Patents Issued in March 31, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160092785
    Abstract: Using the short form information people tend to use in their calendar locations (not full address or GPS location), machine learning techniques are used to map gathered location information to these short form names.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Norifumi Takaya, Priyan Deveka Gunatilake, Guru Prashanth Balasubramanian
  • Publication number: 20160092786
    Abstract: An online system simplifies modification of features used by machine learned models used by the online system, such as machined learned models with high dimensionality. The online system obtains a superset of features including features used by at least one machine learned model and may include additional features. From the superset of features, the online system generates various groups of features for a machine learned model. The groups of features may be a group including features currently used by the machine learned model, a group including all available features, and one or more intermediate groups. Intermediate groups include various numbers of features from the set selected based on measures of feature impact on the machine learned model associated with various features. A user may select a group of features, test the machine learning model using the selected group, and then launch the tested model based on the results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Hussein Mohamed Hassan Mehanna, Stuart Michael Bowers
  • Publication number: 20160092787
    Abstract: A method generates a behavioral model of a data center when a machine learning algorithm is applied. A team of human modelers that partition the data center into a plurality of connected nodes is analyzed by a behavioral model. The behavioral model of the data center detects an anomaly in a system behavior center by recursively applying the behavioral model to each node and simple component. A compressed metric vector for the node is generated by reducing a dimension of an input metric vector. A root cause of a failure caused is determined by the anomaly and an action is automatically recommended to an operator to resolve a problem caused by the failure. The proactively actions are taken to keep the data center in a normal state based on the behavioral model using the machine learning algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Venkata Ramana Rao Gadde, Rao Cherukuri
  • Publication number: 20160092788
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described that relate to an adaptive learning system. The adaptive learning system can be trained by correlation between a first set of raw technical performance data and a set of actual operational effectiveness assessment data. Once trained, the adaptive learning system can be deployed. Once deployed, the adaptive learning system can produce a set of predicted operational effectiveness assessment data from a second set of raw technical performance data that is different from the first set of raw technical performance data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis Bushmitch, Richard Cozby
  • Publication number: 20160092789
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for category oversampling for imbalanced machine learning are provided herein. A method includes identifying an anchor data point in a given class of data points underrepresented among multiple classes in a data set of multiple data points, wherein each data point represent a vector; determining a number of data points in the given class that neighbor the anchor data point, wherein the number comprises two or more; applying a weight to (i) each of the number of data points to create a number of weighted neighboring data points, and (ii) the anchor data point to create a weighted anchor data point, wherein the sum of all weights is equal to one; performing a vector summation by summing the number of weighted neighboring data points and the weighted anchor data point; and generating a synthetic data point based on said vector summation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Noel C. Codella, Gang ` Hua, John R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160092790
    Abstract: The proposed method is used for classification in open-set scenarios, wherein often it is not possible to first obtain the training data for all possible classes that may arise during the testing stage. During the test phase, test samples belonging to one of the classes used in the training phase are classified based on a ratio between similarity scores, as known correct class and test samples belonging to any other class are to be rejected and classified as unknown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELETRÔNICA DA AMAZÔNIA LTDA., UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS - UNICAMP
    Inventors: Pedro RIBEIRO MENDES JÚNIOR, Roberto MEDEIROS DE SOUZA, Rafael DE OLIVEIRA WERNECK, Bernardo VECCHIA STEIN, Daniel WATANABE, Waldir RODRIGUES DE ALMEIDA, Otávio AUGUSTO BIZETTO PENATTI, Ricardo DA SILVA TORRES, Anderson ROCHA
  • Publication number: 20160092791
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for mining feedback are described. A set of one or more lexical patterns associated with one or more of a suggestion and a defect report are determined and the set of one or more lexical patterns are matched against a plurality of feedback items to generate a distance learning training set. A distance learning technique is applied to the distance learning training set to generate a distance learning model and the distance learning model is used to identify one or more candidate feedback items of the plurality of feedback items, each of which is one or more of a candidate suggestion and a candidate defect report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Samaneh Abbasi Moghaddam, Marco Pennacchiotti, Thomas Normile
  • Publication number: 20160092792
    Abstract: An approach is provided dynamically prioritizing question requests based on extracted question data. In the approach, performed by an information handling system, a number of question requests to a question and answering (QA) system are received from a computer network, and a plurality of question priority parameters are identified, including one or more question topics and a plurality question context parameters, by performing natural language processing (NLP) analysis of each question request. The approach determines a target priority value for each question request based on the plurality of question priority parameters identified for said question request. By evaluating the target priority values for the plurality of question requests, processing of the question requests is prioritized, such as by applying an artificial intelligence (AI) learned models and rule-based logic at the information handling system to evaluate the target priority values for the plurality of question requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Swaminathan Chandrasekaran, Kevin B. Haverlock, Nicholas J. Hill, Roy D. Mobley, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160092793
    Abstract: Systems and methods for utilizing filters to reduce an incoming stream of textual messages to a smaller subset of potentially relevant textual messages, and using trained machine learning models to analyze and classify the content of such textual messages. Analyzed messages that belong to a relevant class as determined by the machine learning model are stored in a database, giving users the ability to determine and analyze trends from the subset of messages, such as adverse side effects caused by pharmaceuticals or the efficacy of pharmaceuticals. Relationships between the side effects caused by different pharmaceuticals can be used to predict potential candidates for drug repositioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew G. Garrow, Jochen L. Leidner, Vasileios Plachouras, Timothy C.O. Nugent
  • Publication number: 20160092794
    Abstract: A general framework for cross-validation of any supervised learning algorithm on a distributed database comprises a multi-layer software architecture that implements training, prediction and metric functions in a C++ layer and iterates processing of different subsets of a data set with a plurality of different models in a Python layer. The best model is determined to be the one with the smallest average prediction error across all database segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Hai Qian, Rahul Iyer, Shengwen Yang, Caleb E. Welton
  • Publication number: 20160092795
    Abstract: Novel methods and systems for venue space reservation and configuration are disclosed. A venue can provide a list of options of space for use, while an organizer can provide constraints. An optimization is then carried out to find a suitable selection within the constraints and configure the space to meet the constraints of the organizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Ankit GUPTA, Tittu Thomas NELLIMOOTTIL
  • Publication number: 20160092796
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for personalizing a ticket for a travel-related service by associating functional data entered by the traveler with electronic ticket files defining an electronic ticket for the travel-related service. A system for shopping for and booking travel services may receive functional data specified by a traveler to personalize a reservation associated with the trip. The functional data may be entered through a user interface and stored in or linked to a Passenger Name Record (PNR) associated with the itinerary. Functional data may be stored in a functional information database and linked to the PNR by a functional element stored in the PNR that identifies a location of the functional data in the functional information database. The functional data may be integrated with the electronic ticket so that both the functional data and technical data are provided to the traveler by the ticket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Minh-Tuan Tran
  • Publication number: 20160092797
    Abstract: Methods and systems for improving access to an attraction are described. A user pays for a purchase using a service provider. The service provider generates a pass to an attraction associated with the purchase. The pass can designate a future time and an access code for accessing the attraction. When the user returns at the assigned future time, the right of the user to the attraction at the assigned time is validated with the pass, and the user is granted immediate access to the attraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: William R. Clarke, Michael Songnam Hwang, April Lynn Van Scherpe, Teresa Elizabeth Bedel, Megan Marie Williams
  • Publication number: 20160092798
    Abstract: The present invention relates to generally to an online marketplace. More specifically, the invention relates to an online marketplace where individuals are able to list bookings or shared accommodation and accept offers at the listing individual's discretion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Sam Ikkurty
  • Publication number: 20160092799
    Abstract: An article of manufacture may include a non-transitory computer storage medium having a computer program for determining a solution to a business problem selected by a user interacting with a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a display device. Determining the solution may include processing an input dataset including values corresponding to variables, the processing configured to identify a list of the variables from the input dataset. The computer program may be configured for receiving from the user via the GUI a selection variable, selectively displaying a business problem-specific parameter, displaying a list of candidate analytical methods associated with the selected business problem, wherein the GUI permits the user to select and/or confirm at least one of the candidate analytical methods, configuring the model according to user selections, and analyzing the input dataset according to the model to determine the solution to the business problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Aminur R. Khan, Kavya Chandrasekaran, Sfurti Kolhapure
  • Publication number: 20160092800
    Abstract: “VOLUME IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM”, which has its application in the field of logistics of products collection and its shipment to the final recipients. The present patent application aims to provide a volume identification system useful in logistical procedures involved in the collection of miscellaneous and its shipment to the manufacturer or representative, as well as the return of such products to its point of origin, a software that allows the necessary control of the volume identification throughout its course being used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: HEAD LOGÍSTICA ARMAZENAGEM E TRANSPORTE LTDA
    Inventor: Rodolpho Marcus BORGES PICOLO
  • Publication number: 20160092801
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for using complexity probability to plan a physical datacenter relocation. One or more processors receive descriptions of each entity to be relocated, each of which is identified by a classification and by a tier that is associated with a level of complexity. Normalized random numbers are generated for each classification/tier combination and are each associated with a relocation scenario in which random complexity has a distinct amount of effect on the duration of time needed to relocate entities of the corresponding classification and tier. These numbers are then used to identify probable relocation times, each associated with one scenario, one classification, and one amount of complexity effect. These probable relocation times are then organized by classification so as to identify complexity-compensated probabilities that relocating all entities of a particular classification will require a specific duration of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis M. Carden, Russell G. Conner, Anthony M. Hunt, Francis M. Keithline, Clea A. Zolotow
  • Publication number: 20160092802
    Abstract: A privileged account management system is provided that controls the management and access of resources within the organization. Resources may include target systems and accounts of the organization. In an embodiment, the privileged account management system is configured to enable the creation of one or more resource groups. A resource group includes a subset of a plurality of resources provided by the organization. In certain embodiments, the privileged account management system is configured to define one or more groups of administrative entities within the organization and assign to each administrative entity in a group of administrative entities, a set of privileges on a resource group. In certain embodiments, the privileged account manager system may be configured to enable an administrative entity from a group of administrative entities to delegate a subset of privileges associated with a resource group to a user entity not in the group of administrative entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Arun Theebaprakasam, Kuang-Yu Shih, Zhe Wang
  • Publication number: 20160092803
    Abstract: In response to receipt of a process-level input request that is subject to business-level requirements, multiple sets of attributes are identified. The sets of attributes are each from one of multiple informational domains that represent processing factors associated with at least the process-level input request, contemporaneous infrastructure processing capabilities, and historical process performance of similar processes. The multiple sets of attributes from the multiple informational domains are hashed as a vector into an initial process prioritization. The attributes of the hashed vector of the multiple sets of attributes from the multiple informational domains are weighted in the initial process prioritization into a hashed-weighted resulting process prioritization. The process-level input request is assigned to a process category based upon the hashed-weighted resulting process prioritization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Can P. Boyacigiller, Swaminathan Chandrasekaran
  • Publication number: 20160092804
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for improving operations that improves operations management and enhances usability of an information processing system. The operations improvement apparatus improves the operations of an information processing system that includes a management-target device (146). The operations improvement apparatus includes computing apparatuses (100 and 110), and a storage apparatus (120) that is used by the computing apparatuses. The computing apparatus, in accordance with executing a prescribed computer program, acquires operational procedure information that includes a plurality of operational procedures of the information processing system, and analyzes the acquired operational procedure information (101). The computing apparatus extracts a procedure automation candidate, which is a candidate for a procedure that is capable of being automated, and outputs the extracted procedure automation candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroaki SHIKANO
  • Publication number: 20160092805
    Abstract: A workflow management system for managing the storage, retrieval, and transport of items in a warehouse includes a voice-directed mobile terminal. The system also includes a server computer in communication with the voice-directed mobile terminal. The server computer includes a tasking module for transmitting task data to the voice-directed mobile terminal. The server computer also includes a workflow-analysis module for generating, based at least in part upon an analysis of workflow dialog between the voice-directed mobile terminal and the user, performance data relating to the performance of tasks associated with the storage, retrieval, and/or transport of the items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: James Geisler, Steven Thomas, John Pecorari, Adam Jack Hertzman, Duff Halart Gold, Jared John Schmidt, Brian Matthew Connelly, Christopher Lofty, Surya K. Tanneru, Naveneetha Myaka, Kurt Charles Miller, Duane Littleton, Brent Alan Nichols, Michael Naughton, Keith Braho, Tonya L. Custis, Kwong Wing Au, Ronald Shane Fazzio, Arup Suprakash Mukherjee, Justin Allan Volz, Kartik Suchindra Babu
  • Publication number: 20160092806
    Abstract: A workflow control device includes a workflow management processing portion, a clumsiness detection processing portion, and a display processing portion. The workflow management processing portion manages a workflow for combining processes corresponding to specific operations on an electronic apparatus, in a specific order and performing execution instructions for the processes. The clumsiness detection processing portion detects clumsiness in an operation which has been performed by a user on the electronic apparatus and delayed from a threshold. The display processing portion causes an order of processes based on a workflow through which execution instructions for processes corresponding to operations of the user can be performed in order, to be displayed on a screen based on detection of the clumsiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Akira Yuki, Wataru Endo, Yuri Moritani, Ryosuke Ogishi
  • Publication number: 20160092807
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for automatic detection and resolution of pain points within an enterprise are provided herein. A method includes collecting multiple items of pain point data from multiple individuals across multiple parts of an organization, wherein said pain point data comprise information pertaining to one or more issues negatively impacting operations within the organization; automatically validating the collected pain point data via one or more items of evidence; correlating two or more of the multiple items of pain point data across two or more of the multiple parts of the organization; and automatically outputting, to an individual within the organization, a recommendation for resolving a submitted query related to an item of pain point data based on said correlating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Victor Fernandes Cavalcante, Guilherme Steinberger Elias, Marcos Vinicius Landivar Paraiso, Sergio Varga
  • Publication number: 20160092808
    Abstract: A maintenance data collector may be used to collect maintenance data characterizing maintenance events associated with maintaining operations of a plurality of components, and a critical component identifier may be used to identify, from the plurality of components and based on the maintenance data, critical components that contribute disproportionately to production losses caused by the maintenance events. A causality analyzer may then determine causal connections between the maintenance events, based on operational dependencies between pairs of the plurality of components, and a maintenance policy generator may generate a maintenance policy governing future maintenance events for the plurality of components, based on the identified critical components and the causal connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Yu CHENG, Mengjiao WANG, Gufei SUN, Wen-Syan LI
  • Publication number: 20160092809
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing cemetery operations are provided. More particularly, a method of the present disclosure can mitigate the risk of a wrongful burial at a cemetery by ensuring a blind check is performed by an eligible user. Specifically, the method can determine whether the user has access to a blind check module and can present a blind check module interface when it is determined that the user has access to the blind check module for a deceased's interment, entombment, or inurnment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: William Jackson Buchanan, William Adam Taylor
  • Publication number: 20160092810
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable mediums having program instructions thereon, provide for creating, storing and utilizing planned target data with a target-setting graphical user application based a cloud-based system. The target-setting application can create multi-dimensional target settings for any HANA or non-HANA based data source. The target-setting application can store planned targets for entities of an organization across varying dimensions and time granularity. Also, the target-setting application generates data access protocol service links of the target data so the target data can be consumed by both HANA and non-HANA based applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Swarnava Chatterjee, Sunny Lakhmani, Ashwin K. S, Prabhu Jayakumar, Vinothkumar Vaithianathan, Monissha M.T Agil
  • Publication number: 20160092811
    Abstract: A business rule framework may be used to provide a vendor agnostic interface to allow one or more business users to design, deploy, test and/or monitor an operation of one or more business rules using a common user interface. The business rule framework may allow a user access to a business rule management system (BRMS) using a common interface, regardless of a vendor or version of BRMS being used by a business organization. The business rule framework may include a business rule governance interface allowing the business user with the common user interface to the BRMS, regardless of the version or vendor of the BRMS product being used. The business rule framework may also include a BRMS interface capable of communicating with different BRMS products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Shankar Iyer, Daljeet Singh Maken, Sundar Krishnamoorthy, Suresh G. Nair
  • Publication number: 20160092812
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to establishing commodity traceability across supplier, manufacturer, and customer processes via end-to-end commodity marking traceability. A manufacturer receives incoming material, such as an industry standard commodity, from a supplier and authenticates a marking affixed to the incoming material. After authenticating the supplier's marking for the incoming material, a second marking is affixed to the incoming material. The commodity is converted at manufacturing into a finished product and associated with finished product data. The supplier's marking and the manufacturer's markings for the incoming material are related, and the relationship is related to the finished product data. The stored and maintained relationships supports integration of the first marking data and the second marking data with product data, and supports end-to-end commodity marking traceability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David T. Bennington, JiXiong Chen, Thomas S. Mazzeo, JunWu Sun
  • Publication number: 20160092813
    Abstract: Access is obtained to raw historic information technology migration data, which data is transformed in accordance with a classification scheme to obtain classified key historic information technology migration data. A statistical model with conditional distributions of the key historic information technology migration data is built. Prior to a new information technology migration project, access is obtained to incomplete data characterizing the new information technology migration project. The statistical model is used to derive data missing from the incomplete data characterizing the new information technology migration project, to obtain derived data. At least one of a migration plan and an estimate for the new information technology migration project is created based on the incomplete data and the derived data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: John K. Baker, Yun-Wu Huang, Matthew A. Markley, Venkata Vinay Parisa, Birgit M. Pfitzmann
  • Publication number: 20160092814
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tire production management system, and more particularly to, a tire production management system using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, which may attach an RFID tag to a tire before producing a finished tire in tire manufacturing processes, recognize the tire tag attached to the tire in each of manufacturing processes, and thus manage information according to a manufacturing process on an individual tire. The tire production management system using an RFID tag comprises: an RFID tag attachment part; a plurality of RFID readers; a plurality of management terminals for respective processes; a lot management server; and a tire production management server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Jong Sup Yun, Nam Hoon Kim, Uh Chul Jeon, Young Dae Sim, Jin Kweon Kim, Bong Souck Ko
  • Publication number: 20160092815
    Abstract: Techniques for monitoring partnership programs are described herein. The techniques may determining, via a tracking module, a contra value indicating an amount spent by a first company on a partnership program in which the first company has partnered with a second company to market and sell products or services of the first company. The techniques may include determining, via an optimization module, an optimization value indicating a future amount to be allocated to the partnership program based on factors. The factors may include coefficients indicating a rate of change of revenue based on historical contra values, a historical contra value minimum, a historical contra value maximum, and a historical contra value median.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Brenda Anderson Hunter, Balaji S. Naidu, Simky Dey, Ambuj Agarwal, Pushon Mukerjee
  • Publication number: 20160092816
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing services for efficient use of existing resources. One computer-implemented method includes building a data model enhanced for efficient storage of a material, the enhancements permitting generation of optimization problem solutions related to storage of the material, wherein the enhancements include technical specifications and customizing data, enhancing one or more attributes of the enhanced data model with regulatory attributes or rules, performing, using the enhanced data model, demand planning related to the material, performing, using a dynamic optimization algorithm, material transfer planning to determine where to most effectively store the material, performing a simulation of various storage possibilities of the material, and balancing amounts of the material using results of the performed simulation by shifting quantities of the material to, from, or within a particular storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Sylvia Beate Wuertele, Matthias Buehl
  • Publication number: 20160092817
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for an interface for expanding logical combinations based on relative placement are provided. Logical combinations are built using a consistent logical layout specifying logical operators and order of operations based on direction of expansion and relative positions. The interface allows the user to add or move objects at specific positions relative to existing objects to select the logical operators for integrating the objects into the logical combination. Based on the specific pathway that the direction follows, an associated logical operator is selected to connect an existing object to the new or moved object. The logical combinations that are built in Visual Information Builder (VIB) can be automatically translated into corresponding business rule code for evaluation and execution by a rules engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: ANGUS GRAHAM, CELINE BECK, ARTASHES GAMARIAN, THIERRY BONFANTE, JEREMY ASHLEY
  • Publication number: 20160092818
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system, and computer program product for implementing adaptive business workflows, where the context is coordinated with a hierarchy. The adaptive workflow may include conditional stages that are also coordinated with the hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rahul Ratnakar KAMATH, Douglas Ray COSBY, Matthew Lawrence LONTCHAR, Charles Randall WILSON
  • Publication number: 20160092819
    Abstract: An alliance partner determination apparatus allows a certain one of organizations, supporting each other in the occurrence of a given situation, to determine an alliance partner as a support requestee in order to cope with the situation. The apparatus includes: a situation analysis result acquisition unit acquiring information including a type and scale of the situation; and a supporter capacity calculation unit performing, based on the information including the type and scale of the situation, processing of: acquiring a response capacity available in the certain organization, and a support capacity of a partner organization already having built a support provision cooperation relationship with the certain organization, and estimating a reduction in the support capacity of the partner organization due to the situation to calculate an actually available support capacity of the partner organization. The partner organization and the available support capacity are outputted together from an output-input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki OTA, Kouichi TANIMOTO, Hirofumi TERADA
  • Publication number: 20160092820
    Abstract: A system for providing data analytics results for a process performed in an industrial plant includes a knowledge model repository configured to store semantic knowledge models. The system also includes selection unit configured to select at least one analytics application describing semantically at least one process step and at least one parameter required for accomplishing an analytics task. The system includes a processing unit configured to process the selected analytics application and selected instantiated semantic knowledge models to infer at least one storage location of at least one data source of the industrial plant, and an execution engine configured to execute the selected data analytics application using accessed process data provided by the inferred data sources of the industrial plant to generate the data analytics results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander Ebel, Martin Schneider, Sonja Zillner
  • Publication number: 20160092821
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores an information presenting program causing a computer to execute a process. The process includes: specifying a type of behavior of a working person within a structure; associating a customer within the structure with the working person; obtaining sales information concerning the customer; and registering the customer, the specified type of behavior of the working person, and the obtained sales information as information concerning the working person and presenting requested information from among the registered information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Ryota OZAKI, Daisuke IKEDA, Keiichi NEMOTO, Takeshi ONISHI, Noriji KATO
  • Publication number: 20160092822
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes assessing each of a plurality of workers, using an assessment test evaluating a plurality of performance characteristics. The method includes correlating each assessment with actual performance by each of the plurality of workers. The method includes identifying at least one highly-correlated leading indicator of performance. The method includes modifying a hiring process to incorporate the identified at least one highly-correlated leading indicator of performance. The method includes providing to a candidate for hire, an assessment test including at least one question aimed at determining whether the candidate for hire possesses the identified at least one highly-correlated leading indicator of performance. The method includes evaluating whether the candidate for hire demonstrates the identified at least one highly-correlated leading indicator of performance. The method includes determining whether to hire the candidate based on the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Andre G. Lavoie, Colin William Kingsbury
  • Publication number: 20160092823
    Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for assigning personnel to various operations. Priority rankings for each of the operations can be assigned, and each of the operations can include at least one personnel time limit criterion based on the priority ranking At least one personal time limit can be calculated for each person from among the personnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Michael J. WOICEKOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20160092824
    Abstract: A system and method for case management information entry provides a user interface for entry of case management events. Some embodiments provide a display showing events and determine deadlines or due dates for follow-up events/actions based on rules associated with an event entry. Other embodiments provide a quick populate feature that enters user defined pre-set entries for an associated case type. Other embodiments provide a translation feature for short hand entries that spells out the full length word or term for a short hand entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Lynn Edwards, JR., Leilani Tirona Edwards
  • Publication number: 20160092825
    Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for predicting fatigue of personnel relative to a schedule for the personnel. A fatigue profile can be predicted for various personnel and an operations schedule can be arranged for each of the personnel that does not exceed the respective fatigue profiles. Past instances of the various operations can be analyzed to determine parameters for operations variances. In the event an operations variance occurs during a current operation, a likelihood that the operations variance will propagate to future vehicle operations can be determined. In the event that a current operations variance will result in variances to future operations and such future variances can cause a vehicle operator to exceed a fatigue point in time in his fatigue profile, a warning can be output to a vehicle scheduler. A recommendation for a personnel change can also be output to the vehicle scheduler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Nico ZIMMER, Bo VAABEN, Wojciech BOJANOWSKI, Pawel BLOKUS, Jacek KMIECIK
  • Publication number: 20160092826
    Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for assigning various operations to itineraries that can be assigned to personnel. Past instances of an operation are analyzed to determine at least one time variance associated with a reliability factor. A combination of operations, with the respective at least one predicted time variance, that does not exceed at least one personal limit of personnel can be identified. The identified combination can be assigned to an itinerary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Michael J. WOICEKOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20160092827
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system, method, and apparatus to facilitate the transfer of items between different establishment locations of an entity having a lost item database storing a record for each of a plurality of lost items, wherein, for each lost item, the record having at least a lost item description, a lost item establishment location, and a destination location; a found item database including a record for each of a plurality of found items, wherein, for each found item, the record having at least a found item description and a found item location; at least one server configured to search the found item database for a found item that matches a lost item in the lost item database; and a transfer manager configured to manage transfer of the found item from the found item establishment location to the destination location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Colodny, Michael McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20160092828
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automated inventory and ordering system. The invention determines inventory needs (by item) based on historical usage of each item to predict how much of each inventory item is needed for a future period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Sofsky
  • Publication number: 20160092829
    Abstract: A system is provided that manages consigned inventory. The system consumes consigned inventory items. The system further generates a consumption advice in response to the consumption of the consigned inventory items, where the consumption advice references a consignment agreement, a consignment order and a receipt. The system further communicates the consumption advice to a supplier. The consumption advice includes at least one of: a consumption advice number; a business unit; an inventory organization; a supplier; a supplier site; a start date; or an end date. The consumption advice includes one or more consumption advice lines, and each consumption advice line includes one or more consumption transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Michael JONES, Manju Omprakash JUNEJA, Karthik GNANAMURTHY, Kalasagar KANDIKUPPA, Jason Yun Wei SHEU, William Edwin Rudge, V, Govinda Rao HADAGALI, Saket Sharan RAWAT, Vishal BERRY, Deepak AGRAWAL, Padmapriya PARTHASARATHY, PavanKumar Annapragada Naga VENKATA, Kathleen Mary GAHAN, Maneesh KUMAR, Susan Elizabeth FLIERL
  • Publication number: 20160092830
    Abstract: Example systems and methods for inventory management are described. In one implementation, a method may analyze user profiles to retrieve geographic information and user online activity information. The method may identity an offline store corresponding to the retrieved geographic information such that the method may cause inventory management associated with the offline store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Valerie Goulart
  • Publication number: 20160092831
    Abstract: Various examples of methods and systems for prioritizing identifier in cost-based inventory allocation are described. In one implementation, a method may determine a shipping cost sensitivity of each identifier of a plurality of identifiers of a plurality of items in an inventory, the shipping cost sensitivity of each identifier related to sales volume, billable weight and shipping zone associated with the respective identifier. The method may also rank the plurality of identifiers based at least in part on the shipping cost sensitivity of each identifier. The method may further determine an order of allocation of the inventory of the plurality of items based at least in part on the ranking of the plurality of identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Zhiwei Qin, Arash Asadi-Shahmirzadi, Jagtej Bewli
  • Publication number: 20160092832
    Abstract: A method of object association is disclosed. The method includes receiving object location information for a first object, receiving object location information for a second object, determining an existence of a correlation between a varying position of the first object and a varying position of the second object over for a predetermined amount of time and dynamically associating the first object with the second object based on the correlation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: James C. Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20160092833
    Abstract: A register for counting and tracking items in a bag comprises a manifest and an RFID reader. The RFID reader is used to query a plurality of RFID tags attached to items contained in the bag. The register creates reports counting and/or identifying changes to items contained in the bag while the bag is routed and/or items in the bag are processed for a customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: DUFL, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Rinehart, Albert J. McGowan, Michael M. Gordon
  • Publication number: 20160092834
    Abstract: A closed-loop box identification and tracking system that includes a plurality of boxes for being moved by at least one box transport apparatus between an origination point and a destination point, each box containing an RFID tag. At least one RFID reader/transmitter is provided to interact with the at least one box transport apparatus, and is adapted to read the RFID tags when in proximity to the RFID reader/transmitter and transmit the identification of the RFID tag. An RFID receiver and associated digital computer is provided for receiving, storing and processing the transmitted RFID identification for determining the location of the boxes from the processed RFID identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: David R. McCulloch, Chad T. Jenkins