Abstract: A technique is provided for allocating resources in a wireless network that includes one or more macro user devices served by a macro base station associated with a macro cell and a micro base station associated with a small cell that is served by the macro base station, including determining a portion of downlink resources allocated to a self-backhaul link between the macro base station and the micro base station for the small cell, determining that a threshold condition is exceeded with respect to the self-backhaul link for the small cell, and decreasing, based on the determining, the portion of downlink resources allocated to the self-backhaul link for the small cell.

Abstract: Approaches presented herein can provide for end-to-end auditing of cross-account roles. A user associated with a first account might request some degree of access to resources associated with a second account. A role can be assumed by that user that delegates access to those resources, and the user can be issued temporary credentials to obtain the access. In order to provide for full auditing of these cross-account roles, calls that assume a role in one account can be linked to resource-related calls under a different account, which can include a third party account. Information can be obtained from both accounts that can be linked using an identifier provided to each environment as part of the role assumption. The linking can provide a full audit chain from end user to resource access across the separate accounts.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure project resource demand. In some examples, a first factor that corresponds to a task and/or a resource is identified. The first factor is associated with one or more scenarios. A model associated with the scenarios is generated. The model includes the first factor. The model is used to generate a projection associated with an expected resource demand for a first scenario. The projection is compared with historical data associated with an actual resource demand for the first scenario to determine a variance between the projection and the historical data. Based on the variance, a second factor that does not directly correspond to the task and/or the resource is generated. The second factor is configured to increase an accuracy of the model. Aspects of the disclosure enable the model to be generated, maintained, and/or updated in a calculated and systematic manner for increased performance.

Abstract: An online system evaluates the quality of a content publisher displaying sponsored content items. To determine a likelihood of conversion actions associated with the sponsored content items, the online system uses information about users and their interactions with sponsored content items featured within the content publisher against interactions with sponsored content items featured within a benchmark system (e.g., online system). By determining a ratio of these interactions, the online system can determine a likelihood of conversion actions for the content publisher. The online system uses this likelihood of conversions to determine a publisher quality score that it uses to normalize third party value contributions toward placing sponsored content items on the content publisher. Thus, third party systems no longer need to be concerned about the intrinsic value of a given content publisher as third party value contributions are normalized based on the content publisher's conversion rates.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing a Policy Enforcement as a Service (PEaaS) are described. A processor may, in response to identification of a suspension of user(s) for one of one or more services, generate a suspension value indicative of the suspension and transmit the suspension value to a corresponding one of third party platforms of the service(s), respectively. The suspension value usable by the corresponding third party platform to determine whether to deny request(s) from the user for the distributed service, or not. A service of the service(s) comprises a distributed service provided by a plurality of hosts. In response to the service corresponding to the suspension including the distributed service, the suspension value may be transmitted to the first host, and the suspension value may be propagated to the one or more second hosts, respectively. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with generating a price schedule are described. A inventory quantity for the item is allocated amongst a plurality of customer segments based at least on a predicted contribution of each customer segment to the objective function. For each customer segment, based at least on a quantity of inventory allocated to the customer segment, a promotion portion of the price schedule is determined that maximizes the objective function. A quantity of remaining inventory allocated to the plurality of customer segments at the end of the regular season is aggregated. Based at least on the aggregated inventory, a markdown portion of the price schedule for the item is determined that maximizes the objective function. The promotion portion and the markdown portion are combined to create a price schedule for the item.

Abstract: An approach for spending allocation, executed by one or more processors to provide one or more monetary output values in response to a request for determining spending allocation in a digital marketing channel, is provided. The approach fits one or more models to train a business environment simulator. The approach generates a supervised learning policy. The approach evolves a supervised learning policy into a distribution estimator policy by adjusting network weights of the supervised learning policy. The approach generates an optimized policy by evolving the distribution estimator policy through interaction with the business environment simulator. The approach determines a profit uplift of the optimized policy by comparing the optimized policy and the supervised learning policy. Further, in response to the optimized policy outperforming the supervised learning policy, the approach deploys the optimized policy in a live environment.

Abstract: A system and method for grouping units for forecasting purposes is presented. A sales forecast for a set of stock keeping units (SKUs) is desired. The SKUs are separated into clusters based on the similarity of the SKUs. Then a set of Bayesian multivariate dynamic linear models is chosen to be used to calculate a sales forecast for each of the clusters of SKUs. The accuracy of each dynamic linear model is determined in a training procedure and a set of weights for each dynamic linear model is calculated. Thereafter, the weights can be used with the dynamic linear models to create a weighted average forecast model. The training procedure can be run periodically to maintain the accuracy of the weights. Each procedure can operate on a sliding window of data. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for detecting, profiling and benchmarking Intellectual Property (IP) law professional liability risks and professional liability insurance risks and value associated with IP prosecution and maintenance processes for IP business entities, including IP law firms and independent IP professionals. The method and system enable an insurance firm to accurately quantify professional liability risk of a new or existing IP business client and mitigate such risks. The method accesses and collects transaction data indicative of risk-reducing and risk-increasing behavior of an IP business entity from a National IP Office in a chosen jurisdiction (e.g., USPTO PAIR system) and sends the transaction data to a back-end computer system for processing and analysis.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to receive a message from a user device. The message may include metadata that includes data related to one or more specifications of the user device. The method may also determine a sales price for the user device based on the one or more specifications of the user device and create a listing for the user device that includes at least the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device.

Abstract: System and method for omni-channel retailer operations that integrate a network of brick-and-mortar stores with their online channel. The system and method includes calibrating a demand model for both brick-and-mortar sales and on-line channels over which a product is sold, the calibrating based upon a cross-channel fulfillment-aware inventory effect. An omni-channel sales prediction and fulfillment model is then constructed based on the calibrated demand model. Using constructed linear demand and revenue models, a plan is generated to optimize one or more: allocating of the product across physical stores, partitioning of the product for sales, and pricing of the product. Customer choices are jointly modeled across channels to allow switching, and a ship-from-store (SFS) inventory effect feature only for brick choice is applied to capture asymmetry.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and system of allocating a target commodity product onto an omnichannel distribution system is provided. Historical data related to the target commodity product is retrieved. Data mining is performed on the retrieved historical data to identify patterns therefrom. An omnichannel nominal demand prediction model is developed based on the identified patterns of the data mining for the omnichannel distribution system. A life-cycle demand is forecast. An allocation for the target commodity product based on the omnichannel nominal demand prediction model is created. A worst case scenario of allocation of the target commodity product for the omnichannel distribution system is identified. The allocation is adjusted to prevent the worst case scenario.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods associated with preserving authentication under item change are disclosed herein. In embodiments, acquiring digital image data of an image of at least a portion of a target physical object; extracting features from the image data to form a digital fingerprint; querying the database system to seek a matching record based on the digital fingerprint; based on an amount of difference between the digital fingerprint and a stored digital fingerprint of the database, update the database system to output a new indication of a new match to the physical object for any new samples that are not matchable to the stored digital fingerprint within a first predetermined similarity threshold provided the new samples are matchable to the digital fingerprint within a second predetermined similarity threshold. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: A system configuration is partially validated in response to requested changes to the system configuration. First, a reduced set of constraints is identified among a plurality of constraints of the system configuration. The reduced set of constraints place restrictions on attribute values and relations of changed entities to which the requested changes are applied. Each constraint of the reduced set is categorized based on leadership information that indicates an impact that a changed entity has on another entity with respect to the constraint. Each categorized constraint of the reduced set is validated to determine whether to accept, reject or modify the system configuration having the requested changes.

Abstract: Approaches presented herein can provide for end-to-end auditing of cross-account roles. A user associated with a first account might request some degree of access to resources associated with a second account. A role can be assumed by that user that delegates access to those resources, and the user can be issued temporary credentials to obtain the access. In order to provide for full auditing of these cross-account roles, calls that assume a role in one account can be linked to resource-related calls under a different account, which can include a third party account. Information can be obtained from both accounts that can be linked using an identifier provided to each environment as part of the role assumption. The linking can provide a full audit chain from end user to resource access across the separate accounts.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing financial transactions by controlling the purchase of allowed and disallowed purchase items. A transaction control card is used to purchase a purchase item. Account information related to the transaction control card and purchase item data related to the purchase item is then processed to determine whether the purchase item is disallowed for purchase by any single, or combination of, disallowed purchase item data parameters.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing a group gift using a system in which a recipient (purchaser of the group gift) and givers have registered payment accounts with the system. The system displays, on a graphical user interface, at least the giver and the recipient to yield a proposed transfer configuration at a first time. A gift or a merchant can also be identified in the interface. Upon receiving a confirmation from at least one of the giver and the receiver of the proposed transfer configuration, the system establishes a money transfer policy that indicates that, upon detecting a qualifying purchase made using the recipient payment account, at least a portion of a transfer amount is applied to the recipient payment account from at least one giver account. The system simplifies the process of a group of people joining together to buy a gift.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention manage event metrics as a function of service management analytics. In response to determining that a version of record associated with a service level management agreement should be saved (versioned), aspects capture the presence of reference attributes of the record, and summarize and aggregate values of organizing dimensions of the reference attributes of each of a plurality of records that includes the versioned record. Aspects generate a snapshot that comprises a subset of the summarized and aggregated, final values of the organizing dimensions of the reference attributes that are selected as having values that are associated with an event occurrence, and attach the summarized and aggregated values of the organizing dimensions of to the snapshot.

Abstract: An augmented reality environment allows interaction between virtual and real objects. By monitoring user actions with the augmented reality environment various functions are provided to users. Users may buy or sell items with a gesture, check inventory of objects in the augmented reality environment, view advertisements, and so forth.

Abstract: A method for controlling messages between communicating entities (CE) having computing devices, each CE sending messages to other neighboring CE with a entity-dependent message rate (CEMR), and with an entity-dependent transmission power, the messages being transmitted via one or more channels having a maximum channel capacity, and the CEMR defining a rate interval between a minimum and maximum rate, includes determining the CEMR within the rate interval by: (a) using a utility function for each CE; b) assigning an initial price for each CE; (c) adjusting the CEMR of each CE accounting for received prices of other CE; (d) computing a new price for each CE based on difference between initial price and available channel load for respective CEs; and (e) checking a termination condition for the difference and if unfulfilled, use the new price as initial price and repeat (c)-(e) until a termination condition is fulfilled.

Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed for predicting sales of item listings on a network-based system. For example, historical transaction data generated by the network-based system is accessed to create a prediction model. A feature predictive of an item being sold through the network-based system is selected. A training set is created by extracting the predictive feature from the historical transaction data. The prediction model is trained based on the training data set to predict the probability of an item listing being sold through the network-based system. The prediction model is used to rank search results, and the search results can be presented through the network-based system.

Abstract: A channel allocation method based on Shapley value in wireless networks is provided. The method comprises: disclosing by a PU (primary user) some idle channels denoted by serial numbers, a utilization rate threshold, a lowest selling price, and an increment between two bidding prices; SUs (secondary users) reporting the corresponding numbers of required channels to the PU; calculating a plurality of legal teams satisfying the utilization rate threshold; classifying the plurality of SUs; calculating the Shapley value of each SU in each legal team; calculating an estimated price of each multi-user in each legal team; determining the retained legal teams; performing an ascending auction process by the retained legal teams; and allocating the channels to the SUs in the winning team.

Abstract: A power meter generates a time series of observations of power drawn by a device configured to operate in an active mode and to transition through a sequence of inactive modes comprising one or more intermediate inactive modes each having a bounded time duration terminating in a final inactive mode of unbounded time duration, and further configured to transition from any of the inactive modes to the active mode in response to a device activation signal. An electronic data processing device is programmed to determine statistical characteristics of the power draw of the device in each of the inactive modes by fitting a state model to the time series of observations. The state model represents each intermediate inactive mode including its bounded time duration and further includes a probabilistic representation of the transition from any of the inactive modes to the active mode in response to a device activation signal.

Abstract: A multi-cloud fabric includes an application management unit responsive to one or more applications from an application layer. The multi-cloud fabric further includes a controller that is in communication with resources of a cloud. The controller is responsive to the applications and includes a processor operable to analyze the application relative to the resources to cause delivery of the applications to the resources dynamically and automatically.

Abstract: An information processing system constituted with one or more computers includes a first result storage part to store result values of operation amounts of a first device; a prediction part to generate prediction values of operation amounts of the first device during a period; a calculation part to calculate indicator values based on the prediction values; an extraction part to select a second device that substitutes the first device using the indicator values; a replacement information storage part to store correspondence information between a device before replacement and a device after replacement; an obtainment part to obtain operation amounts of the devices before and after replacement, respectively, assuming that the first device is replaced by the second device; and an output part to output information about the obtained operation amounts.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented method of generating inventory valuation data for an omnichannel (OC) retail operation. The method starts with an unsolvable OC nonlinear nonconvex problem, applies transformations to generate a mixed-integer program (MIP) that is a tractable linear nonconvex form, solves the MIP, fixes prices at optimal values to achieve dimensionality reduction and eliminate all non-convexity by eliminating the pricing dimension. The method further obtains inventory flow linear programming (LP) that is linear convex, and solves the LP to recover a dual solution as initial inventory valuations.

Abstract: Techniques for returning estimated value of search keywords of an entire account include, for the entire account, obtaining one or more selected search keywords and their respective forecast periods and parameter settings. An estimated value of a respective search keyword in the respective forecast period is forecasted. Based on stored historical data and parameter settings of the respective search keyword, the estimated value of the respective search keyword is modified to obtain a modified estimated value. The modified estimated value of each search keyword is added up to generate an estimated value of the entire account. The estimated value of the entire account is returned to a client terminal from which the entire account is logged in. The present disclosure modifies the respective search keyword's estimated value so that the estimated value of the entire account satisfies the expected value of the client.

Abstract: A server includes drawing means (121) for drawing an item by lottery from among an item group including a plurality of types of items with different scarcity values and providing the item to a user, and additional item providing means (122) for providing an additional item to the user in accordance with a provision count of the number of times an item is provided by the drawing means (121).

Abstract: A method and system for accepting user inputs over a network. The user is provided with an input widget on a client system to collect and send an input and user identity information to a server system, without the requirement to authenticate the user identity on the client system upfront. The server stores the user input and the user identity information, and associates the user input information with the user identity information. The server system sends to the user identity URL a message comprising of the user input information and an indication of action such as a link that the user is to perform to confirm the authenticity of the input. In response to the indicated action being performed, the server system processes the user input as authenticated input.

Abstract: Systems and methods for recommending content to a user that the user previously viewed for viewing again are presented. A system includes a crawling component configured to crawl watch histories of a plurality of users, wherein the watch histories reflect videos watched by respective users of the plurality of users, and identify based on the watch histories, a set of videos that have been watched more than once by individual users of the plurality of users. An identification component further analyzes watch history of a first user, wherein the watch history of the first user reflects videos watched by the first user, and identifies based on the watch history of the first user, one or more videos watched by the first user that are included in the set of videos, and a recommendation component recommends the one or more videos to the first user for re-watching.

Abstract: Content is obtained from a webpage accessed via a URI, which URI is obtained from a URI queue. The content is parsed for price and product information according to a parse map, with the resulting parse result being stored. The priority of URIs in the URI queue is adjusted based on analysis of the parse result for changes in price and product attributes and according to other criteria. The parse map may be one associated with the URI or a general purpose parse maps. The parse result may be validated by human- and machine-based systems, including by graphically labeling price and product information in the content for human confirmation or correction.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus embodiments for electric power grid and network registration and management of physical and financial settlement for participation of active grid elements in supply and/or curtailment of power. Settlement is provided for grid elements that participate in the electric power grid following initial registration of each grid element with the system, preferably through network-based communication between the grid elements and a coordinator, either in coordination with or outside of an IP-based communications network router. A multiplicity of active grid elements function in the grid for supply capacity, supply and/or load curtailment as supply or capacity, and are compensated through settlement for their functional participation in the electric power grid.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes identifying a plurality of origin-destination (OD) pairs within a transportation network. A plurality of ranges for price elasticities may be calculated, where the ranges include at least one price elasticity range for each of the OD pairs, and where, for each OD pair, the associated range of the price elasticity spans multiple values. A robustness parameter may be received. A pricing scheme may be calculated, by a computer processor, based at least in part on the robustness parameter, where the pricing scheme includes a price for each of the OD pairs in the network and is at least partially based on the robustness parameter and the plurality of ranges for the price elasticities.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for optimizing different amounts of output products derived from an initial biomass material. The method includes obtaining economic data of costs and availability of raw materials and resources, and prices that would be paid for output products derived, performing calculations to determine an optimum amount of each of the output products; and controlling processes that generate the output products. In some embodiments, the processes convert initial biomass materials into intermediate and output products, an economic engine that obtains economic data relating to costs of initial materials and prices that would be paid for output products derived from the raw materials, and performs calculations to determine an optimum amount of each of the output products, and valves that are controlled by the economic engine to route variable amounts of the initial biomass materials to the processes to obtain a mix of output products that provides an optimum profit.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining prices of customized virtual machines required to process customer-specified workloads are disclosed. A count of instances of the customized virtual machines, required to process the customer-specified workloads is determined, based on a configuration of the customized virtual machines. The instances of the customized virtual machines are consolidated on virtual machine servers. Further, the prices of the customized virtual machines are determined based on a count of the virtual machine servers, unused resources in the virtual machine servers, and unused resources in the customized virtual machines. The determined prices are recommended to the customer. Further, at least one of the prices of the customized virtual machines or the configuration of at least one or more customized virtual machines is modified, based on a response to the recommendation received from the customer.

Abstract: Systems and methods associated with attachable contingent service (ACS) pricing are disclosed. One example method includes collecting data describing a replacement propensity for a product. The method also includes estimating expenses for providing an ACS for the product based on the replacement propensity. The method also includes estimating a consumer's expected willingness to pay for the ACS based on the replacement propensity. The method also includes offering to provide the ACS to a consumer who purchases the product. The ACS is offered at a price generated based on the expenses for providing the ACS and the consumer's expected willingness to pay for the ACS.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus embodiments for electric power grid and network registration and management of physical and financial settlement for participation of active grid elements in supply and/or curtailment of power, wherein Internet Protocol (IP)-based messages including IP packets are generated by transforming raw data content into settlement grade content. Settlement is provided for grid elements that participate in the electric power grid following initial registration of each grid element with the system, preferably through network-based communication between the grid elements and a coordinator, either in coordination with or outside of an IP-based communications network router. Messaging related to settlement is managed through a network by a Coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators.

Abstract: Endogenous and exogenous variables associated with an item for sale by an affiliate may be displayed to a user of an affiliate decision-making tool. In response to the user selecting one of the endogenous variables, the affiliate decision-making tool may compute a number of introductions, a number of leads, and a number of sales for each of a plurality of possible values of the endogenous variable. The computation may be done utilizing a display position algorithm. A visualization of effects of setting the endogenous variable at different levels may be presented. The user may interact with the display position algorithm to vary one or more of the plurality of possible values of the endogenous variable such that the affiliate is eligible or disqualified to be displayed by an intermediary in response to a search for the item by a visitor of a network site owned and operated by the intermediary.

Abstract: A system is described that processes transactions as sales and non-monetary transfers. Processing occurs in a cycle where at a single prompt, a transaction is identified as a sale or a non-monetary transfer. A good that is the subject of the transaction is also identified. The good, and either a sales price or cost price, depending on whether the transaction is a sale or a non-monetary transfer, respectively, is displayed. A record of the transaction, including whether the transaction is a sale or a non-monetary transfer and the sales price or cost price, respectively, is created and stored. An inventory count record is adjusted to reflect an adjustment to inventory based on the occurrence of the transaction. The system that processes transactions as sales and non-monetary transfers may include multiple devices in a server/client architecture or may include a single device. A corresponding method and storage medium are also described.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, from users, information identifying items purchased by the users, the information including a price for each of the items, and storing the information in a database. The method may also include receiving, from a second number of users, additional information identifying items purchased by the second users, the additional information including a price for each of the items, and identifying a first item in the database that matches a second item associated with purchases by one of the second users. The method may further include determining whether the price for the second item is lower than the price for the first item stored in the database and updating the database to include the second price for the first item, in response to determining that the second price is lower than the first price.

Abstract: An expectation price providing system of a used car, which is connected with a vehicle terminal, an insurance company system, and a maintenance shop terminal system through a network, and a method thereof are provided. The system includes a database which stores part state information, driving information, maintenance information, a model, and accident detail information of a vehicle. A server receives accident information of the vehicle from the insurance company system, receives the maintenance information of the vehicle from the maintenance shop terminal system, receives the driving information from the vehicle terminal, reads a basic current used car price corresponding to the model and mileage of the vehicle from the database, and corrects and provides basic current used car price information by referring to the part state information, the maintenance information, and the accident detail information of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system for identifying, and managing a collection of items by receives an image or images of a target object, identifies, assists in valuation of and catalogs the object by using computer vision to extract identifying characteristics of the target object from the image or images, searching a data set of items to identify a probable match, and retrieving its stored identification and valuation. If no probable match is found, or if the match probability is below a threshold, the system may send the image to other users to help identify and value the item via crowdsourcing. It will then return the identification and valuation data to the requesting user and update its data set to include the crowdsourced data. The system also may store data relating to individual user collections based on data that it receives in this manner.

Abstract: Techniques are described for generating benefits reports for a markdown optimization system. As described herein, a markdown optimization system executes markdown optimization software that applies to compute markdown schedules for retailers. In addition, the markdown optimization system applies techniques to reliably approximate and quantify the benefit derived by a given retailer from using of a computed markdown schedule instead of utilizing a user-defined schedule.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for determining the vertical alignment of an infrastructure corridor having a certain horizontal alignment involve using a processor to model the cost of constructing the infrastructure corridor as a function of cost variables that vary with the vertical alignment of the infrastructure corridor. The processor looks up the cost variables at vertical offsets corresponding to certain vertical alignments of the infrastructure corridor and determines the cost of constructing the length of road at elevations located between pairs of the vertical offsets by interpolating from the cost variables at the vertical offsets; the interpolation may be linear. The processor determines, subject to infrastructure corridor design constraints, the vertical alignment of the infrastructure corridor from the cost of constructing the infrastructure corridor at the vertical offsets.

Abstract: A method for predicting sale prices for heavy equipment products includes presenting, to each of a plurality of users, an indication of a first set of pricing metric data items relating to a market value of a first product and an indication of pricing metric data items for each of a corresponding set of products for the user, receiving, from each user, a forecast price for the first product and a respective estimated price for each of the corresponding set of products for the user, determining a respective forecast rating for each user based on an accuracy assessment of the respective estimated prices received from the forecasting user in view of sale prices of the corresponding set of products for the user, and determining a price prediction for the first product based on the forecast price received from each user weighted according to the respective forecast rating for the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining an optimal pricing strategy in a service engagement are disclosed. A model is created for the service engagement between a client and vendor. For the service engagement, a pricing strategy is selected. The pricing strategy is selected from one of a fixed strategy, a variable strategy and a combination thereof. Subsequent to selecting the pricing strategy, a client payoff associated with the client and a vendor payoff associated with the vendor are computed. The model is simulated to obtain a time series data. Based on the simulation, an optimal pricing strategy is obtained by calculating an optimizer payoff function. The optimizer payoff function is calculated by assigning relative weights to the client payoff and the vendor payoff. The optimal pricing strategy is obtained by altering the pricing strategy to maximize the optimizer payoff function.

Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing allocation of configuration elements in a service engagement. A plurality of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) corresponding to a service engagement is received. A Service Level Agreement (SLA) of the plurality of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) includes a plurality of configuration elements and a plurality of SLA compliances. A model is created by allocating a subset of the plurality of configuration elements to meet the SLA. The model is simulated to verify the plurality of SLA compliances being met by the subset allotted. Based on the simulation, a time series data indicating behavior of the model is obtained. The model is optimized to obtain an optimal allocation of the plurality of configuration elements. The model is optimized by allocating another subset of the plurality of configuration elements to meet the SLA.

Abstract: A health-monitoring system is disclosed. The system includes a data acquisition means for acquiring health-related information from a plurality of individuals and an analysis means for analyzing said health-related information to make predictions about future health care costs of said plurality of individuals.

Abstract: Computing a personalized deal menu for a seller may be provided. The seller may operate one or more sales channels. A customer's willingness to wait in purchasing based on purchasing history of a customer may be determined. A purchase probability model that predicts a likelihood of the customer performing a purchase now compared to waiting to make the purchase may be formulated. A personalized price menu optimization model with one or more rules as constraints that jointly determines multiple prices, a price corresponding to a different purchase option with different lead time, may be solved. The personalized deal menu may be generated based on the solving.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating dealer transactions. A method may include determining, based at least in part on a vehicle identifier, a dealer identifier associated with a dealer and vehicle data associated with a vehicle. The method may also include identifying one or more comparison vehicles associated with comparison vehicle data corresponding to the vehicle data. Furthermore, the method may include determining pricing information associated with the one or more comparison vehicles. The method may also include generating, based at least in part on the pricing information, a recommended offer price for the vehicle and determining, based at least in part on the dealer identifier and the recommended offer price, a likelihood of response associated with the dealer.