employment information associated with one or more employees as being involved with one or more electric vehicles and related at least in part to wireless transfer of electrical energy to the one or more electric vehicles. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095116 | USER INTERFACE TO EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMATION CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS ELECTRIC VEHICLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSFER - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically presenting user interface content outputted by code operated by one or more computer operating systems, the user interface content presented on one or more electronic user interface outputs and related at least in part to employment information associated with one or more employees as being involved with one or more electric vehicles and related at least in part to wireless transfer of electrical energy to the one or more electric vehicles. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150100389 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING USER-UPTIME FOR MANAGED PRINT SERVICES IN MANAGED OFFICE DEVICES - A system and method are provided for automatically tracking and reporting additional metrics to customers employing managed services accounts to track maintenance and resupply of consumables in managed office devices. The additional metrics suite may provide to the customers additional internal management tools that can be advantageously employed within customer organizations to increase user efficiency and productivity. Without significantly increasing a requirement for data collection through data collection channels by which the vendor already receives information/data from the office devices for implementation of managed services agreements, a vendor will be able to provide to its customer organizations additional analysis of collected information/data in the form of particular metrics that the customer organization can use to track, monitor, enhance or optimize user efficiency within the customer organization. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100390 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A PRODUCT SALES ACTIVITY EXECUTION TRACKING PLATFORM WITH ANNOTATED PHOTOS AND CLOUD DATA - A system and method for implementing a product sales activity execution tracking platform with annotated photos and cloud data are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: providing access to a mobile device having a mobile application executable by the mobile device; providing access to a host site computing system having an enterprise portal executable by the host site computing system, the mobile application and the enterprise portal being connectable via a data network; providing access to a data repository being connectable with the mobile application and the enterprise portal; collecting sales execution metrics as digital records for storage in the data repository, the digital records including product images and product data related to products placed at a retail location; annotating the product images, the annotation including an associated date, time, user, and geographical location; and sharing the digital records with authorized users of the data repository. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150112770 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND MANAGING PROJECT PERFORMANCE USING COMMUNICATION - A method of improving project outcome by using communication to assess a project, and improving the project outcome. A method of evaluating project performance based on the communication environment and communication objects used by identifying the desired characteristics of the project, selecting characterizations of the communication environment and communication objects to be Measurable Communication Actions (MCAs), establishing a baseline of planned communication (P COM) expressed in terms of the MCAs, taking measurements throughout the course of the project to assess the actual values for the MCAs and obtaining Actual Communication (A COM), comparing the A COM against the P COM and deriving a communication variance (COM V), and tracking COM V against the desired characteristics of the project. Methods of evaluating training programs and communications with jurors, evaluating and improving leadership development programs, acquisition programs research, development and technology evaluation programs, and knowledge creation, knowledge discovery and knowledge sharing programs. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112771 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ENHANCING PERFORMANCE OF AN ENTERPRISE COMPUTER SYSTEM - An enterprise analysis system method and program product. A system is disclosed having: a system for overlaying a cognitive framework onto an existing organizational structure of an enterprise to identify both operational and behavioral data; a system for characterizing the operational and behavioral data within an ontology that provides a semantic naming convention; and a system for analyzing the integration of operational and behavioral data to identify patterns. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150134425 | Collaboration Catalyst Machine - Disclosed is a computer implemented Collaboration Catalyst Machine that generates supply forces and demand forces on the stimulus side and response side of user collaboration on one or more communication platforms; generating controllable collaborative magnetism between collaborators, organizations and their priorities; said collaborative magnetism influencing the focus, timing, quality, amount, consistency, and balance of collaboration without mandating the location, structure or sequence of collaboration. Collaborative Magnetism is created by digitally combining: participatory priorities, participants, acts of participation modulated into stimulus and response influence classifications, digital content from one or more communication platforms, statistical and comparative influence analysis, and participatory expectations representing employer sentiment. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150142527 | ARCHITECTURE FOR A CONTACT CENTER WITH EMULATOR DRIVEN SELF CONTROL LOOP - A contact center control loop system including a traffic generator module configured to produce simulated contact center traffic patterns, an aggregated historical data module configured to store and provide historical contact center data, and a contact center emulator configured to receive, as input, data representing the operational status of the contact center, the simulated traffic patterns from the traffic generator, and the historical data from the aggregated historical data module and to generate forecasts of contact center behavior based on such input. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142528 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OFFER BASED RATING - An apparatus for generating prospect rating is described. The apparatus includes a non-transitory storage medium and a processor configured to execute codes stored on the non-transitory storage medium to perform the steps of: determine one or more offers that have been extended to a prospect, determine a relative value for each of the one or more offers based on an organization associated with the offer, add relative values of each of the one or more offers extended to the prospect to generate a prospect offer points score, and store, in a storage device, prospect offer points scores associated with a plurality of prospects. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142529 | BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a system that allows an income/expense status to be understood and a production track record to be understood, and that simplifies data input. Order recording part | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150302327 | OBJECT LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS TOOL - Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for generating analytical graphs that display a visualization of multiple transaction objects processed concurrently in a computer system. An object lifecycle analysis tool identifies one or more transaction objects having a specified identifier. Each transaction object corresponds to an insance of a common transaction having been processed. The analysis tool retrieves transition state information corresponding to each transaction object and sorts the transition state information in chronological order. The analysis tool generates a graph based on the sorted transition state information. The generated graph allows a user to easily identify performance issues (e.g., concurrency bottlenecks) in a transaction management system. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302328 | Work Environment Recommendation Based on Worker Interaction Graph - Examples disclosed herein relate to a work environment recommendation based on a worker interaction graph. A computing device may determine based on a graph representing relationships between workers, productivity information related to a work environment and determine a suggested change to the work environment based on the productivity information. The computing device may output the suggested change. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302329 | FLEXIBLE INSTALLER TAGGING - Systems and methods for flexible installer tagging in a product bundle. Mutable tags are injected into a product bundle. The product bundle is deployed and it is determined whether the mutable tag should change to a new value. If it is determined that the mutable tag should change to a new value, a clone of the product bundle is generated. A modified product bundle is created by modifying the mutable tag in the clone of the product bundle to have the new value. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150310365 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO-BASED DETECTION OF GOODS RECEIVED EVENT IN A VEHICULAR DRIVE-THRU - A system and method for detection of a goods-received event includes acquiring images of a retail location including a vehicular drive-thru, determining a region of interest within the images, the region of interest including at least a portion of a region in which goods are delivered to a customer, and analyzing the images using at least one computer vision technique to determine when goods are received by a customer. The analyzing includes identifying at least one item belonging to a class of items, the at least one item's presence in the region of interest being indicative of a goods-received event. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150317580 | BUSINESS PERFORMANCE METRICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COST ANALYSIS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for modeling the relationship between a company's business performance metrics and information technology service costs. In one embodiment, a plurality of business architecture component descriptors and a plurality of measurement component descriptors are provided. Each descriptor includes at least one variable, corresponding to one of: a business metric, an information technology resource metric, a cost metric of an information technology resource, a service metric of an information technology service, or a cost metric of an information technology service. Business architecture components and measurement components are modeled from the descriptors. These business architecture components are coupled by a qualitative connector, and the measurement components are coupled by an executable connector defining a computable dependency between measurement components. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150317592 | CONCENTRATION RATIO MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - A presentation device is configured to present a plurality of recognition objects to a test subject. An input device is configured to allow the test subject input an answer of a work problem as a mental work to each recognition object. The evaluation device includes a work memory part configured to store, as work information, an answering time from a time when a recognition object is presented on the presentation device to a time when the answer is inputted into the input device. Also, the evaluation device includes an evaluating arithmetic part configured to calculate an evaluation value of a concentration ratio of the test subject using a statistics value of the work information stored in the work memory part while the plurality of recognition objects are presented on the presentation device. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150324716 | Multi-Tag Identification Devices, Variable-Power Standoff Readers For Same, and Related Systems - Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software for monitoring compliance of sanitizees (e.g., health care workers, food service workers, sanitization/janitorial workers etc.) with sanitization protocols to be followed for encounters with sanitization-protocol targets (e.g., patients, food-preparation areas, health care facilities/appurtenances, restrooms, etc.). In one example, a system includes sanitization verification systems located close to the targets and mobile node devices issued to the sanitizees. Each verification system can be configured to test the efficacy of sanitization procedures performed by the sanitizees prior to encountering a target, to provide authorizations, via the node devices, to the sanitizees to proceed with target encounters, and to open monitoring sessions during which the node devices record information concerning interactions with the targets. The node devices are configured to annunciate sanitization statuses of the sanitizees throughout a work period as the sanitizees continually interact with verification stations and encounter targets. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150347939 | FORMING RECOMMENDATIONS USING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN WELLNESS AND PRODUCTIVITY - A method, system, and computer program product for computer-aided administration of wellness programs. Processing commences upon collecting first observations based on direct or indirect productivity measurements, then collecting second observations pertaining based on direct or indirect employee wellness measurements. Correlations between the first observations and the second observations are made, and based on the correlations, recommendations are formed. Recommendations can be emitted to an employee or to a program manager. The employee productivity measurements comprise working hours per time period, absentee hours per time period, units produced over a time period, revenue per employee, profit per employee, revenue per work hour, and/or profit per work hour. The employee wellness measurements comprise an assessment of a number of hours of exercise per time period, a number of steps taken per time period, a nutrition intake per time period, a body characteristic, and/or a quantity of caffeine-fortified beverages consumed per time period. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150348221 | MAINTAINING DATA FOR USE WITH A TRANSPORT SERVICE DURING CONNECTIVITY LOSS BETWEEN SYSTEMS - A system and method for operating a device for use with transport services is described. A record for a transport service is stored in a memory resource of the device. During performance of the transport service, the record is periodically updated with sets of information determined in connection with performance of the transport service at different instances in time, and the sets of information are periodically transmitted to a service system. In response to detecting a loss of network connectivity with the service system during performance of the transport service, the record is continued to be periodically updated but the sets of information are not periodically transmitted to the transport service system. Upon reestablishing network connectivity, one or more sets of information determined in connection with performance of the transport service during the loss of network connectivity is transmitted to the service system. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150379444 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING MANPOWER COST USING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM AND A COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIA AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR - A method for evaluating manpower cost of an employee using an information system is disclosed. By establishing a work dictionary for the employee himself/herself during a time period based on the job breakdown structure, assigning an attribute for each main operation and considering influences of the internal operation, the data of a percentage of the hour for the sub-item of the SOP operation to the hour for the SOP operation, the data for the overhead hour for the sub-item, and the data for the manpower cost for the sub-item are calculated and stored in a statistical database, and the cost to execute the sub-item is the manpower cost. The method of the present invention can be installed on a computer-readable recording medium and/or a computer program product, and can be executed thereon. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160012361 | WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012362 | WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012363 | WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160019481 | Customer Relationship Capacity Planning - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for customer relationship capacity planning. A computing device receives (i) financial plan attributes associated with a financial plan of a customer and (ii) personality characteristics associated with the customer. The computing device determines a relationship complexity score associated with the customer based upon the financial plan attributes and the personality characteristics. The computing device determines a target workload value for customer service managers of the financial services entity based upon the relationship complexity score for a plurality of customers and a past number of relationship service hours associated with the plurality of customers. The computing device allocates the customer to a customer service manager based upon the target workload value and a current workload of the customer service manager. The computing device updates an allocation table that contains information relating to the allocation of customers to customer service managers. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019482 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PRODUCTION FACILITY FOR A RENEWABLE FUEL - A method for monitoring a production facility for a renewable fuel comprises the steps of: identifying certain operating parameters for the production facility; establishing a transform which models the production facility or a functional subsection thereof as a function of at least one operating condition, wherein the transform is based, in part, on the certain operating parameters; monitoring the at least one operating condition of the production facility by collecting data from a sensor; applying the transform to the data collected from the sensor to determine a status of the production facility; and communicating the status of the production facility to an interested party. The method may further comprise the step of determining whether the production rate over an defined time period is consistent with the registration of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) for the defined time period. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160026950 | MONITORING TRANSACTIONS FROM DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS AND USING SELECTIVE METRICS - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with monitoring business transactions are described. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises tracking calls made from a first component to other components in a distributed application wherein the calls are part of processing a business transaction. Aggregate metrics are collected and instance metrics are collected for each of the calls made and a time spent for processing the calls. The method identifies and selects N calls that consumed the most time based on the time spent for processing each call. The instance metrics for the selected N calls and the aggregate metrics are reported to a monitoring server, while the instance metrics from unselected calls are discarded. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026951 | MATURE PRACTICE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK - Systems, apparatus, and computer program products are presented that provide for assessing technology-related business project maturity across various change platforms, otherwise referred to as change types. Embodiments of the invention herein disclosed take into account both qualitative and quantitative analysis of practices within each business practice to result in a current state assessment of the project's maturity level. In this regard, embodiments of the invention leverage both industry best practices and internal (i.e., business/enterprise) as a means of assessing project maturity. Additionally opportunities for improving maturity and/or driving project efficiency are identified and exemplary practices may also be identified. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD PERFORMING JOB MANAGEMENT - A system provides systems and methods for visualizing a computational process. A portion of attributes of a computational process may be displayed on a face of a three-dimensional object. In response to rotation of the object by a user, a different face of the object may be displayed and a different portion of the attributes displayed thereon. Each object may represent a status of a computational cluster, specifically a set of jobs executing on the cluster. A cluster may be selected and the jobs represented by means of graphical indicators arranges on a time axis and a performance axis. The size of a graphical indicator may indicate an amount of processing time consume by the corresponding job. A color of the graphical indicator may indicate a status. A portion of the graphical indicator may be visually distinguished from a remaining portion to indicate a completion percentage of the job. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160063407 | COMPUTING BEHAVIORAL GROUP PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS - Methods, computing systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include receiving, by a computer, signals from a multiplicity of independently operated mobile entities, and identifying, based on the received signals, a collaboration between a first given entity and a second given entity. Based on the received signals, a quality of the collaboration can be computed. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063408 | Method and system for an organizational survey - Embodiments herein disclose a method and system for enabling an automated survey platform to capture feedback based on at least one survey, which may be used towards individual and organizational development. Embodiments herein disclose a method and system for enabling an automated survey platform, which integrates multiple survey platforms (which may be based on a plurality of differing technologies) into a single platform. Embodiments herein disclose a method and system for enabling an automated survey platform, which may be trigger based; wherein the trigger may be a date based trigger or an event based trigger. Embodiments herein disclose a method and system for enabling an automated survey platform, which will generate at least one report based on the received response to a survey. Embodiments herein disclose a method and system for enabling an automated survey platform, which may offer at least one post assessment intervention means. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160110664 | DETERMINING LEVELS OF COMPLIANCE BASED ON PRINCIPLES AND POINTS OF FOCUS - Software may be used to organize controls in an organization from multiple groups within the organization to determine a level of compliance with specified principles. A method for determining compliance may include receiving a list of controls; receiving a plurality of point of focus identifications, wherein each point of focus of the plurality of point of focus identifications correspond to a control of the list of controls; and determining a compliance score for a plurality of principles based, at least in part, on the received points of focus. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160132826 | Professional collaboration networks - A business system generating and utilizing trust linkages and professional linkages between members for the synthesis of economic value in business entities. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160140463 | DECISION SUPPORT FOR COMPENSATION PLANNING - Aspects model a set of different employee compensation adjustment factors from a locally weighted linear regression function of employee data. Retention probabilities are generated for retaining each of the employees, and employee retention costs modeled as a function of historic employee wage data, the modeled set of employee compensation adjustment factors and the retention probabilities. Costs are modeled for replacing employees as a function of the employee wage data and the historic market data, and revenues are modeled for employee productivity as a function of the retention probabilities and the historic business performance and strategy data. The modeled employee compensation adjustment factors are iteratively optimized to maximize a profit objective value determined as a function of the modeled costs for replacing employees and employee productivity revenues. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160180470 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING INTERCHANGEABLE ANALYTICS MODULES USED TO PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED TAX RETURN PREPARATION INTERVIEWS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160253767 | Designing Wellbore Completion Intervals | 09-01-2016 |
