Daniel J Peters

US Patent:

8195527, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Jul 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/181070

Inventors:

Pawan R. Chowdhary - Montrose NY, US
Thomas Robert Ervolina - Poughquag NY, US
Markus Ettl - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Young Min Lee - Old Westbury NY, US
Daniel John Peters - Poughquag NY, US
Anshul Sheopuri - Hartsdale NY, US
Karthik Sourirajan - White Plains NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 267, 705 271

Abstract:

A system and method evaluate product substitutions along multiple criteria in response to a sales opportunity, for instance, providing sales recommendations of configurable products in response to a customer request based on propensity functions. A customer propensity is determined to estimate attractiveness of a substitute product to a customer based on one or more attributes. A seller propensity is determined to estimate attractiveness to a seller of selling the substitute product based on one or more attributes. The customer propensity and the seller propensity are combined to find a plurality of substitute products.

US Patent:

8301515, Oct 30, 2012

Filed:

Feb 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/372933

Inventors:

Pawan R. Chowdhary - Montrose NY, US
Thomas Robert Ervolina - Poughquag NY, US
Markus Ettl - Ossining NY, US
Young Min Lee - Old Westbury NY, US
Daniel John Peters - Poughquag NY, US
Anshul Sheopuri - Hartsdale NY, US
Karthik Sourirajan - White Plains NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 267, 705 271

Abstract:

A system and method evaluate product substitutions along multiple criteria in response to a sales opportunity, for instance, providing sales recommendations of configurable products in response to a customer request based on propensity functions. A customer propensity is determined to estimate attractiveness of a substitute product to a customer based on one or more attributes. A seller propensity is determined to estimate attractiveness to a seller of selling the substitute product based on one or more attributes. The customer propensity and the seller propensity are combined to find a plurality of substitute products.

US Patent:

20150046228, Feb 12, 2015

Filed:

Aug 6, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/960077

Inventors:

- Basking Ridge NJ, US
Daniel Peters - Jersey City NJ, US
Christen M. Heiden - Bridgewater, US
Stephanie Cairns - Basking Ridge NJ, US
Jeff Brown - Dover NJ, US

Assignee:

Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06

US Classification:

705 739

Abstract:

Exemplary embodiments provide a tool that aggregates data from multiple database sources and application programming interfaces. The tool takes the data collected from the sources and applies one or more pre-defined formulas to the data in order to execute enhanced performance calculations. The tool may receive updated data from the sources at defined intervals. Certain data may be provided in real time. The updated data and/or real time data can be used to refine the calculations and provide updated calculations.