Method and system for evaluating media-playing sets
First Claim
1. A method for evaluating media-playing sets, each set being characterized by a plurality of input parameters having respective values, said method comprising:
- (a) collecting data identifying for each member of a sample group of said sets whether a selected performance condition has occurred;
(b) analyzing said data so as to relate said selected performance condition to characteristic ones of said input parameters and, also, to prescribed values of said characteristic ones of said input parameters; and
(c) evaluating the likelihood of said selected performance condition occurring in a subject set by detecting the respective values of at least those ones of said input parameters of said subject set corresponding to said characteristic ones and comparing said respective values to said prescribed values.
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Abstract
An exemplary method and system for evaluating media-playing sets evaluates the likelihood of a selected performance condition occurring in a subject set including based on source data automatically collected from a sample group of the sets, systematic analysis of this data to form a decision tree model revealing prescribed values for characteristic input parameters that are determined to best relate to the condition, and automated comparison of the respective parameter values of the subject set to these prescribed values in order to screen each subject set for the likelihood of the condition occurring within a specified timeframe, which screening can be repeated for different conditions and timeframes using different decision tree models.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for evaluating media-playing sets, each set being characterized by a plurality of input parameters having respective values, said method comprising:
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(a) collecting data identifying for each member of a sample group of said sets whether a selected performance condition has occurred; (b) analyzing said data so as to relate said selected performance condition to characteristic ones of said input parameters and, also, to prescribed values of said characteristic ones of said input parameters; and (c) evaluating the likelihood of said selected performance condition occurring in a subject set by detecting the respective values of at least those ones of said input parameters of said subject set corresponding to said characteristic ones and comparing said respective values to said prescribed values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for evaluating media-playing sets, each set being characterized by a plurality of input parameters having respective values, said system comprising:
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(a) an incident database for recording data identifying for each member of a sample group of said sets whether a selected performance condition has occurred; (b) an analyzer for analyzing said data and relating said selected performance condition to characteristic ones of said input parameters and, in particular, to prescribed values of said characteristic ones of said input parameters; and (c) a diagnostic tool for evaluating the likelihood of said selected performance condition occurring in a subject one of said sets including by obtaining the respective values of at least those ones of said input parameters of said subject set corresponding to said characteristic ones and comparing said respective values to said prescribed values. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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