Patents by Inventor Marta Eso

Marta Eso has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for computing payment discounts to achieve budget-balance in exchanges
    Patent number: 7536337
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for computing payment discounts awarded to winning agents in an exchange, the method comprising including a Vickrey discount to each of the winning agent as the difference between available surplus with all agents present minus available surplus without the winning agent, and computing said payment discounts by adjusting the Vickrey discounts so as to constrain the exchange to budget-balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Parkes, Marta Eso, Jayant R. Kalagnanam
  • Method for computing payment discounts to achieve budget-balance in exchanges
    Publication number: 20030028414
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for computing payment discounts awarded to winning agents in an exchange, said method comprising computing a Vickrey discount to each said winning agent as the difference between available surplus with all agents present minus available surplus without said winning agent, and computing said payment discounts by adjusting said Vickrey discounts so as to constrain said exchange to budget-balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: David C. Parkes, Marta Eso, Jayant R. Kalagnanam
  • Distributed method for bid evaluation in procurement auctions with piece-wise linear supply curves
    Publication number: 20030028473
    Abstract: A method for evaluating bids. The method in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of obtaining at least one bid from a supplier, wherein the bid comprises data indicating a quantity of a commodity to be supplied and a cost of supplying the commodity, generating at least one supply pattern from the bid, and computing a cost associated with the supply pattern, wherein the cost is computed as a sum of costs for each commodity as specified by the supply patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marta Eso, Jayant Kalagnanam, Laszlo Landanyi