Patents by Inventor Peter Nicholas Wilson

Peter Nicholas Wilson 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).

  • Interactive method to reduce the amount of tradeoff information required from decision makers in multi-attribute decision making under uncertainty
    Patent number: 10366331
    Abstract: There is provided a method, a system and a computer program product for supporting a decision making process. The system receives a decision model from a decision maker, the decision model used for determining a solution to a decision problem based on attributes and uncertainties of the decision problem. The decision problem includes information about a plurality of outcome vectors that represent all possible outcomes and the uncertainties associated with the decision problem. The system determines whether the received decision model can be solved without receiving any preference information from the decision maker. The system receives partially specified preference information from the decision maker if the received decision model cannot be solved without any preference information. The system solves the decision model with the partially specified preference information. The system recommends, based on the solution, one or more decisions to the decision maker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, University College Cork—National University Of Ireleand, Cork
    Inventors: Lea A. Deleris, Radu Marinescu, Abdul Razak, Peter Nicholas Wilson
  • INTERACTIVE METHOD TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TRADEOFF INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM DECISION MAKERS IN MULTI-ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY
    Publication number: 20160155053
    Abstract: There is provided a method, a system and a computer program product for supporting a decision making process. The system receives a decision model from a decision maker, the decision model used for determining a solution to a decision problem based on attributes and uncertainties of the decision problem. The decision problem includes information about a plurality of outcome vectors that represent all possible outcomes and the uncertainties associated with the decision problem. The system determines whether the received decision model can be solved without receiving any preference information from the decision maker. The system receives partially specified preference information from the decision maker if the received decision model cannot be solved without any preference information. The system solves the decision model with the partially specified preference information. The system recommends, based on the solution, one or more decisions to the decision maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Lea A. Deleris, Radu Marinescu, Abdul Razak, Peter Nicholas Wilson
  • Interactive method to reduce the amount of tradeoff information required from decision makers in multi-attribute decision making under uncertainty
    Patent number: 9251461
    Abstract: There is provided a method, a system and a computer program product for supporting a decision making process. The system receives a decision model from a decision maker, the decision model used for determining a solution to a decision problem based on attributes and uncertainties of the decision problem. The decision problem includes information about a plurality of outcome vectors that represent all possible outcomes and the uncertainties associated with the decision problem. The system determines whether the received decision model can be solved without receiving any preference information from the decision maker. The system receives partially specified preference information from the decision maker if the received decision model cannot be solved without any preference information. The system solves the decision model with the partially specified preference information. The system recommends, based on the solution, one or more decisions to the decision maker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Razak Abdul, Lea A. Deleris, Radu Marinescu, Peter Nicholas Wilson
  • INTERACTIVE METHOD TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TRADEOFF INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM DECISION MAKERS IN MULTI-ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY
    Publication number: 20140279801
    Abstract: There is provided a method, a system and a computer program product for supporting a decision making process. The system receives a decision model from a decision maker, the decision model used for determining a solution to a decision problem based on attributes and uncertainties of the decision problem. The decision problem includes information about a plurality of outcome vectors that represent all possible outcomes and the uncertainties associated with the decision problem. The system determines whether the received decision model can be solved without receiving any preference information from the decision maker. The system receives partially specified preference information from the decision maker if the received decision model cannot be solved without any preference information. The system solves the decision model with the partially specified preference information. The system recommends, based on the solution, one or more decisions to the decision maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Razak Abdul, Lea A. Deleris, Radu Marinescu, Peter Nicholas Wilson