Policy based creation of export sets and backup media
    1.
    发明授权
    Policy based creation of export sets and backup media 有权
    基于策略的创建导出集和备份媒体

    公开(公告)号:US08458422B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-04

    申请号:US13172384

    申请日:2011-06-29

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A virtual data storage system stores data as data objects to a plurality of storage devices in accordance with storage management policies. Storage pools define groups of medial that are to be treated in a uniform manner. A policy is composed of a series of policy copy/delete rules that direct movement of data objects into the storage pools. Copy and delete actions are preformed to manage copies of data objects among the storage pools in accordance with the policy. As an extension of the storage management policies, the process of creating export media sets is automated. These processes can also be used to create backup media. When an export media set is created, subsequent commands are prevented from modifying the media in the export media set. When a backup is created, subsequent commands are prevented from overwriting media containing data referred to by the manifest media for the backup.

    摘要翻译: 虚拟数据存储系统根据存储管理策略将数据作为数据对象存储到多个存储设备。 存储池定义要以统一方式处理的内侧组。 策略由一系列将数据对象移动到存储池中的策略复制/删除规则组成。 执行复制和删除操作以根据策略管理存储池中的数据对象的副本。 作为存储管理策略的扩展,创建导出介质集的过程是自动化的。 这些过程也可用于创建备份介质。 当创建导出介质集时,将阻止后续命令修改导出介质集中的介质。 当创建备份时,防止后续命令覆盖包含用于备份的清单介质所引用的数据的介质。

    System and method for estimating forward retail commodity price within a geographic boundary
    3.
    发明授权
    System and method for estimating forward retail commodity price within a geographic boundary 失效
    用于估算地理边界内远期零售商品价格的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08019694B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-13

    申请号:US12030086

    申请日:2008-02-12

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: Embodiments disclosed herein provide a new way to generate estimated forward retail prices for a retail commodity within a geographic boundary that represents a target market. Using estimates for local retail prices, combined with knowledge of current and historical wholesale prices, embodiments disclosed herein enable the creation of a forward estimate of retail prices on fuels for a specific location, time period, and fuel grade. In some embodiment, the process of creating a forward estimate of retail prices on fuels comprises performing a predictive modeling utilizing wholesale gasoline prices, rack markup, retail markup, and taxes on a location, time period, and fuel grade basis. In some cases, the estimated forward retail prices thus generated can be used in a pricing model for price protection services for that retail commodity in that target market.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开的实施例提供了在代表目标市场的地理边界内为零售商品生成估计的远期零售价格的新方式。 使用本地零售价格的估计,结合当前和历史批发价格的知识,本文公开的实施例能够创建对特定位置,时间段和燃料等级的燃料的零售价格的远期估计。 在一些实施例中,创建燃料零售价格的远期估计的过程包括使用批发汽油价格,机架加价,零售加价和对位置,时间段和燃料等级基础的税收进行预测建模。 在某些情况下,由此产生的估计远期零售价格可用于该目标市场上该零售商品的价格保护服务定价模型。

    System, method and computer program product for predicting value of lead
    4.
    发明申请
    System, method and computer program product for predicting value of lead 有权
    用于预测铅价值的系统,方法和计算机程序产品

    公开(公告)号:US20110161197A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-30

    申请号:US12655462

    申请日:2009-12-30

    摘要: Embodiments disclosed herein provide a solution in determining a lead value and making an introduction accordingly. In some embodiments, in response to a consumer's search request for a retail item within a geographical area, a decision system may obtain from a local database a list of dealers capable of provisioning the retail item—such as a new or used vehicle—at various locations within the geographical area. For each dealer, the system may calculate a dealer score across a plurality of tests and set a dollar value to an introduction utilizing the dealer score associated therewith. The performance measures of the tests may be normalized and adjusted utilizing a set of coefficients. The list of dealers may be sorted per dollar value of introduction and presented to the consumer. To provide more accurate dealer evaluations, the system may periodically reset the set of coefficients using sales data.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开的实施例提供了确定铅值并相应地进行介绍的解决方案。 在一些实施例中,响应于消费者对地理区域内的零售商品的搜索请求,决策系统可以从本地数据库获得能够提供零售商品的列表,例如新的或二手的车辆 地理区域内的位置。 对于每个经销商,系统可以通过多个测试来计算经销商分数,并且使用与其相关联的经销商分数将美元价值设置为引入。 可以使用一组系数对测试的性能测量进行归一化和调整。 经销商名单可按美元价值进行排序并提交给消费者。 为了提供更准确的经销商评估,系统可以使用销售数据周期性地重置系数集合。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRAINING DEPLETION AMOUNT IN A DEFINED TIME FRAME
    6.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRAINING DEPLETION AMOUNT IN A DEFINED TIME FRAME 失效
    在定义的时间框架中约束切割量的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080306833A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-11

    申请号:US12099237

    申请日:2008-04-08

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: Embodiments disclosed herein provide price protection on commodity purchases in which a consumer can select, accept, or otherwise agree to a depletion constraint on the consumption of the commodity thus purchased. Based on the agreed depletion constraint, a provider may adjust terms and/or the price of the price protection. In some embodiments, the depletion constraint can be time-based, quantity-based, value-based, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the depletion constraint can be linear. In some embodiments, a consumer may be required to purchase a certain amount of the commodity during a specified time frame. In some embodiments, the provider of the price protection may receive a payment from the consumer when the retail price of the commodity at the time of the purchase is below a specified floor price. In some embodiments, the commodity is motor fuel.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开的实施例提供对商品购买的价格保护,其中消费者可以选择,接受或以其他方式同意对如此购买的商品的消费的消耗限制。 根据商定的消耗限制,供应商可以调整价格保护的条款和/或价格。 在一些实施例中,耗尽约束可以是基于时间的,基于数量的,基于值的,或其组合的。 在一些实施例中,耗尽约束可以是线性的。 在一些实施例中,可能需要消费者在指定的时间范围内购买一定量的商品。 在一些实施例中,当购买时商品的零售价低于指定的底价时,价格保护的提供者可以从消费者处收到付款。 在一些实施例中,商品是机动车燃料。

    System and method for the analysis of pricing data including a sustainable price range for vehicles and other commodities
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method for the analysis of pricing data including a sustainable price range for vehicles and other commodities 有权
    定价数据分析的系统和方法,包括车辆和其他商品的可持续价格范围

    公开(公告)号:US08458012B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-04

    申请号:US12896164

    申请日:2010-10-01

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/10 G06Q30/0206

    摘要: Embodiments disclosed herein can produce and present sustainable price information to help dealers to price vehicles for sustainability and facilitate consumers in making purchase decisions. In one approach, a sustainable price range for a specific vehicle configuration may be based on an average profit margin (APM) determined utilizing historical sale prices and an estimated actual dealer cost. Other approaches may utilize some or all of the following steps: determine APM and build a model of distribution of profit margins by APM, build a model to adjust APM by certain variables, identify sustainable levels for the inventory, production, and incentives variables feeding into the APM model, plug those in to get the averages for those sustainable levels, identify sustainable percentile cutoffs for a given profit margin, then use this relationship with the now identified sustainable levels as inputs to find the overall sustainable profit margin.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开的实施例可以产生和呈现可持续价格信息,以帮助经销商为可持续性价格车辆,并促进消费者做出购买决定。 在一种方法中,特定车辆配置的可持续价格范围可以基于使用历史销售价格确定的平均利润率(APM)和估计的实际经销商成本。 其他方法可能会采用以下一些或全部步骤:确定APM,并通过APM建立利润分配模型,建立模型以通过某些变量调整APM,确定库存,生产和激励变量的可持续水平 APM模型,插入那些获得这些可持续水平的平均值,确定给定利润率的可持续百分位数截止值,然后将这种与现在确定的可持续水平的关系用作输入,以找到总体可持续利润率。