Abstract:
A method for product portfolio analysis includes selecting a set of solution points along a curve of order benefit as a function of the number of products in a product portfolio and performing a heuristic between an adjacent pair of solution points that approximates the curve between the adjacent pair of solution points. An apparatus that can perform the product portfolio analysis is also described.
Abstract:
Provided are techniques for determining a state of flow through, or a cut of, a network in which some the capacities of at least some of the conduits are dependent upon a specified parameter. Initially, a derived network is obtained by replacing capacities in the original network that depend upon the parameter. A particular flow state then is identified for that derived network, and this flow state is used to determine either a state of flow through or a cut of the original network.
Abstract:
A method for determining a total benefit derived from a subset of products in a product portfolio includes identifying a set of customer orders having a set of ordered products from the product portfolio and an order benefit and selecting the subset of products from the product portfolio. The method also totals the order benefits from the set of customer orders whose set of ordered products are included within the subset of products from the product portfolio. An apparatus for use in determining a total benefit derived from a subset of products in a product portfolio is also described.
Abstract:
A method for selecting products includes solving a maximal s-t flow in a bipartite graph to obtain a minimum cut for the bipartite graph and selecting products bounded by the minimum cut. An apparatus for product selection is also described.
Abstract:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bottle for nail glue design showing my new design. FIG. 2 is a front view of a bottle for nail glue. FIG. 3 is a rear view of a bottle for nail glue. FIG. 4 is a left side view of a bottle for nail glue. FIG. 5 is a right side view of a bottle for nail glue. FIG. 6 is a top view of a bottle for nail glue; and, FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a bottle for nail glue. The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the bottle for nail glue that form no part of the claimed design.
Abstract:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bottle for nail glue design showing my new design. FIG. 2 is a front view of a bottle for nail glue. FIG. 3 is a rear view of a bottle for nail glue. FIG. 4 is a left side view of a bottle for nail glue. FIG. 5 is a right side view of a bottle for nail glue. FIG. 6 is a top view of a bottle for nail glue; and, FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a bottle for nail glue. The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the bottle for nail glue that form no part of the claimed design.
Abstract:
A communications system are provided that provides integrated encryption capabilities. In particular, a digital microwave system, terminal and method are provided in which the encryption functions are integrated into the digital microwave terminals. The digital microwave system may also be implemented with external encryption units.
Abstract:
A computer implemented method for clustering customers includes receiving a source set of customer records, wherein each customer record represents one customer, and each customer record includes at least one data attribute, and each data attribute has an attribute value; pre-processing the source set of customer records to generate a pre-processed set of customer records; executing a clustering algorithm on the pre-processed set of customer records to group the pre-processed set of customer records into clusters of a pre-defined number. The pre-processing comprises: determining the type of a customer in the source set of customer records; using a type attribute value to indicate the type of the customer in its customer record; normalizing data attribute values and type attribute values; weighting to the data attribute values and the type attribute values respectively to obtain weighted attribute values of the data attribute and weighted attribute values of the tune attribute.
Abstract:
A method for storing information items from a client device to a remote server is performed at the client device having memory and one or more processors, the remote server being communicatively coupled to the client device. The client device renders an information item and an information storing option associated with the information item using a first application at the client device. Upon detecting a user selection of the information storing option, the client device invokes a second application, which may or may not run on the client device, to upload data associated with the information item rendered on the client device to the remote server and then resumes the rendition of the information item using the first application at the client device.