Patents by Inventor Xin Xin
Xin Xin 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).
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Patent number: 8265984Abstract: A method and system for integrating multiple factors into a unified optimization model for retail network configuration, in one aspect, obtains input data for modeling store configuration. The input data may include demand of each merchandise category from each customer segment in each facility, geographic distribution of stores in an area, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores. A trade area is generated as a function of store location, store format, and store capacity. The method and system also generates trade area demand summation representing predicted total demand of all stores for all merchandise categories for all customer segments in the trade area, as a function of store location, store format, store capacity, merchandise category, and customer segment associated with the trade area. An objective function is constructed as a function of said trade area demand summation, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Ming Xie, Wen Jun Yin, Bin Zhang, Cindy Q. Zhang
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Patent number: 8260646Abstract: A method and system for customer segmentation using adaptive spectral clustering may include determining initial segmentation labels, determining new customer behavior data, formulating a single objective minimization function that integrates the initial segmentation labels with the new customer behavior data, and determining best fit to both the initial segmentation labels and the new customer behavior data simultaneously by minimizing the single objective minimization function.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Wen Jun Yin, Bin Zhang
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Publication number: 20120221510Abstract: A method and system for validating data. Warehouse data is generated by transforming source data via an ETL transformation model. A data cube is generated by transforming the warehouse data via an OLAP transformation model. A report dataset (MDS1) is generated from the data cube. A reference dataset (S) is generated from the source data. A data validation is performed, the data validation being based on a matching relationship between MDS1 and S.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xue C. Li, Xiao J. Fu, Xue F. Gao, Xin Xin
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Patent number: 8239245Abstract: A method and apparatus for end-to-end retail store one-stop site configuration integrates multiple data sources, identifying key customers, forecasting merchandise demand. Site configuration is formulated as a mathematical optimization problem with both in-store and external data as input to the problem whose solution provides proper suggestions for retail store transformation.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Wen Jun Yin, Bin Zhang, Cindy Q. Zhang
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Patent number: 8219520Abstract: A method and system for validating data. Warehouse data is generated by transforming source data via an ETL transformation model. A data cube is generated by transforming the warehouse data via an OLAP transformation model. A report dataset (MDS1) is generated from the data cube. A reference dataset (S) is generated from the source data. Whether MDS1 matches S is determined. If MDS1 doesn't match S, then an OLAP inverse transformation is performed on MDS1 to generate an OLAP dataset (MDS2) and whether MDS2 matches S is determined. If MDS1 doesn't match S and MDS2 does not match S, then an ETF inverse transformation is performed on MDS2 to generate an ETL dataset (MDS3) and whether MDS2 matches MDS1 and whether MDS3 matches S is determined. If MDS1 doesn't match S and MDS2 does not match S and MDS3 does not match S, then whether MDS3 matches MDS2 is determined.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Xue C. Li, Xiao J. Fu, Xue F. Gao, Xin Xin
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Patent number: 8208113Abstract: A pixel structure including a substrate, a scan line, a data line, a common line, an active device, a pixel electrode, a passivation layer and a transition auxiliary electrode is provided. The scan line and the data line on the substrate intersect with each other to define a pixel region. The common line on the substrate is parallel to the scan line. The active device disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the active device. The passivation layer is between the data line and the pixel electrode. The transition auxiliary electrode is adjacent to the periphery of the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the common line through a contact hole of the passivation layer. The transition auxiliary electrode and the pixel electrode are made of the same film.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Chieh Wang, Yao-Hong Chien, Xin-Xin Lin, Li-Shan Chen, Xuan-Yu Liu
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Publication number: 20120084118Abstract: A method for predicting sales for a new store in a certain geographical area is disclosed, the method comprising geographic and non-geographic information and customer segmentation in the area to estimate sales and optionally the impact on existing competitor stores.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Hai Rong Lv, Wen Jun Yin
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Publication number: 20120046991Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for providing the ability for retailers to devise a current channel strategy (e.g., adaptive price setting) that considers competitors in a dynamic competing environment, and that enables computing a competitive advantage of a channel. To estimate a price for selling a product j in a commerce channel comprises: a) receiving, at a processor device, real market data including sales and price history data of a product j sold by one or more retailers over one or alternate sales channels t; generating, by the processor device, a competitive advantage parameter value based on the sales and price history data; and, computing, utilizing the competitive advantage parameter value, an optimum price for a particular product to be marketed in one of the one or alternate sales channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jim Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Hai Rong Lv, Wen Jun Yin, Bin Zhang
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Publication number: 20120016716Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Jing Gao, Ta-Hsin Li, Hai Rong Lv, Wen Jun Yin
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Patent number: 8056049Abstract: Initial source and target models are divided into segments responsive to at least one segmentation rule. After changes, post-change source and target models are likewise divided. The at least one segmentation rule is defined responsive to at least one transformation rule such that use of the at least one segmentation rule divides initial source and target models into corresponding segments. Change statuses are identified regarding initial segments relative to post-change segments of the respective models responsive to comparing initial segments to post-change segments of the source model and initial segments to post-change segments of the target model. An indication of conflicts between the post-change source model and post-change target model is generated for presentation to a user or to a computer automated conflict settlement process. The generating is responsive to comparing the identified change statuses of the corresponding segments of the initial source model and initial target model.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2007Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Ying Liu, Ying Hua Liu, Jian Wang, Xin Zhou, Jun Zhu
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Publication number: 20110246415Abstract: A method and system for validating data. Warehouse data is generated by transforming source data via an ETL transformation model. A data cube is generated by transforming the warehouse data via an OLAP transformation model. A report dataset (MDS1) is generated from the data cube. A reference dataset (S) is generated from the source data. Whether MDS1 matches S is determined. If MDS1 doesn't match S, then an OLAP inverse transformation is performed on MDS1 to generate an OLAP dataset (MDS2) and whether MDS2 matches S is determined. If MDS1 doesn't match S and MDS2 does not match S, then an ETF inverse transformation is performed on MDS2 to generate an ETL dataset (MDS3) and whether MDS2 matches MDS1 and whether MDS3 matches S is determined. If MDS1 doesn't match S and MDS2 does not match S and MDS3 does not match S, then whether MDS3 matches MDS2 is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xue C. Li, Xiao J. Fu, Xue F. Gao, Xin Xin
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Publication number: 20110145237Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Zhong Lin Lin, Hai Rong Lv, Wen Jun Yin
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Publication number: 20110040601Abstract: A method and system for customer segmentation using adaptive spectral clustering may include determining initial segmentation labels, determining new customer behavior data, formulating a single objective minimization function that integrates the initial segmentation labels with the new customer behavior data, and determining best fit to both the initial segmentation labels and the new customer behavior data simultaneously by minimizing the single objective minimization function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Wen Jun Yin, Bin Zhang
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Publication number: 20100118251Abstract: A pixel structure including a substrate, a scan line, a data line, a common line, an active device, a pixel electrode, a passivation layer and a transition auxiliary electrode is provided. The scan line and the data line on the substrate intersect with each other to define a pixel region. The common line on the substrate is parallel to the scan line. The active device disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the active device. The passivation layer is between the data line and the pixel electrode. The transition auxiliary electrode is adjacent to the periphery of the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the common line through a contact hole of the passivation layer. The transition auxiliary electrode and the pixel electrode are made of the same film.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2010Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.Inventors: CHIH-CHIEH WANG, Yao-Hong Chien, Xin-Xin Lin, Li-Shan Chen, Xuan-Yu Liu
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Patent number: 7684000Abstract: A pixel structure including a substrate, a scan line, a data line, a common line, an active device, a pixel electrode, a passivation layer and a transition auxiliary electrode is provided. The scan line and the data line on the substrate intersect with each other to define a pixel region. The common line on the substrate is parallel to the scan line. The active device disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the active device. The passivation layer is between the data line and the pixel electrode. The transition auxiliary electrode is adjacent to the periphery of the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the common line through a contact hole of the passivation layer. The transition auxiliary electrode and the pixel electrode are made of the same film.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Chieh Wang, Yao-Hong Chien, Xin-Xin Lin, Li-Shan Chen, Xuan-Yu Liu
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Publication number: 20090281869Abstract: A method and system for integrating multiple factors into a unified optimization model for retail network configuration, in one aspect, obtains input data for modeling store configuration. The input data may include demand of each merchandise category from each customer segment in each facility, geographic distribution of stores in an area, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores. A trade area is generated as a function of store location, store format, and store capacity. The method and system also generates trade area demand summation representing predicted total demand of all stores for all merchandise categories for all customer segments in the trade area, as a function of store location, store format, store capacity, merchandise category, and customer segment associated with the trade area. An objective function is constructed as a function of said trade area demand summation, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Ming Xie, Wen Jun Yin, Bin Zhang, Cindy Q. Zhang
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Publication number: 20090187464Abstract: A method and apparatus for end-to-end retail store one-stop site configuration integrates multiple data sources, identifying key customers, forecasting merchandise demand. Site configuration is formulated as a mathematical optimization problem with both in-store and external data as input to the problem whose solution provides proper suggestions for retail store transformation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Xin Xin Bai, Jin Dong, Ta-Hsin Li, Wen Jun Yin, Bin Zhang
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Patent number: 7460758Abstract: A fiber management apparatus includes a module for managing fibers. In one implementation, the module includes at least two trays. An upper one of the trays is slidable and pivotable relative to a base tray to allow access to fibers managed by the base tray. In another implementation, the module is coupled to a chassis and is pivotable through an angle greater than 90 degrees relative to the chassis. A kit for mounting a chassis includes at least two different sized sets of brackets for mounting the chassis to racks of various different widths. A method of managing fibers includes pulling a module having multiple trays out of a chassis, pulling a first exposed one of the trays outward from the chassis, and lifting the first tray to expose a second one of the trays.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Telect Inc.Inventor: Xin Xin
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Patent number: 7382961Abstract: A telecommunications system includes a first fiber management apparatus having a rear-trough architecture, a second fiber management apparatus having a front-access architecture, and a transition panel interposed between the first and second fiber management apparatuses, to transition fibers from the rear-trough architecture of the first fiber management apparatus to the front-access architecture of the second fiber management apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Telect Inc.Inventors: Xin Xin, James Patrick Jenkins
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Publication number: 20080084529Abstract: A pixel structure including a substrate, a scan line, a data line, a common line, an active device, a pixel electrode, a passivation layer and a transition auxiliary electrode is provided. The scan line and the data line on the substrate intersect with each other to define a pixel region. The common line on the substrate is parallel to the scan line. The active device disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the active device. The passivation layer is between the data line and the pixel electrode. The transition auxiliary electrode is adjacent to the periphery of the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the common line through a contact hole of the passivation layer. The transition auxiliary electrode and the pixel electrode are made of the same film.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: April 10, 2008Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.Inventors: Chih-Chieh Wang, Yao-Hong Chien, Xin-Xin Lin, Li-Shan Chen, Xuan-Yu Liu