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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7617119 | Price optimization with rule relaxation A price optimization system computes a preferred set of prices for a plurality of products. The optimization system stores a plurality of rules. The system may also prioritize the plurality of rules, and further relax lower priority rules to allow higher priority ru... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7523047 | Price optimization system A method for determining a preferred set of prices for a plurality of products is provided. Generally, a sales model is created. A cost model is also created. A preferred set of prices for the plurality of products based on the sales model and cost model is then gen... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7386519 | Intelligent clustering system A method for forming a plurality of stores into a plurality of clusters is provided. Store specific information is collected. Optimized combinations for each individual store are provided based on the store specific information. Clusters are created based on the clo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7302410 | Econometric optimization engine A preferred set of prices for a plurality of products, generally demand coefficients is provided. Cost data including activity-based costs is also received. A preferred set of prices that will provided a local optimum for the preferred set of prices which maximizes ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7249033 | Apparatus and method for selective merchandise price optimization An apparatus is provided for determining optimum prices of products for sale. The apparatus includes a scenario/results processor through which a user prescribes an optimization scenario, and through which optimum prices are presented to the user. The optimum prices... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249032 | Selective merchandise price optimization mechanism A method for optimizing the prices of products for sale. The method includes utilizing a computer-based scenario/results processor within an optimization server to present a sequence of data entry templates to a user, whereby the user specifies an optimization scena... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7249031 | Selective merchandise price optimization An interface that enables a user to determine optimum prices of products for sale. The interface includes a scenario/results processor through which the user prescribes an optimization scenario, and through which optimum prices are presented to the user. The optimum... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240019 | Interface for merchandise price optimization An apparatus is provided for an interface enabling a user to determine optimum prices of products for sale. The interface includes a scenario/results processor that enables the user to prescribe an optimization scenario, and that presents the optimum prices to the u... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7188077 | Interface for merchandise price optimization An apparatus is provided for an interface enabling a user to determine optimum prices of products for sale. The interface includes a scenario/results processor that enables the user to prescribe an optimization scenario, and that presents the optimum prices to the u... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7133882 | Method and apparatus for creating and using a master catalog A method for updating a master product attribute catalog database for consumer response modeling is provided. Data is received from at least one source of product data. A data integrity check is preformed on the received data. A reconciliation is performed between t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7062447 | Imputed variable generator Disclosed are methods, media and systems for generating imputing econometric variables from raw econometric data. A method for generating cleansed initial dataset from corrected raw econometric data comprises inputting raw econometric data, formatting and classifyin... | 06/13/2006 |
