Patents by Inventor Arthur James Friend, V

Arthur James Friend, V 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).

  • NETWORK COMPUTER SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT DYNAMIC PROVISIONING FOR FULFILLING DELIVERY ORDERS
    Publication number: 20190130320
    Abstract: A network computer system operates to arrange transport for delivery orders in a given region, in accordance with a set of provisioning parameters, including a service value parameter, and at least one of a service batching parameter or a service range parameter. For an upcoming time interval, the network computer system determines a forecast for at least one of a number of service requests or a number of available service providers. A provisioning level determination may be made for the given region during the upcoming time interval, based at least in part on the forecast. The set of provisioning parameters may be adjusted to adjust the provisioning level to a desired target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Arthur James Friend, V, Robert Zeller, Chen Peng, Benjamin Morris Dreier, Xiao Zhang, Joseph McCarthy