Patents by Inventor Rong Lv

Rong Lv 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).

  • JOINT MULTI-CHANNEL CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION FOR RETAIL INDUSTRY
    Publication number: 20120016716
    Abstract: A data integration module is operable to integrate a plurality of data sources, a customer preference module builds a model representing preference to different channels in merchandise category for each customer segment. A customer satisfaction module creates a model representing customer satisfaction metrics. A joint multi-channel optimization module is operable to use an optimization model that utilizes the customer preference model and the customer satisfaction model and maximize retailer's profit and customer satisfaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Jing Gao, Ta-Hsin Li, Hai Rong Lv, Wen Jun Yin
  • Method and System for Detecting Conflicts between Outage Requests and Power Supply Guarantee Requests in a Power Grid
    Publication number: 20110196630
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for detecting conflicts between a power supply guarantee request (PSGR) and an outage request (OR) in a power grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Dong, Feng Jin, Hai Rong Lv, Qi Ming Tian, Wen Jun Yin
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MERCHANDISE HIERARCHY REFINEMENT BY INCORPORATION OF PRODUCT CORRELATION
    Publication number: 20110145237
    Abstract: System, method and computer program product for adjusting a representation of a merchandise hierarchy associated with an entity such as a retailer or wholesaler of products. Product correlation information discovered in that entity's customers' shopping records are obtained and incorporated into an existing merchandise hierarchy with a constraint on the consistency with the existing hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Zhong Lin Lin, Hai Rong Lv, Wen Jun Yin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING POWER SYSTEM TOPOLOGY STRUCTURE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20110106323
    Abstract: A topology structure of a power system is acquired. At least one unification set in the power system is identified based on the topology structure. Devices belonging to the same unification set have the same outage state. The at least one unification set is recorded, so as to concurrently maintain devices belonging to the same unification set. Advantageously, one or more embodiments reduce number of outages caused by power system device maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Dong, Feng Jin, Hai Rong Lv, Qi Ming Tian, Wen Jun Yin