Abstract: A system for managing grid interaction with a solar power source includes an energy exchange server, a plurality of solar energy sources, a plurality of interconnect socket adapters, and a plurality of energy exchange controllers, each energy exchange controller coupling to one of the plurality of interconnect socket adapters and dictating energy consumption based on energy pricing data received from the energy exchange server.

Abstract: A system for managing grid interaction with a wind power source includes an energy exchange server, a plurality of wind energy sources, a plurality of interconnect socket adapters, and a plurality of energy exchange controllers, each energy exchange controller coupling to one of the plurality of interconnect socket adapters and dictating energy consumption based on energy pricing data received from the energy exchange server.

Abstract: Before routing a question submitted to a question and answer based customer support system to support resources, and before any specific answer data is generated, the submitted question data is analyzed to predict asking user engagement with the question and answer based customer support system after the asking user's question is submitted. In this way, the question itself is analyzed and questions determined to be low engagement probability questions submitted by asking users that have a low probability of further engagement with the question and answer based customer support system are provided to the support resources on a low priority basis and questions determined to be high engagement probability questions submitted by asking users that have a high probability of further engagement with the question and answer based customer support system are provided to the support resources on a high priority basis.

Abstract: Users may post issues and questions on public social media websites and other public forums. A business or product of the business may be the subject of the post. With a properly trained system the business can determined if another community member is likely provide and accurate, sufficient, and timely response to the post. If so, the business can avoid allocating resources to respond to such posts. However, if it is determined that an appropriate response is not likely, or not likely within an acceptable timeframe, the business may notify an agent to provide an appropriate response. As a benefit, the business may leverage a community of knowledgeable users to provide assistance to other users and thereby not expend resources unnecessarily.

Abstract: A method is provided for evaluating operational and financial performance for dispatchers in power grid control centers associated with utility systems. A comprehensive operating plan is provided that applies after the fact analysis for performance metrics, root-cause impacts and process re-engineering. after the fact analysis of past events and practices is performed. Actual system and resource conditions are captured. the system and resource conditions are supplied to a relational database. A scheduler engine receives the actual system and resource conditions from the relational database and processes it to calculate system performance.

Abstract: This application discloses a system implementing tools and mechanisms to receive a target rate for each option available for inclusion in a harness family, determine combination take rates for different combinations of the options based on the target rates for the options, and utilize the combination take rates and the combinations of the options to identify one or more wire harnesses, each including a different set of the options, in the harness family. The tools and mechanisms can determine the combination take rates by estimating values for the combination take rates corresponding to the combinations of the options, and iteratively adjusting the values for the combination take rates based on the target rates for the options.

Abstract: A schedule management apparatus includes a schedule information receiving unit that receives schedule information generated by one or more client devices from each of the client devices, the schedule information including a description of an event, a location of the event, and a date/time of the event. On the basis of the schedule information received by the schedule information receiving unit, information is displayed on each of the client devices about an event to be newly added that matches the schedule information without overlapping with a date/time of each of events scheduled before and after the event, the information representing at least one of a duration of the event, a location of the event, and a route to the event.

Abstract: A system for comparing disparate computing resource offerings receives a request to compare at least one computing resource offering for a computing environment, the request including at least one infrastructure requirement and a computing environment design topology, the request associated with a unique order identifier, transmits the request to at least one computing resource provider via at least one provider application programming interface (API), the at least one computing resource provider comprising one of an external computing resource provider and an internal computing resource provider, receives a list of at least one computing resource offering from the at least one computing resource provider, normalizes the at least one computing resource offering based on the at least one infrastructure requirement and the computing environment design, and compares the at least one computing resource offering based on the at least one infrastructure requirement and the computing environment design topology.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for performing a total unduplicated reach and frequency analysis that analyzes a large set of variables practically. A plurality of variables are received. A subset of the plurality of variables is identified as variables of interest. Variables are partitioned randomly into groups. Each of the groups of variables contains fewer than a predetermined maximum number of variables for each group. The best combination of variables within each group is found through a total unduplicated reach and frequency analysis of each group. The winning variable or variables within each group are identified based on the highest reach score. The winners from each group analysis are then pooled into a group, and the process is repeated. The combination from the second stage with the best reach is then reported. Additional variable combinations ranked by reach may also be reported.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a photovoltaic installation process. A process may include determining a method of interconnection to couple a photovoltaic system to an electrical system of a structure. The process may further include determining, via an electronic device, an ideal usage offset ratio for the photovoltaic system based on a known utility rate associated with the structure. Moreover, the process may include estimating a number of modules required to meet the determined ideal usage offset ratio. In addition, the process may include generating, via the electronic device, installation information including required installation materials, estimated costs, point-load, and electrical information for the photovoltaic system.

Abstract: A system for identifying and visualizing one or more interrelationships occurring amongst a plurality of business problems is provided. The system includes a business problem repository configured to store a plurality of business problem statements. Each business problem statement includes a plurality of components. The system also includes a connection engine coupled to the business problem repository and configured to determine one or more connections for the plurality of business problem statements by applying a one-to-one comparison scheme that is configured to generate a connection score for each comparison. The system further includes a connections repository coupled to the connection engine and configured to store the plurality of connections and corresponding connection scores. Further, a visualization engine is coupled to the connections repository and configured to generate a business problem network.

Abstract: Sensor data analysis may include obtaining video data, detecting facial data within the video data, extracting the facial data from the video data, detecting indicator data within the video data, extracting the indicator data from the video data, transforming the extracted facial data into representative facial data, and determining a mood of the person by associating learned mood indicators derived from other detected facial data with the representative facial data. The analysis may include determining that the representative facial data is associated with a complex profile, and determining a context regarding the person within the environment by weighting and processing the determined mood, at least one subset of data representing information about the person of the complex profile, and the indicator data. The analysis may include determining a user experience for the person, and communicating the determined user experience to a device associated with the person.

Abstract: Technical solutions are described to for assigning a team to resolve a defect during a manufacturing process. The method includes identifying a root cause of a defect from a root cause database by generating a reference code. The method also includes generating a defect score based on characteristics of the defect and the root cause, and identifying a set of solutions for the defect based on the defect score. The method also includes selecting a first solution from the set of solutions to implement and determining a candidate skill for the implementation. The method also includes identifying, from an employee database, a candidate employee that has the candidate skill and assigning the candidate employee to the team to resolve the defect.

Abstract: It is provided a computer-implemented method for managing a task having a start datum and an end datum. The method comprises the step of providing specifications of the task, the specifications including a start range indicative of possible values for the start datum, an end range indicative of possible values for the end datum, and a schedule of the task, the schedule of the task including a scheduled start value for the start datum that belongs to the start range and a scheduled end value for the end datum that belongs to the end range. The method also comprises the step of displaying, on a timeline, bar charts representative of specifications of the task, including at least a bar chart representative of the schedule of the task. Such a method improves the management of a task.

Abstract: A system is provided for setting an appropriate delivery count rank expressing the delivery capability of a deliveryman. There is provided: a storage device that stores a delivery count rank for each deliveryman, a progress flag indicating whether or not each deliveryman is subject to a progress check, and a performance of each deliveryman in a designated period; and rank setting unit that calculates a total undelivered task count and an undelivered task rate on the basis of a total transmitted count and a total actual count included in the storage device, calculates a work attendance rate on the basis of a stipulated number of attendances and an actual number of attendances included in the storage device, and sets a delivery count rank for each deliveryman on the basis of the calculated total undelivered task count, undelivered task rate, work attendance rate, and a progress flag.

Abstract: Resources, product classes, processes, and product orders are registered in mutual association. From the information of product classes, processes, and resources, variables and constants used when formulating an objective function and a constraint expression are constructed. A constraint setting screen is displayed which includes contents of the constraint expression described by using the selection input field of identification information of the product classes, processes, and resources. Based on a result of selective input to this constraint setting screen, the contents of constraint are set. Further, an object setting screen is displayed which includes the contents of an object described using the product classes and processes and text information indicating the contents of the object, and a selection input field thereof. The contents of the object are registered based on a result of selective input to this object setting screen.

Abstract: A system and method for making engagement offers. A processor monitors a navigation path of a user navigating a website. The processor makes an offer for engagement with the user on a first web page reached by the user upon following the navigation path. The processor monitors a reaction of the user to the offer for engagement, and updates tag data associated with a second web page encountered by the user while traversing the navigation path. The tag data is updated based on the reaction of the user to the offer for engagement.

Abstract: Method and systems for aggregation and control of energy grids including distributed energy resources are disclosed. The method and system disclosed use the intelligence available in the information data network, and avoid dependence on the utility/system operator operational data network.

Abstract: In some examples, a payment system may receive, from a point-of-sale (POS) computing device of a merchant, transaction data for a plurality of financial transactions corresponding to purchases by a plurality of customers of items from the merchant. The payment system may determine, based in part on the received transaction data, an amount that is expected to be paid by the merchant during an upcoming time period. Furthermore, the payment system may determine, based at least partially on the transaction data, that the merchant is eligible to receive financing from the payment system for at least a portion of the amount. The payment system may send a notification that causes an application on a computing device of the merchant to display a financing offer interface presenting an offer for financing based on the amount. The payment system may receive, via the financing offer interface, an acceptance of the financing.

Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to devices, systems, and computer-implemented methods for simulating one or more inventories in a distribution network. Specifically, methods are described that comprise the operations of receiving inventory data for one or more inventories to be simulated, wherein the inventory data includes lead time data and demand data; determining, based on the inventory data, probability distributions for each of lead time and demand for the one or more inventories to be simulated; determining a lead time demand probability distribution of the one or more inventories to be simulated based on the determined probability distributions for the lead time and the demand; determining a predictive state of the one or more inventories to be simulated based on the lead time demand probability distribution; and outputting one or more evaluation parameters associated with the predictive state of the one or more inventories to be simulated.