Joseph B Hall

US Patent:

8447664, May 21, 2013

Filed:

Mar 10, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/077432

Inventors:

Craig J. Pape - Lynnwood WA, US
Denise M. Stecconi - Seattle WA, US
Suresh Kumar - Issaquah WA, US
Joseph K. Hall - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 28

Abstract:

A method and system for managing inventory by expected profitability. In one embodiment, a method may include individually evaluating a respective expected profitability for each of a number of inventory items, and individually determining a disposition of each of the number of items dependent upon its respective expected profitability. In one particular implementation of the method, individually evaluating the respective expected profitability of a given item may include forecasting an estimated date of transaction corresponding to the given item, forecasting an estimated revenue corresponding to the given item as of the estimated date of transaction, estimating accrued costs of holding the given item until the estimated date of transaction, and comparing a total cost of the given item against the estimated revenue, where the total cost may include the accrued costs of holding the given item until the estimated date of transaction.

US Patent:

42518342, Feb 17, 1981

Filed:

May 29, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/042749

Inventors:

Joseph E. Hall - Richardson TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H04N 314

US Classification:

358213

Abstract:

A charge-coupled device (CCD) imager has an output shift register having a number of bits equal to at least a multiple (N), where N is an integer greater than 1, times the number of columns of pixels in the imager. Appropriately spaced in the output shift register are N groups of N outputs each for non-destructive, simultaneous readout of N. times. N bits. The N. times. N bits are then available for pre-processing or display without the requirement for having previously stored each bit, digitally represented, in a computer memory.

US Patent:

43694683, Jan 18, 1983

Filed:

Nov 10, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/205856

Inventors:

Joseph E. Hall - Richardson TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H04N 314

US Classification:

358213

Abstract:

A charge-coupled device (CCD) imager has an output shift register having a number of bits equal to at least a multiple (N), where N is an integer greater than 1, times the number of columns of pixels in the imager. Appropriately spaced in the output shift register are N groups of N outputs each for non-destructive, simultaneous readout of N. times. N bits. The N. times. N bits are then available for pre-processing or display without the requirement for having previously stored each bit, digitally represented, in a computer memory.