Patents by Inventor Gareth J. Mitchell-Jones

Gareth J. Mitchell-Jones 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).

  • Publication number: 20160379323
    Abstract: A present risk aversion of a customer is determined. A temporal preference is detected using historical data related to the customer, the temporal preference showing a preference of current utility over a future utility of a product. Using the temporal preference and a negative transaction risk, a future risk aversion of the customer is projected at a future time. A pattern of offer acceptance by the customer is identified in the historical data. A value of an exogenous factor is determined on which a buying ability of the customer depends. The customer is classified in a cluster, where all customers in the cluster have the present risk aversion, the temporal preference, the negative transaction risk, the future risk aversion, and the value. An offer for a product is presented to the cluster, which satisfies the present risk aversion, and where a probability of acceptance of the offer exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Raphael Ezry, Munish Goyal, Gareth J. Mitchell-Jones, Steven G. Pinchuk