Robert C Hampshire

US Patent:

8458005, Jun 4, 2013

Filed:

Jun 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/172222

Inventors:

William Grey - Millwood NY, US
Robert C. Hampshire - Pittsburgh PA, US
Zhen Liu - Tarrytown NY, US
Dailun H. Shi - Shanghai, CH

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 725, 705 722

Abstract:

A method of and system for managing on-demand service offerings in a service delivery chain. The method comprises the steps of a service provider announcing upfront capacity pricing, an on-demand premium structure, and an on-demand exercise structure; a service distributor committing to upfront capacity and to units of on-demand options; and the service provider provisioning a number of resources to the collection of service distributors. Preferably, the upfront capacity pricing includes three components. A first component is a price structure for capacity or resources to be purchased for immediate use, a second component is an on-demand premium structure, and a third component is an on-demand usage fee structure.

US Patent:

20060129419, Jun 15, 2006

Filed:

Jun 23, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/159918

Inventors:

David Flaxer - Dobbs Ferry NY, US
Paul Greenstein - Croton-on-Hudson NY, US
Robert Hampshire - Princeton NJ, US
Anil Nigam - Stamford CT, US
Guy Rackham - New York NY, US
John Vergo - Yorktown Heights NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705001000

Abstract:

A method for managing a business. At least one relationship is determined between N business components (B, B, . . . , B) and respective N costs (C, C, . . . , C) and respective N values (V, V, . . . , V) pertaining to the N business components. The N business components are a subset of M business components (B, B, . . . , B) of a Component Based Model (CBM) of the M business components subject to M≧2 and N≦M. Determining the at least one relationship includes relating business components of the CBM with an Information Technology (IT) model of an IT system. The IT model includes abstract IT structures, virtual IT structures, real IT structures, or combinations thereof.

US Patent:

20060195373, Aug 31, 2006

Filed:

Feb 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/067219

Inventors:

David Flaxer - Dobbs Ferry NY, US
Paul Greenstein - Croton-on-Hudson NY, US
Robert Hampshire - Lima OH, US
Anil Nigam - Stamford CT, US
John Vergo - Yorktown Heights NY, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705035000

Abstract:

This invention introduces a method, system and computer readable media that enables a computer system or computer networked system to perform enterprise portfolio transition optimization. The invention considers several key factors that are traditionally treated informally. The invention provides a sequential decision model for enterprise portfolio transition management of computer and software resources. Using a finite state Markov Decision process, a mathematical formulation is developed to ensure an optimal enterprise portfolio transition plan, with the objective of balancing expected value and risk, that is solved numerically via an approximate dynamic programming algorithm. The output of the model is a set of recommendations in the form of a transition plan for each of the computer and software resources selected within the enterprise portfolio during each phase of a planning horizon.

US Patent:

20090018892, Jan 15, 2009

Filed:

Jul 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/775883

Inventors:

William Grey - Millwood NY, US
Robert C. Hampshire - Pittsburgh PA, US
Zhen Liu - Tarrytown NY, US
Dailun H. Shi - Shanghai, CN

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 10, 705 1, 705400

Abstract:

A method of and system for managing on-demand service offerings in a service delivery chain. The method comprises the steps of a service provider announcing upfront capacity pricing, an on-demand premium structure, and an on-demand exercise structure; a service distributor committing to upfront capacity and to units of on-demand options; and the service provider provisioning a number of resources to the collection of service distributors. Preferably, the upfront capacity pricing includes three components. A first component is a price structure for capacity or resources to be purchased for immediate use, a second component is an on-demand premium structure, and a third component is an on-demand usage fee structure.

US Patent:

20110191126, Aug 4, 2011

Filed:

Jan 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/017804

Inventors:

Robert C. HAMPSHIRE - Pittsburgh PA, US
Jay SIZEMORE - Franklin TN, US
Craig A. GAITES - Boston MA, US

Assignee:

GO-OP, LLC - Boston MA

International Classification:

G08B 29/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 5, 340 554

Abstract:

A person-to-person vehicle reservation system for providing distributed access control for a plurality of owner-shared vehicles is disclosed. The system uses access codes managed by an electronic system and for electronically providing access to the plurality of vehicles via smart keys. The system comprises a vehicle database for storing a mapping of vehicles to vehicle access codes; a reservation database for storing a mapping of vehicles to availability information for the vehicles; a reservation request module for receiving reservation requests over a network and for assigning vehicle reservations; and an administrative user module for receiving availability information from administrative users having administrative access to at least one vehicle. The reservation request module is operable to securely transmit a vehicle access code to an electronically-programmable smart key, which provides access to a lockbox holding an ignition key of a vehicle assigned by the reservation request module.

US Patent:

20130238388, Sep 12, 2013

Filed:

May 6, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/887929

Inventors:

Robert Hampshire - Pittsburgh PA, US
Zhen Liu - Tarrytwon NY, US
Dailun Shi - Shanghai, CN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/06

US Classification:

705 728

Abstract:

A method of and system for managing on-demand service offerings in a service delivery chain. The method comprises the steps of a service provider announcing upfront capacity pricing, an on-demand premium structure, and an on-demand exercise structure; a service distributor committing to upfront capacity and to units of on-demand options; and the service provider provisioning a number of resources to the collection of service distributors. Preferably, the upfront capacity pricing includes three components. A first component is a price structure for capacity or resources to be purchased for immediate use, a second component is an on-demand premium structure, and a third component is an on-demand usage fee structure.