Patents by Inventor George L. Nemhauser

George L. Nemhauser 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).

  • Automated Channel Abstraction for Advertising Auctions
    Publication number: 20130311304
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of determining an abstraction of a plurality of differentiated goods available for exchange, data regarding each differentiated good is stored in a computer storage, wherein the data regarding each differentiated good includes an attribute value assigned to at least one attribute of the differentiated good. A processor of a computer determines a first abstraction of the plurality of differentiated goods based on the stored data. The first abstraction includes at least one abstract good. Each abstract good includes one or more differentiated goods. At least one abstract good of the first abstraction includes at least two distinct differentiated goods. The processor determines for each abstract good a specification for the abstract good based on the data regarding one or more differentiated goods forming the abstract good. The processor stores in the computer storage the specification determined for each abstract good.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: CombineNet, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig E. Boutilier, George L. Nemhauser, David C. Parkes, Tuomas Sandholm, Robert L. Shields, JR., William E. Walsh
  • Automated channel abstraction for advertising auctions
    Patent number: 8515814
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of determining an abstraction of a plurality of differentiated goods available for exchange, data regarding each differentiated good is stored in a computer storage, wherein the data regarding each differentiated good includes an attribute value assigned to at least one attribute of the differentiated good. A processor of a computer determines a first abstraction of the plurality of differentiated goods based on the stored data. The first abstraction includes at least one abstract good. Each abstract good includes one or more differentiated goods. At least one abstract good of the first abstraction includes at least two distinct differentiated goods. The processor determines for each abstract good a specification for the abstract good based on the data regarding one or more differentiated goods forming the abstract good. The processor stores in the computer storage the specification determined for each abstract good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: CombineNet, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig E. Boutilier, George L. Nemhauser, David C. Parkes, Tuomas Sandholm, Robert L. Shields, Jr., William E. Walsh
  • Automated Channel Abstraction for Advertising Auctions
    Publication number: 20100121671
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of determining an abstraction of a plurality of differentiated goods available for exchange, data regarding each differentiated good is stored in a computer storage, wherein the data regarding each differentiated good includes an attribute value assigned to at least one attribute of the differentiated good. A processor of a computer determines a first abstraction of the plurality of differentiated goods based on the stored data. The first abstraction includes at least one abstract good. Each abstract good includes one or more differentiated goods. At least one abstract good of the first abstraction includes at least two distinct differentiated goods. The processor determines for each abstract good a specification for the abstract good based on the data regarding one or more differentiated goods forming the abstract good. The processor stores in the computer storage the specification determined for each abstract good.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: COMBINENET, INC.
    Inventors: Craig E. Boutilier, George L. Nemhauser, David C. Parkes, Tuomas Sandholm, Robert L. Shields, JR., William E. Walsh