Method and system for optimizing resource allocation

• US 20050091094A1
• Filed: 10/25/2003
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas W. Wilson
• Original Assignee: Thomas W. Wilson
• Inventors: Wilson, Thomas W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,685,011 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

The present invention is a method and the system for analyzing and optimizing resource allocation by transforming economic and eligibility information produced over calendar/clock time (CCT) per a unique unit of analysis (e.g. UOA-ID) that meets the criteria for inclusion into a specific Population (Type) into information organized by Cohort Time and summarized across all UOA-IDs that are part of the same Population. An Eligible Adjusted Variable Value (EAV) can be calculated for each time segment and summarized across all the UOA-IDs to enable one to estimate resources that can be allocated per UOA-ID per Cohort time segment per CATVAR to reach a defined outcome based on a defined return on resource allocation estimate.

Claims

1. A method of optimizing resource allocation comprising the steps of:

identifying sets of information wherein each set of information includes a UOA-ID, a CCT, a CATVAR and a VAR Value;

grouping each UOA-ID into an appropriate Type;

identifying a Start Time;

forming at least one Cohort time segment based on the Start Time;

placing the UOA-ID into the appropriate time segment;

calculating an eligibility score for each UOA-ID for each time segment;

calculating an Eligible Adjusted Variable Value; and

generating an Output Expressions subdivided by each CATVAR.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of transforming the Output Expressions from expressed in Cohort time segments to being expressed in CCT segments that are subdivided by each CATVAR.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said method is performed using a system comprising a central processing unit for implementing system software effective for performing the method.

4. The method of claim 1 that is used for health care applications.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said method is used for applications selected from the group consisting of warranty applications, actuarial applications, insurance applications, marketing and advertising applications, frequent use program applications, shopping card applications, trademark/trade dress/product design evaluation applications, web page applications, infringement applications, and health care applications.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein an Output Expressions are generated by the method comprising the step of calculating an EAV based on a summary metric for each UOA-ID per Type subdivided by each CATVAR.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein an Output Expressions are generated by the method comprising the steps of:

determining a DV per Type per time segment;

calculating an EAV summary metric for all UOA-IDs per Type per time segment; and

calculating an EAV Net Value per Type per time segment subdivided by each CATVAR.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein an Output Expressions are generated by the method comprising the steps of:

determining a RORA;

determining an Outcome;

calculating a NNT calculating an EAV Net Value per Type per time segment; and

calculating the maximum available RA per UOA-ID per time segment subdivided by each CATVAR.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein an Output Expressions are generated by the method comprising the steps of:

determining a RA;

determining an Outcome;

calculating a NNT

calculating an EAV Net Value per Type per time segment; and

calculating the RORA per UOA-ID per time segment subdivided by each CATVAR.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein an Output Expressions are generated by the method comprising the steps of:

determining a RORA;

determining a RA;

calculating a NNT

calculating an EAV Net Value per Type per time segment; and

calculating an O per UOA-ID per time segment subdivided by each CATVAR.

11. A method for optimizing resource allocation using a plurality of sets of information, the method comprising the steps of:

for each set of information, identifying an UOA-ID, a Type, a CCT and a VAR Value;

grouping each UOA-ID into an appropriate Grouper;

identifying a Start Time;

identifying a time segment duration;

forming time segments based on the Start Time;

adjusting and standardizing each VAR Value to create AdjVAR Values;

placing each AdjVAR Value into the appropriate time segment;

calculating an eligibility score for each UOA-ID; and

generating Output Expressions per CATVAR values which are compared to each other.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of transforming the Output Expressions from expressed in Cohort time segments to being expressed in CCT segments and Output Expressions per CATVAR values which are compared to each other.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said method is performed using a system comprising a central processing unit for implementing system software effective for performing the method.

14. The method of claim 11 that is used for health care applications.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein said method is used for applications selected from the group consisting of warranty applications, actuarial applications, insurance applications, marketing and advertising applications, frequent use program applications, shopping card applications, Internet applications, trademark/trade dress/product design evaluation applications, infringement applications, and health care applications.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein an Output Expressions are generated by the method comprising the step of calculating an EAV based on a summary metric for each UOA-ID per Type and Output Expressions per CATVAR values which are compared to each other.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein an Output Expressions are generated by the method comprising the steps of:

determining a DV per Type per time segment;

calculating an EAV summary metric for all UOA-IDs per Type per time segment; and

calculating an EAV Net Value per Type per time segment and Output Expressions per CATVAR values which are compared to each other.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein an Output Expressions are generated by the method comprising the steps of:

determining a RORA;

determining an Outcome;

calculating a NNT

calculating an EAV Net Value per Type per time segment; and

calculating the maximum available RA per UOA-ID per time segment and Output Expressions per CATVAR values which are compared to each other.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein an Output Expression is generated by the method comprising the steps of:

determining a RA;

determining an Outcome;

calculating a NNT calculating an EAV Net Value per Type per time segment; and

calculating the RORA per UOA-ID per time segment and Output Expressions per CATVAR values which are compared to each other.

20. The method of claim 11 wherein an Output Expressions are generated by the method comprising the steps of:

determining a RORA;

determining a RA;

calculating a NNT calculating an EAV Net Value per Type per time segment; and

calculating an O per UOA-ID per time segment and Output Expressions per CATVAR values which are compared to each other.

21. A system for use by a user in optimizing resource allocation comprising:

a central processing unit for operating software effective for performing the method of;

identifying sets of information wherein each set of information includes an UOA-ID, a CCT, and a VAR Value;

grouping each UOA-ID into an appropriate Type;

identifying a Start Time;

forming at least one Cohort Time segment based on the Start Time;

placing the VAR Value into the appropriate time segment;

calculating an eligibility score for each UOA-ID for each time segment;

calculating an Eligible Adjusted Variable Value; and

generating Output Expressions per CATVAR values which are compared to each other.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein said method is used for applications selected from the group consisting of warranty applications, actuarial applications, insurance applications, marketing and advertising applications, frequent use program applications, shopping card applications, Internet applications, trademark/trade dress/product design evaluation applications, infringement applications, and health care applications.

23. A system for optimizing resource allocation whereby Output Expressions are produced comprising a representation, said representation is selected from the group consisting of a showing EAV trends of a particular Population, said trends are expressed in Cohort time segments;

a showing NNT trends of a particular Population, said trends are expressed in Cohort time segments per CATVAR values which are compared to each other.