公开(公告)号：US20120226639A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-06

申请号：US13038086

申请日：2011-03-01

申请人： Douglas Ronald Burdick ,  Amol Ghoting ,  Rajasekar Krishnamurthy ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault ,  Berthold Reinwald ,  Vikas Sindhwani ,  Shirish Tatikonda ,  Yuanyuan Tian ,  Shivakumar Vaithyanathan

发明人： Douglas Ronald Burdick ,  Amol Ghoting ,  Rajasekar Krishnamurthy ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault ,  Berthold Reinwald ,  Vikas Sindhwani ,  Shirish Tatikonda ,  Yuanyuan Tian ,  Shivakumar Vaithyanathan

IPC分类号： G06F15/18

CPC分类号： G06F9/4843 ,  G06F8/427

摘要： Systems and methods for processing Machine Learning (ML) algorithms in a MapReduce environment are described. In one embodiment of a method, the method includes receiving a ML algorithm to be executed in the MapReduce environment. The method further includes parsing the ML algorithm into a plurality of statement blocks in a sequence, wherein each statement block comprises a plurality of basic operations (hops). The method also includes automatically determining an execution plan for each statement block, wherein at least one of the execution plans comprises one or more low-level operations (lops). The method further includes implementing the execution plans in the sequence of the plurality of the statement blocks.

摘要翻译： 描述了MapReduce环境中处理机器学习（ML）算法的系统和方法。 在一种方法的一个实施例中，该方法包括接收要在MapReduce环境中执行的ML算法。 该方法还包括将ML算法解析为序列中的多个语句块，其中每个语句块包括多个基本操作（跳）。 该方法还包括自动确定每个语句块的执行计划，其中至少一个执行计划包括一个或多个低级操作（lops）。 该方法还包括以多个语句块的顺序来实现执行计划。

公开(公告)号：US20090112927A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US11924840

申请日：2007-10-26

申请人： Upendra Chitnis ,  Christoph Lingenfelder ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault

发明人： Upendra Chitnis ,  Christoph Lingenfelder ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/02

摘要： A process of transforming data residing in databases, such as relational databases, into forms suitable as input to data analysis tools, such as predictive modeling tools includes the steps of defining a business process problem to be solved and identifying data requirements. For example, the business process problem may relate to predicting a customer's propensity to make purchases in the future or a store's requirements for inventory in the future. In the process, a computer implemented method is used for automatically transforming data for data analysis such as predictive modeling. Database metadata that describe database tables, their interrelationships, dimensional information, fact tables and measures are accessed. A mining transformation profile is created to encapsulate aggregations and transformation on data stored in relational databases in order to convert the data to forms suitable for predictive mining tools. The mining transformation profile specifies data transformations relative to the data base metadata. Executable data transformation codes is then generated from the database metadata and the mining transformation profile. Execution of this code results in aggregation and transformation of data residing in a database for input to a data analysis tool such as a predictive modeling tool. The data transformation code can be used by, for example, the predictive modeling tool to generate an output that provides a solution to a business process problem.

摘要翻译： 将数据库（例如关系数据库）中驻留的数据转换为适合作为数据分析工具（例如预测建模工具）的输入的形式的过程包括以下步骤：定义要解决的业务流程问题并识别数据需求。 例如，业务流程问题可能与预测客户未来进行购买的倾向或商店对库存的需求有关。 在此过程中，使用计算机实现的方法来自动转换数据进行数据分析，如预测建模。 访问描述数据库表，它们的相互关系，维度信息，事实表和度量的数据库元数据。 创建挖掘转换配置文件以将聚合和变换封装在关系数据库中存储的数据上，以将数据转换为适合预测挖掘工具的表单。 挖掘转换配置文件指定相对于数据库元数据的数据转换。 然后从数据库元数据和挖掘转换配置文件生成可执行的数据转换代码。 执行此代码导致驻留在数据库中的数据的聚合和变换，以输入到诸如预测建模工具的数据分析工具。 数据转换代码可以由例如预测建模工具用于生成提供业务流程问题解决方案的输出。

公开(公告)号：US20080275800A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-06

申请号：US11743293

申请日：2007-05-02

申请人： Naoki Abe ,  James J. Bennett ,  David L. Jensen ,  Richard D. Lawrence ,  Prem Melville ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault ,  Cezar Pendus ,  Chandan Karrem Reddy ,  Vincent Philip Thomas

发明人： Naoki Abe ,  James J. Bennett ,  David L. Jensen ,  Richard D. Lawrence ,  Prem Melville ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault ,  Cezar Pendus ,  Chandan Karrem Reddy ,  Vincent Philip Thomas

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/025 ,  G06Q40/12

摘要： The present invention employs data processing systems to handle debt collection by formulation the collections process as a Markov Decision Process with constrained resources, thus making it possible automatically to generate an optimal collections policy with respect to maximizing long-term expected return throughout the course of a collections process, subject to constraints on the available resources possibly in multiple organizations. This is accomplished by coupling data modeling and resource optimization within the constrained Markov Decision Process formulation and generating optimized rules based on constrained reinforcement learning process comprising applied on the basis of past historical data.

摘要翻译： 本发明采用数据处理系统来处理债务收集，通过将收集过程作为具有约束资源的马尔可夫决策过程来制定收款过程，从而使得可以自动生成关于在整个过程中最大化长期预期回报的最佳收款策略 收集过程，受到可能在多个组织中可用资源的限制。 这通过在约束马尔可夫决策过程公式中耦合数据建模和资源优化来实现，并且基于约束强化学习过程生成优化的规则，其包括基于过去的历史数据应用。

公开(公告)号：US20080177621A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-24

申请号：US12054745

申请日：2008-03-25

申请人： Naoki Abe ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Padnault

发明人： Naoki Abe ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Padnault

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0244 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q10/0637 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0201

摘要： A method of marketing optimization with respect to brand lifetime management formulates a problem of brand equity maximization utilizing Markov Decision Process (MDP) thereby casting brand equity management as a long term regard optimization problem in MDP, The marketing mix is optimized by formulating the mix as actions in MDP and, utilizing historical marketing and transaction data, aspects of the MDP are estimated.

摘要翻译： 关于品牌生命周期管理的营销优化方法利用马尔科夫决策过程（MDP）制定了品牌资产最大化的问题，从而将品牌资产管理作为MDP中的长期考虑优化问题，将营销组合优化为 MDP行动，利用历史营销和交易数据，估计MDP的各个方面。

公开(公告)号：US20070186391A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-16

申请号：US11604470

申请日：2006-11-27

申请人： Peter Dawson

发明人： Peter Dawson

IPC分类号： A44B19/00

CPC分类号： A44B19/301 ,  Y10T24/2502

摘要： A security slider for a zip fastener which prevents or severely restricts unauthorised access to the contents of an item which is closed by the zip fastener. This is achieved by a lateral blocking member attached to the slider. A zip fastener incorporating the slider and a suitcase or bag incorporating the zip fastener are also provided.

摘要翻译： 一种用于拉链的安全滑块，其防止或严重限制非法访问由拉链封闭的物品的内容物。 这通过附接到滑块的侧向阻挡构件来实现。 还提供了结合有滑块的拉链和包括拉链的手提箱或袋。

公开(公告)号：US07246083B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-17

申请号：US10401935

申请日：2003-03-27

申请人： Eric Bibelnieks ,  Mark Bullock ,  Michael Haydock ,  Mindy Schiller ,  Wayne Kugel ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault ,  Nancy Soderquist ,  Harlan Crowder

发明人： Eric Bibelnieks ,  Mark Bullock ,  Michael Haydock ,  Mindy Schiller ,  Wayne Kugel ,  Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault ,  Nancy Soderquist ,  Harlan Crowder

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0244 ,  G06Q30/0245 ,  G06Q30/0247 ,  G06Q30/0249 ,  G06Q30/0254 ,  G06Q30/0277

摘要： A method, and system for targeted marketing of goods or services to specific customers is disclosed. Customers are analyzed based upon historical criteria; a promotional plan (a group of promotion events implemented or to be implemented over a particular time period) is analyzed to determine the effect of each promotion event on the other promotion events in the promotional plan; and, based on this analysis, the optimal promotion stream (a specific subset of the promotional plan to be sent to customers or a group of similar customers) is determined so as to maximize the ROI of the promotional plan as a whole.

摘要翻译： 披露了向特定客户进行商品或服务定向营销的方法和系统。 客户根据历史标准进行分析; 分析促销计划（在特定时间段内实施或将要实施的一组促销活动），以确定每个促销活动对促销计划中其他促销活动的影响; 并根据这一分析确定最佳促销流程（要发送给客户或一组类似客户的促销计划的特定子集），以便最大限度地提高整体促销计划的投资回报。

公开(公告)号：US07093649B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-22

申请号：US10775381

申请日：2004-02-10

申请人： Peter Dawson

发明人： Peter Dawson

IPC分类号： F28F3/02 ,  F26B17/10

CPC分类号： F28G7/00 ,  F28D9/0031 ,  F28D9/0068 ,  F28D2021/0045 ,  F28F2225/04 ,  F28F2250/102

摘要： A flat heat exchanger plate typically used in a bulk material heat exchanger is provided. The flat heat exchanger plate is designed to operate under a negative internal pressure to eliminate depressions or dimples that are typically formed into the sides of these types of heat exchanger coils during the manufacture process. With the removal of the depressions or dimples the tendency for bulk material to accumulate to the exterior surface of the plate is reduced, thereby increasing the service period of the plate.

摘要翻译： 通常在散装材料热交换器中使用的平板热交换器板。 平板式热交换器板被设计成在负内部压力下操作以消除通常在制造过程中形成这些类型的热交换器盘管侧面的凹陷或凹坑。 随着凹陷或凹坑的移除，体积材料积聚到板的外表面的倾向减小，从而增加了板的使用周期。

公开(公告)号：US20060088035A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-27

申请号：US11257183

申请日：2005-10-24

申请人： Jesse Beeson ,  Peter Dawson ,  Richard Holleran ,  Marc Todd ,  James Welch

发明人： Jesse Beeson ,  Peter Dawson ,  Richard Holleran ,  Marc Todd ,  James Welch

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/80

摘要： Streaming media network transportation streams are created using an electronic system and transmitted via an electronic interface such as an existing system network conduit (i.e. Ethernet, USB, or other packet-based architectures). A scalable hardware and/or software compute engine modifies an initial stream's identifier(s) while replicating the stream content to economically create streams. Hence, an entire network's capacity of active streams may be created from a single initial stream. In one example, an initial stream is stored in advance of transmission for such use. In other examples, an initial stream is received and processed to dynamically create streams from the initial stream as the initial stream is being received.

摘要翻译： 使用电子系统创建流媒体网络传输流，并通过诸如现有系统网络管道（即以太网，USB或其他基于分组的体系结构）等电子接口进行传输。 可扩展的硬件和/或软件计算引擎在复制流内容以经济地创建流时修改初始流的标识符。 因此，可以从单个初始流创建整个网络的活动流的容量。 在一个示例中，初始流在传输之前被存储用于这种使用。 在其他示例中，接收和处理初始流，以便在接收初始流时从初始流动态创建流。

公开(公告)号：US20050173103A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-11

申请号：US10775381

申请日：2004-02-10

申请人： Peter Dawson

发明人： Peter Dawson

IPC分类号： F28D9/00 ,  F28G7/00 ,  F28F3/00

CPC分类号： F28G7/00 ,  F28D9/0031 ,  F28D9/0068 ,  F28D2021/0045 ,  F28F2225/04 ,  F28F2250/102

摘要： A flat plat plate heat exchanger coil typically used in a bulk material heat exchanger is provided. The flat plate heat exchanger coil is designed to operate under a negative internal pressure to eliminate depressions or dimples that are typically formed into the sides of these types of heat exchanger coils during the manufacture process. With the removal of the depressions or dimples the tendency for bulk material to accumulate to the exterior surface of the coil is reduced, thereby increasing the service period of the coil. The flat plate is also provided with methods of automated cleaning of the plate coil, such as applying a low positive internal pressure in a cyclic manner to dislodge material accumulated on the coil, bumping the coil to causing a shock wave through the coil or providing means to create a shearing effect between adjacent coils to dislodge material accumulated on the exterior of the coil.

摘要翻译： 提供通常用于散装材料热交换器的平板式热交换器盘管。 平板式热交换器盘管被设计成在负的内部压力下操作以消除通常在制造过程中形成这些类型的热交换器盘管的侧面的凹陷或凹坑。 随着凹陷或凹坑的移除，体积材料积聚到线圈的外表面的趋势减小，从而增加线圈的使用周期。 平板还具有自动清洗板卷的方法，例如以循环方式施加低的正内压以移除积聚在线圈上的材料，使线圈凸起以使冲击波通过线圈或提供装置 以产生相邻线圈之间的剪切效应，以移除积聚在线圈外部的材料。

公开(公告)号：US06810368B1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-26

申请号：US09106784

申请日：1998-06-29

申请人： Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault

发明人： Edwin Peter Dawson Pednault

IPC分类号： G06F760

CPC分类号： G06F17/18

摘要： A method for constructing predictive models that can be used to make predictions in situations where the inputs to those models can have values that are missing or are otherwise unknown. The method can realize significant advantages because it can be readily applied in conjunction with any method for constructing models, including ones that require all input values to be known, thereby yielding combined methods for constructing models that tolerate missing values.

摘要翻译： 一种用于构建预测模型的方法，可用于在这些模型的输入具有丢失或未知的值的情况下进行预测。 该方法可以实现显着的优点，因为它可以容易地应用于构建模型的任何方法，包括需要所有输入值被知道的方法，从而产生用于构建容许缺失值的模型的组合方法。