Steven Allen Beck

US Patent:

7031927, Apr 18, 2006

Filed:

Apr 12, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/547791

Inventors:

Steven Beck - Spring City PA, US
Sam D. Campbell - Lawrence KS, US
Frank deNoyelles - Lawrence KS, US
Stephen L. Egbert - Lawrence KS, US
Frederic D. Fox - Wayne PA, US
David Penny - Lawrence KS, US
Stephen J. Randtke - Lawrence KS, US

Assignee:

Strategic Weather Services - Wayne PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/60

US Classification:

705 7

Abstract:

A system, method, and computer program product for weather and/or terrestrial vegetation-based water renovation and management forecasting are described herein. The system includes a water renovation and management forecast system that acts as an analysis engine, where the analysis engine executes a request for the evaluation of water. The system may also include a front end system that preferably provides a graphical user interface to the users of the present invention to access the water renovation and management forecast system. In addition, a database stores both past (i. e. , history) and future (i. e. , forecast) weather and/or terrestrial vegetation data that are used by the water renovation and management forecast system in the analysis of the water. Data in the database are passed in via the front end system, collected by the water renovation and management forecast system, or derived by the water renovation and management forecast system.

US Patent:

7069232, Jun 27, 2006

Filed:

Sep 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/656397

Inventors:

Frederic D. Fox - Berwyn PA, US
Steven A. Beck - Spring City PA, US
Mark D. Compher - Downingtown PA, US
William E. Kirk - Easton PA, US
James R. VanOstenbridge - Norristown PA, US
David G. Estornell - Lincoln University PA, US
Paul E. Walsh - Downingtown PA, US

Assignee:

Planalytics, Inc. - Wayne PA

International Classification:

G06F 17/60

US Classification:

705 10, 705 36

Abstract:

A system, method and computer program product for short-term forecasting of future retail performance are described herein. The system includes a Web-based graphical user interface, a weather history database and a weather forecast database. The method and computer program product allow users (e. g. , retail managers and the like) to produce maps and related charts, using weather and sales history correlation analyzes, indicating weather favorability for specific retail products in specific geographic areas during specific future (and past) time periods. The weather favorability maps thereby facilitate retail-based advertising, allocation, placement, promotion and staffing decisions.