Ta-Hsin Li

US Patent:

8015043, Sep 6, 2011

Filed:

Jan 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/669182

Inventors:

Heng Cao - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Mark A. Eaton - Ridgewood NJ, US
Meng-Chen Hsieh - Croton on Hudson NY, US
Jianying Hu - Bronx NY, US
Ta-Hsin Li - Danbury CT, US
Bonnie Kathryn Ray - Nyack NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 712, 705 731

Abstract:

A method of forecasting workforce demand, includes forecasting an ongoing engagements demand, forecasting an opportunities demand, forecasting a wedge engagements demand, representing a result of the forecasting the ongoing engagements demand as a first workforce demand statement, a result of the forecasting the opportunities demand as a second workforce demand statement, and a result of the forecasting the wedge engagements demand as third workforce demand statement, and integrating the first workforce demand statement, the second workforce demand statement and the third workforce demand statement to generate an overall workforce demand forecast.

US Patent:

8117138, Feb 14, 2012

Filed:

Mar 11, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/046256

Inventors:

Chidanand Apte - Chappaqua NY, US
Jin Dong - Beijing, CN
Ta-Hsin Li - Danbury CT, US
Ming Xie - Beijing, CN
Wen Jun Yin - Beijing, CN
Bin Zhang - Beijing, CN
Ming H. Zhu - Beijing, CN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/18
G06N 3/08

US Classification:

706 12, 706 20, 706 21, 706 25

Abstract:

Method, apparatus and system for location evaluation and site selection, capable of effectively configuring the site network and evaluating the facility location by scientifically modeling and incorporating human knowledge are provided. In one aspect, geographic and demographic data associated with a plurality of locations and human knowledge comprising partial rating knowledge and pair-wise preference knowledge are used in a regression algorithm to construct a location evaluation model. The regression algorithm is further refined using active learning that identifies a plurality of pairs of locations to improve precision of the regression algorithm.

US Patent:

8239245, Aug 7, 2012

Filed:

Jan 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/017673

Inventors:

Xin Xin Bai - Beijing, CN
Jin Dong - Beijing, CN
Ta-Hsin Li - Danbury CT, US
Wen Jun Yin - Beijing, CN
Bin Zhang - Beijing, CN
Cindy Q. Zhang - Shenzhen, CN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06Q 40/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 737, 705 711, 705 729, 705 731, 705 733, 705 734, 705 735, 705 736

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for end-to-end retail store one-stop site configuration integrates multiple data sources, identifying key customers, forecasting merchandise demand. Site configuration is formulated as a mathematical optimization problem with both in-store and external data as input to the problem whose solution provides proper suggestions for retail store transformation.

US Patent:

8260646, Sep 4, 2012

Filed:

Aug 11, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/539256

Inventors:

Xin Xin Bai - Beijing, CN
Jin Dong - Beijing, CN
Ta-Hsin Li - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Wen Jun Yin - Beijing, CN
Bin Zhang - Beijing, CN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 711

Abstract:

A method and system for customer segmentation using adaptive spectral clustering may include determining initial segmentation labels, determining new customer behavior data, formulating a single objective minimization function that integrates the initial segmentation labels with the new customer behavior data, and determining best fit to both the initial segmentation labels and the new customer behavior data simultaneously by minimizing the single objective minimization function.

US Patent:

8265984, Sep 11, 2012

Filed:

May 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/117540

Inventors:

Xin Xin Bai - Beijing, CN
Jin Dong - Beijing, CN
Ta-Hsin Li - Danbury CT, US
Ming Xie - Beijing, CN
Wen Jun Yin - Beijing, CN
Bin Zhang - Beijing, CN
Cindy Q. Zhang - Shenzhen, CN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 734, 705 729, 705 731, 705 723

Abstract:

A method and system for integrating multiple factors into a unified optimization model for retail network configuration, in one aspect, obtains input data for modeling store configuration. The input data may include demand of each merchandise category from each customer segment in each facility, geographic distribution of stores in an area, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores. A trade area is generated as a function of store location, store format, and store capacity. The method and system also generates trade area demand summation representing predicted total demand of all stores for all merchandise categories for all customer segments in the trade area, as a function of store location, store format, store capacity, merchandise category, and customer segment associated with the trade area. An objective function is constructed as a function of said trade area demand summation, current revenue of stores, and physical cost of reconfiguring stores.

US Patent:

8283623, Oct 9, 2012

Filed:

Oct 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/927073

Inventors:

Ta-Hsin Li - Danbury CT, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G01N 21/25

US Classification:

25022723, 708404, 356303

Abstract:

A method of analyzing a spectrum of one-dimensional or multi-dimensional signal X(t) requires a number of steps including deriving coefficients [A(ω), B(ω)] of an Lp-norm harmonic regression of tie signal with 0

US Patent:

8286175, Oct 9, 2012

Filed:

Mar 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/058187

Inventors:

Ta-Hsin Li - Danbury CT, US
Stephen Scott Briggs - Pittsford NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

718104, 718105, 709221, 709224, 709229

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining the best cluster of computing resources to handle each of a plurality of workloads by optimally grouping multiple workloads and determining the best resource cluster to handle each group.

US Patent:

8346783, Jan 1, 2013

Filed:

Dec 11, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/636444

Inventors:

Xin Xin Bai - Beijing, CN
Jin Dong - Beijing, CN
Ta-Hsin Li - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Zhong Lin Lin - Beijing, CN
Hai Rong Lv - Beijing, CN
Wen Jun Yin - Beijing, CN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707751

Abstract:

System, method and computer program product for adjusting a representation of a merchandise hierarchy associated with an entity such as a retailer or wholesaler of products. Product correlation information discovered in that entity's customers' shopping records are obtained and incorporated into an existing merchandise hierarchy with a constraint on the consistency with the existing hierarchy.