Patents by Inventor Farid AitSalia

Farid AitSalia 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).

  • Profile-based product demand forecasting
    Patent number: 6978249
    Abstract: A product demand forecasting system includes a profile extractor that generates a demand profile of a new product yet to be introduced based on demand profiles of similar products already introduced. The profile extractor normalizes and averages the demand profiles of the similar products to obtain the demand profile of the new product. The forecasting system also includes a life-cycle demand predictor that generates a total life-cycle demand of the new product based on historical demand data of the similar products. A forecast creator is then coupled to the profile extractor and the demand predictor to generate a life-cycle demand forecast for the new product based on the demand profile and total life-cycle demand of the new product. A method of providing a life-cycle product demand forecast for a new product yet to be introduced is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dirk M. Beyer, Fereydoon Safai, Farid AitSalia