Patents Assigned to Kinaxis Inc.
  • Patent number: 12271920
    Abstract: Systems and methods for features engineering, in which internal and external signals are received and fused. The fusing is based on meta-data of each of the one or more internal signals and each of the one or more external signals. A set of features is generated based on one or more valid combinations that match a transformation input, the transformation forming part of library of transformations. Finally, a set of one or more features is selected from the plurality of features, based on a predictive strength of each feature. The set of selected features can be used to train and select a machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Ouellet, Zhen Lin, Christopher Wang, Chantal Bisson-Krol
  • Patent number: 12259857
    Abstract: Systems and method than generate an effective recipe file by selecting at least one of a functionality, a feature and a configuration option from a master recipe database, the selecting based on a business objective; and generating a customized resource by applying the effective recipe file to a first working copy of a resource selected from a master copy of resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Paul Rachniowski, Steve McStravick, Eduardo Rivero, Andrei Anisenia, Fekadeab Dejene
  • Patent number: 12242954
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of interactive machine learning in which a user is provided with predicted results from a trained machine learning model. The user can take the predicted results and adjust the predicted data to retrain the model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Chantal Bisson-Krol, Zhen Lin, Ishan Amlekar, Kevin Shen, Seyednaser Nourashrafeddin, Sebastien Ouellet
  • Patent number: 12229091
    Abstract: Systems and method than generate an effective recipe file by selecting at least one of a functionality, a feature and a configuration option from a master recipe database, the selecting based on a business objective; and generating a customized resource by applying the effective recipe file to a first working copy of a resource selected from a master copy of resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Paul Rachniowski, Steve McStravick, Eduardo Rivero, Andrei Anisenia, Fekadeab Dejene
  • Patent number: 12189619
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems that construct an optimization capability that is able to solve optimization models of supply chain problems faster and with higher quality solutions than prior approaches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventor: Dane Henshall
  • Patent number: 12154013
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of interactive machine learning in which a user is provided with predicted results from a trained machine learning model. The user can take the predicted results and either: i) adjust the predicted results and input the adjusted results as new data; or ii) adjust the predicted data to retrain the model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Chantal Bisson-Krol, Zhen Lin, Ishan Amlekar, Kevin Shen, Seyednaser Nourashrafeddin, Sebastien Ouellet
  • Patent number: 12141690
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of interactive machine learning in which a user is provided with predicted results from a trained machine learning model. The user can take the predicted results and adjust the predicted data to retrain the model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Chantal Bisson-Krol, Zhen Lin, Ishan Amlekar, Kevin Shen, Seyednaser Nourashrafeddin, Sebastien Ouellet
  • Patent number: 12079121
    Abstract: Systems and methods for computer memory management by a memory coordinator and a plurality of memory consumers. An urgency and memory quota of each memory consumer is initialized by the memory coordinator, which then adjusts the memory quota of each memory consumer such that the sum of the memory quota of each memory consumer does not exceed a finite amount of computer memory. Each memory consumer adjusts its memory usage in response to the quota input and urgency input from the memory coordinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Angela Lin, Robert Walker, Marin Creanga, Dylan Ellicott, Alex Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 12045851
    Abstract: Systems and methods for constraint-based optimization, comprising: an AI demand forecasting engine, an optimization engine, a user-defined objective, and a user-defined set of constraints. Using historical sales data, the AI demand forecasting engine generates a plurality of entities, each entity defined by a placement of an item in a promotion platform; and forecasts the objective associated with each entity. The optimization engine generates a plurality of plans, each plan consisting of a unique subset of entities. Plans that violate at least one constraint are eliminated by the optimization engine, leaving a set of candidate solutions. An optimum plan is selected from the set of candidate solutions based on maximization of the objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Kanchana Padmanabhan, Anneya Golob, Brian Keng
  • Patent number: 12039564
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for generating an output analytic for a promotion. The method includes determining, using an optimization machine learning model trained or instantiated with an optimization training set, at least one determined parameter for the promotion which optimizes at least one of received input parameters, the optimization training set comprising received historical data; forecasting, using a promotion forecasting machine learning model trained or instantiated with an forecasting training set, at least one output analytic of the promotion, the prediction training set comprising the received historical data, the at least one received input parameter and the at least one determined parameter; and outputting the at least one output analytic to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Keng, Fan Zhang, Kanchana Padmanabhan
  • Patent number: 11977861
    Abstract: Systems and methods for embedding a computational notebook within an enterprise application software. A computational notebook editor embedded is embedded within a software client interface which is in communication with the software client interface. The application server comprises a reverse proxy server that is embedded within the application server. A container management system is in communication with the application server and comprises a multi-user server, a notebook interactive development environment, and a notebook execution tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Marcio Oliveira Almeida, Zhen Lin, Chantal Bisson-Krol
  • Patent number: 11954771
    Abstract: Systems and methods of timeline visualization that define a table structure which represents supply chain management actions in a generic way. The content of the table is then processed by the timeline visualization to extract the entities, events, their relationships, and their attributes. These entities are transformed into time axes, while the events are transformed into a visual representation of their attributes using color, shapes, and text labels. The events may be positioned on a canvas, above or below a timeline axis, depending on whether they are upstream or downstream events, using a layout module which determines the position on the x-axis (time) and y-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Louis McNamee, Jérémie Boudin, Delisia Philip, Ivy Blackmore, Prabhakar Regmi, Sriprasadh Raghunathan, Basim Ramadhan
  • Patent number: 11928616
    Abstract: A system and method for generation of automated forecasts for a subject based on one or more input parameters. The subject located at an end node of a hierarchy. The method includes: receiving historical data associated with the subject; determining the sufficiency of the historical data based on a feasibility of building a machine learning model to generate a forecast with a predetermined level of accuracy using the historical data; building the machine learning model using the historical data when there is sufficiency of the historical data; building the machine learning model using historical data associated with an ancestor node on the hierarchy when there is not sufficiency of the historical data; generating a forecast for the subject using the machine learning model based on the one or more input parameters; and outputting the forecast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Keng, Kanchana Padmanabhan
  • Patent number: 11900259
    Abstract: Methods and systems that provide one or more recommended configurations to planners using large data sets in an efficient manner. These methods and systems provide optimization of objectives using a genetic algorithm that can provide parameter recommendations that optimize one or more objectives in an efficient and timely manner. The methods and systems disclosed herein are flexible enough to satisfy diverse use cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Ouellet, Phillip Williams, Nathaniel Stanley, Jeffery Downing, Liam Hebert
  • Patent number: 11886514
    Abstract: Machine learning segmentation methods and systems that perform segmentation quickly, efficiently, cheaply, and optionally provides an interactive feature that allows a user to alter the segmentation until a desired result is obtained. The automated machine learning segmentation tool receives all potentially important attributes and provides segmentation of items. It also receives information about important features of the data and finds how best to differentiate between groups using cluster-based machine learning algorithms. In addition, visualization of the segmentation explains to a user how the segmentation was obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Marcio Oliveira Almeida, Seyednaser Nourashrafeddin, Jean-François Dubeau, Ivy Blackmore, Zhen Lin
  • Patent number: 11887044
    Abstract: A dynamic supply chain planning system for analysis of historical lead time data that uses machine learning algorithms to forecast future lead times based on historical lead time data, weather data and financial data related to locations and dates within the supply chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Williams, Zhen Lin, Behrouz Haji Soleimani, Seyednaser Nourashrafeddin, Chantal Bisson-Krol, Marcio Oliveira Almeida
  • Patent number: 11875367
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic demand sensing in a supply chain in which constantly-updated data is used to select a machine learning model or retrain a pre-selected machine learning model, for forecasting sales of a product at a specific location. The updated data includes product information and geographic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Ouellet, Zhen Lin, Christopher Wang, Chantal Bisson-Krol
  • Patent number: 11868746
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide a mechanism to transition static schema to dynamic schema while maintaining backwards capability. Simple removal of static schema elements, followed by replacement with dynamic schema elements, make a third-party code incompatible since the third-party code references schema entities that no longer exist. Provided is a mechanism to decrease the memory use of non-material static schema entities. Transitioning static schema to dynamic schema allows the database to avoid loading non-material schema entities, thereby decreasing overall memory usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Marin Creanga, Dylan Ellicott, Robert Walker
  • Patent number: 11868363
    Abstract: A method and system for persisting data are provided. Batch data is periodically extracted via a computer system from at least one primary data source. Batch data is transformed via the computer system. The batch data is loaded, via the computer system, into a database. Real-time data is continuously received from at least one secondary data source. The received real-time data is indexed in an index. Business intelligence reports are generated from both the real-time data in the index and the batch data in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Thomas
  • Patent number: 11868402
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide visualization of networks. Data is input into a table structure that represents any hierarchy of entities, relationships and their attributes. The content of the table is processed to extract the entities, relationships and their attributes. These are turned into nodes, edges and a visual representation of their attributes using color gradients, categorical colors, shapes, thickness, text labels, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kinaxis Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremie Boudin, Rishad Khan, Ivy Blackmore, Andrew Dunbar