Amarnath Nath Purohit

US Patent:

8472093, Jun 25, 2013

Filed:

Oct 29, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/608076

Inventors:

Amarnath Purohit - Rochester NY, US
Charles R. Myers - Penfield NY, US
Lewis S. Snow - La Crescenta CA, US
Sudhendu Rai - Fairport NY, US

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

G06F 3/12
G06F 17/00
G06F 3/00
G06K 15/00
G07Q 40/00
G06Q 20/00

US Classification:

358500, 358 115, 358 113, 358 114, 705400, 705 37, 705 80, 715744

Abstract:

A machine-implemented process determines web press printing capabilities and costs of different printing organizations using a processor. The printing capabilities comprise a number of printing units and a number of supply roll stands supplying continuous print media to the printing units. A printing request is received from a print customer through a graphic user interface. The printing request is evaluated using the processor to determine printing request requirements. A comparator compares the printing request requirements with the printing capabilities and costs to identify capable printing organizations of the different printing organizations that have abilities to process the printing request. The processor calculates different print choices and costs based on the printing capabilities and costs of the capable printing organizations and outputs the different print choices and costs to the print customer through the graphic user interface.

US Patent:

8521606, Aug 27, 2013

Filed:

Dec 16, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/969895

Inventors:

Amarnath Purohit - Rochester NY, US
Marc Cote - Pittsford NY, US
Lewis S. Snow - La Crescenta CA, US

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 261, 705 262, 705 263, 705 722, 705 726, 705 737, 705 10, 705 11, 705 28, 705 29, 358 114, 358 115, 358 116

Abstract:

The method for reducing vendor bid amounts includes providing a supplier with an invitation to make a bid for supplying a digital print job. The print job is characterized by a demand for a first number of units by a select date. The method further includes determining if a demand condition can be met. The determination includes using historical data to calculate a first commitment quantity for current jobs being provided by the supplier. The first commitment quantity is then used to calculate a second commitment quantity. The second commitment quantity provides an estimate for the number of the units and a date. The second commitment quantity is displayed to the supplier. The method provides the supplier with an option to bid for producing the estimated number of units by the estimated date.

US Patent:

20110043847, Feb 24, 2011

Filed:

Aug 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/543129

Inventors:

Amarnath Purohit - Rochester NY, US
Lewis S. Snow - La Crescenta CA, US
Steven Schlonski - Webster NY, US
Kirk Pothos - Webster NY, US

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

358 115

Abstract:

A computer implemented document-processing system comprises at least one processing element including a receiving component, a target-region identifying component a database and a calculating component. The receiving component electronically receives a print-job specification corresponding to at least one printable document. The receiving component electronically stores the print-job specification. The target-region identifying component operatively identifies at least one target region of a printable document of the at least one printable document. The database stores a plurality of data sources and is in operative communication with the target-region identifying component. Each data source is configured to provide printable data for printing within a target region of the at least one target region received by the target-region identifying component. The calculating component electronically calculates a plurality of prices. Each price of the plurality of prices corresponds to printing the printable data within the target region of the at least one target region as received from a respective data source of the plurality of data sources. Each of the plurality of prices is operatively associated with a respective data source.

US Patent:

20110047034, Feb 24, 2011

Filed:

Aug 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/543063

Inventors:

Amarnath Purohit - Rochester NY, US
Araz Khachatrian - Pittsford NY, US
Lewis S. Snow - La Crescenta CA, US

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 30/00
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

705 1469, 715764, 705 11, 705 144, 705 37

Abstract:

A computer implemented document-processing system and related method includes a receiving component, a capabilities analysis component, an authorization component and a calculating component. The receiving component receives a campaign-specifications data structure including one or more job specifications. One of the job specifications is associated with a job type selected from a direct mail campaign catalog, a direct mail campaign advertising and a direct mail non-printable service. The capabilities analysis component selects a set of capable entries from a database of vendors such that each selected entry corresponds to a vendor capable of performing one or more jobs of a campaign as operatively specified by one or more job specifications of the campaign-specifications data structure. The authorization component authorizes a set of entries from the database of vendors that conform to a predetermined set of criteria. The calculating component electronically calculates a plurality of prices corresponding to the campaign-specifications data structure. Each of the plurality of prices is operatively associated with one entry of the authorized set of entries and/or one entry of the selected set of capable entries.

US Patent:

20110218938, Sep 8, 2011

Filed:

Mar 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/718170

Inventors:

Sudhendu Rai - Fairport NY, US
Amarnath Purohit - Rochester NY, US
James Quackenbush - Vernon NJ, US
Shi Zhao - Rochester NY, US

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00
G06Q 50/00
G06N 3/02

US Classification:

705400, 706 21

Abstract:

A system for determining price models of a print market port including a processor and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with said processor, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions for: partitioning a job dataset into a plurality of categories, each of the plurality of categories having a pricing model; determining one or more factors within the job dataset that influence a price of each job; developing an input/output model for each job in the job dataset that influences the price of the job; performing an iteration to compute a prediction error for each job in the job dataset that influences the price of the job; removing one or more jobs from a subsequent iteration that include prediction errors that exceed a prediction error threshold; and performing a plurality of iterations on remaining jobs until a predetermined average error prediction is reached.

US Patent:

20140067585, Mar 6, 2014

Filed:

Aug 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/597484

Inventors:

Amarnath Purohit - Rochester NY, US
Sudhendu Rai - Fairport NY, US

Assignee:

XEROX CORPORATION - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

G06Q 30/08

US Classification:

705 264

Abstract:

Methods and systems for improving a cost determination for a job for a supplier are disclosed. A computing device may receive one or more job parameters for the job and one or more shop characteristics for a shop operated by the supplier. The computing device may determine a cost to perform the job in the shop based on the one or more job parameters and the one or more shop characteristics. The determined cost may be transmitted to the supplier.