Abstract:
In one aspect, a computerized method for implementing multi-layered market forecast framework for hotel revenue management by continuously learning market dynamics includes the step of collecting a set of data from various relevant providers, wherein the set of data comprises market data, events information relevant to a market, and market pricing. The method includes the step of implementing an extract, transform, load (ETL) operations on the set of data, wherein the ETL comprises the ingestion of the multi-textured data into big data storage for use on demand basis. The method includes the step of implementing one or more specified data cleaning operations on the set of data. The method includes the step of implementing one or more specified feature engineering operations on the cleaned data. The method includes the step of generating an Average daily rate (ADR) training data set. The method includes the step of generating an occupancy training data set. The method includes the step of building an ADR model using the ADR training data. The method includes the step of building the occupancy model using the occupancy training data. The method includes the step of, with the ADR model and the occupancy model, generating a prediction data set. The method includes the step of, with the prediction data set, generating a forecast for a specified set of rates for a specific hotel. The method includes the step of, with the accuracy trackers, evaluating the multi-layered market forecaster and update the multi-layered market forecaster model to ensure its accuracy.
Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a computer implemented method for classifying information. The method may include accessing a plurality of information sources to identify example information items for each of a plurality of classification categories. Each of the example information items may be analyzed to generate a training corpus for each information source for each of the classification categories. The training corpus for each of the information sources may be combined to generate a training set for each of the classification categories, wherein the training set may be configured to allow the generation of a classification function.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of querying a collection of electronic documents, comprising defining a query for retrieving a numerical answer, said query comprising one or more search terms and a tolerance for said numerical answer; defining a set of document portions from said collection, each document portion in said set being extracted from an electronic document and comprising at least one term relevant to at least one of the one or more search terms and a numerical value associated with the at least one term; ordering the associated numerical values contained in said set; defining a plurality of results groups, each results group comprising an interval of ordered numerical values, each interval having a range not exceeding the tolerance; ranking the results groups; and returning at least the interval of the highest ranked results group as a response to said query A computer program product for executing this method on a computer processor and a server are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for communicating media program information is provided. The method includes receiving a content-augmented broadcast signal at a conventional broadcast receiver, the content-augmented broadcast signal having a program content and a program cookie relating to the program content, demodulating the content-augmented broadcast signal, rendering the program content, recovering the program cookie from the demodulated content-augmented broadcast signal at substantially the same time the program content is rendered, determining whether the program cookie comprises information relating to a current media program a user is currently watching or listening to, or to an advertisement of a future media program, and sending the program cookie to an electronic device.
Abstract:
In a RTP reactor where wafer temperature is measured by a pyrometer assembly (32), a pyrometer assembly (50) is further provided to measure the temperature of the quartz window (30) that is situated between the wafer pyrometer assembly (32) and the wafer (16) that is being processed. During the calibration procedure (100, 120) where a thermocouple wafer is used, the measurements from the wafer pyrometer assembly (32) and the window pyrometer assembly (50) are calibrated, and pyrometer measurements and thermocouple measurements are collected and compiled into calibration tables. During actual RTP reactor operation, the data from the calibration tables and current wafer and window pyrometer measurements are used to compute corrected wafer temperature(s). The corrected wafer temperature(s) is/are then used to control the intensities of the heating lamps according to the wafer processing heating schedule.
Abstract:
Presented is a computer implemented method and system for creating a profiled social network. The method includes mapping at least one identity to each node in the plurality of nodes, defining a profile for each node in the plurality of nodes, identifying a relationship between the at least two nodes in the plurality of nodes, defining a profile for the relationship between the at least two nodes in the plurality of nodes, and forming a collection of profiles defined for all relationships between the plurality of nodes.
Abstract:
A system and method for method for implementing a discounted printing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for implementing discounted printing includes creating a sponsored document including a digital signature using a cryptographic protocol provided in an application by an enterprise, sending the sponsored document including the digital signature to a client computing system including a sponsored printer for printing by the enterprise, dynamically verifying the digital signature by a trusted service provider upon the enterprise sending the sponsored document to the sponsored printer, and printing the sponsored document by the sponsored printer upon a successful verification of the digital signature. The method may also include crediting an end user associated with the sponsored printer by an amount that substantially subsidizes cost associated with the printing of the sponsored document.
Abstract:
In one aspect, a computerized method for implementing a multi-layered system for heterogeneous pricing decisions by continuously learning market and hotel dynamics includes the step of collecting a set of data from relevant providers. The set of data from relevant providers comprises hotel data, competitor data, market data, and market pricing data. The method includes the step of implementing an ETL operation on the set of data from relevant providers. The ETL operation comprises an ingestion of the multi-textured data into a big data storage for use on an on-demand basis. The method includes the step of implementing one or more specified data cleaning operations on the dataset to generate a cleaned data set. The method includes the step of implementing one or more specified feature engineering operations on the cleaned data set. The method includes the step of generating an evaluation set and prediction set. The method includes the step of generating training and test dataset from the evaluation set. The method includes the step of building a price-sensitive demand model using the training data. The method utilizes a machine-learning gradient boosting framework and Expectation-Maximization algorithm to build the price-sensitive demand model. The method includes the step of measuring the accuracy of the model using the test data. The method includes the step of optimizing a price for a specified set of dates for a specific hotel using the prediction dataset. The method includes the step of providing a price-sensitive demand model.
Abstract:
A system and method for method for implementing a discounted printing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for implementing discounted printing includes creating a sponsored document including a digital signature using a cryptographic protocol provided in an application by an enterprise, sending the sponsored document including the digital signature to a client computing system including a sponsored printer for printing by the enterprise, dynamically verifying the digital signature by a trusted service provider upon the enterprise sending the sponsored document to the sponsored printer, and printing the sponsored document by the sponsored printer upon a successful verification of the digital signature. The method may also include crediting an end user associated with the sponsored printer by an amount that substantially subsidizes cost associated with the printing of the sponsored document.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of querying a collection of electronic documents, comprising defining a query for retrieving a numerical answer, said query comprising one or more search terms and a tolerance for said numerical answer; defining a set of document portions from said collection, each document portion in said set being extracted from an electronic document and comprising at least one term relevant to at least one of the one or more search terms and a numerical value associated with the at least one term; ordering the associated numerical values contained in said set; defining a plurality of results groups, each results group comprising an interval of ordered numerical values, each interval having a range not exceeding the tolerance; ranking the results groups; and returning at least the interval of the highest ranked results group as a response to said query A computer program product for executing this method on a computer processor and a server are also disclosed.