Patents by Inventor Shau-shiang Ja

Shau-shiang Ja 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).

  • Patent number: 8543433
    Abstract: A system and method for real-time revenue management is provided. Data is received from a scheduling system pertaining to a network comprising a plurality of legs. A sub-network within the network may be identified, and optimization of the sub-network is triggered. A current inventory information value attributable to the identified sub-network is pro-rated, and an expected traffic value for the identified sub-network is calculated using a forecast of the expected demand, a standard deviation of the demand, a gamma distribution equation, and an unsatisfied demand value. An updated inventory information value for the identified sub-network is generated using the pro-rated inventory information value and an optimization equation, wherein the optimization equation generates a maximum revenue value by adjusting the expected traffic, and the updated inventory information value is transmitted to the scheduling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Scott Chandler, Shau-shiang Ja, Timothy Lee Jacobs
  • Patent number: 8301518
    Abstract: A system and method for inventory management is provided. An indication of a removal of a first resource at a first location is received, and a risk value associated with the first resource at the location is calculated. A determination is made if the risk value is less than a predetermined threshold, and a request to transfer a second resource from a second location to the first location is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Mei Zhang, Shau-shiang Ja, Nancy Lee Lillo, Sameer Anand, Tuell Coleman Green, Steven James Oakley
  • Patent number: 8190457
    Abstract: A system and method for real-time revenue management is provided. Data is received from a scheduling system pertaining to a network comprising a plurality of legs. A sub-network within the network may be identified, and optimization of the sub-network is triggered. A current inventory information value attributable to the identified sub-network is pro-rated, and an expected traffic value for the identified sub-network is calculated using a forecast of the expected demand, a standard deviation of the demand, a gamma distribution equation, and an unsatisfied demand value. An updated inventory information value for the identified sub-network is generated using the pro-rated inventory information value and an optimization equation, wherein the optimization equation generates a maximum revenue value by adjusting the expected traffic, and the updated inventory information value is transmitted to the scheduling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Scott Chandler, Shau-shiang Ja, Timothy Lee Jacobs
  • Patent number: 7778891
    Abstract: A system and method for inventory management is provided. An indication of a removal of a first resource at a first location is received, and a risk value associated with the first resource at the location is calculated. A determination is made if the risk value is less than a predetermined threshold, and a request to transfer a second resource from a second location to the first location is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Mei Zhang, Shau-shiang Ja, Nancy Lee Lillo, Sameer Anand, Tuell Coleman Green, Steven James Oakley