Patents by Inventor Thomas Witting

Thomas Witting 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: 8521579
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning customers to steps in marketing campaigns. An assignment module assigns and reassigns the customers to the marketing activities. An evaluation module determines a predicted goal value of the marketing campaign for each assignment. The assignment module does not reassign a customer to a marketing activity that the customer has previously been assigned to. An execution module may execute campaign steps by performing marketing activities, and a response detection module may detect responses from the customers. The responses may be used in determining subsequent steps of the campaign. Creating sample target groups representative of the customers that are predicted to respond to a prior campaign step. The sample target group(s) may be used for predicting the outcome of subsequent campaign steps directed at the sample target group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: SAP AG
    Inventor: Thomas Witting
  • Publication number: 20040204982
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning customers to steps in marketing campaigns. An assignment module assigns and reassigns the customers to the marketing activities. An evaluation module determines a predicted goal value of the marketing campaign for each assignment. The assignment module does not reassign a customer to a marketing activity that the customer has previously been assigned to. An execution module may execute campaign steps by performing marketing activities, and a response detection module may detect responses from the customers. The responses may be used in determining subsequent steps of the campaign. Creating sample target groups representative of the customers that are predicted to respond to a prior campaign step. The sample target group(s) may be used for predicting the outcome of subsequent campaign steps directed at the sample target group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas Witting
  • Publication number: 20040204973
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning customers to steps in marketing campaigns. An assignment module assigns and reassigns the customers to the marketing activities. An evaluation module determines a predicted goal value of the marketing campaign for each assignment. The evaluation module may be coupled to a response prediction module for making the determination. The assignment module does not reassign a customer to a marketing activity that the customer has previously been assigned to. If the assignment module identifies an assignment that leads to an optimum goal value, this assignment may be used when executing the campaign. An execution module may execute campaign steps by performing marketing activities, and a response detection module may detect responses from the customers. The responses may be used in determining subsequent steps of the campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Witting, Guido Lammers, Martin Steiert
  • Publication number: 20040204975
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning customers to steps in marketing campaigns. An assignment module assigns and reassigns the customers to the marketing activities. An evaluation module determines a predicted goal value of the marketing campaign for each assignment. The assignment module does not reassign a customer to a marketing activity that the customer has previously been assigned to. An execution module may execute campaign steps by performing marketing activities, and a response detection module may detect responses from the customers. The responses may be used in determining subsequent steps of the campaign. Creating sample target groups representative of the customers that are predicted to respond to a prior campaign step. The sample target group(s) may be used for predicting the outcome of subsequent campaign steps directed at the sample target group. Predicting outcomes of marketing campaigns using customer-specific response probabilities and response values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas Witting