Patents Examined by Johanna Loftis
  • Patent number: 8781877
    Abstract: Uncorrelated data from a variety of sources, such as consumer panels or retailer points of sale, are combined with maximal coverage of a universal data set for a population in a manner that permits useful inferences about behavioral propensities for the population at an individual or household level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Information Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Kruger, Romesh Wadhwani
  • Patent number: 7711595
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a value proposition for a company in an industry is provided. Specifically, under the present invention, operational metrics and possible solutions are identified for the industry. Then, the impacts of the solutions on the operational metrics are assessed. Once the impacts have been assessed, a current operational performance of the company is compared to an operational performance of one or more companies within the industry to expose performance gaps. Then, a value proposition is generated by identifying a solution based the impacts to address the exposed performance gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Wayne Lewis Dickerson, Jr.