Computer-Implemented Systems And Methods For Cost Flow Analysis
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for analyzing costs associated with a cost flow model having components of relationships and entities, comprising:
- receiving data associated with the cost flow model that identifies the costs associated with the relationships among the entities;
creating one or more matrices that are representative of the costs and the entity relationships;
performing one or more sparse matrix operations upon the created one or more matrices in order to determine cost contribution amounts from an entity to another entity;
providing to a user or an external system the determined cost contribution amounts for the entities.
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Abstract
Computer-implemented systems and methods for analyzing costs associated with a cost flow model having components of relationships and entities. A system and method can be configured to receive data associated with the cost flow model that identifies the costs associated with the relationships among the entities. One or more matrices are created that are representative of the costs and the entity relationships. One or more sparse matrix operations are performed upon the created one or more matrices in order to determine cost contribution amounts from an entity to another entity.
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1. A computer-implemented method for analyzing costs associated with a cost flow model having components of relationships and entities, comprising:
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receiving data associated with the cost flow model that identifies the costs associated with the relationships among the entities; creating one or more matrices that are representative of the costs and the entity relationships; performing one or more sparse matrix operations upon the created one or more matrices in order to determine cost contribution amounts from an entity to another entity; providing to a user or an external system the determined cost contribution amounts for the entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-implemented system for analyzing costs associated with a cost flow model having components of relationships and entities, comprising:
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a first data store to store data associated with the cost flow model that identifies the costs associated with the relationships among the entities; a second data store to store one or more matrices that are representative of the costs and the entity relationships; software instructions configured to perform one or more sparse matrix operations upon the one or more matrices in order to determine cost contribution amounts from an entity to another entity; whereby the determined cost contribution amounts are provided to a user or an external system for the entities.
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32. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that cause a computer to perform a method for analyzing costs associated with a cost flow model having components of relationships and entities, said method comprising:
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receiving data associated with the cost flow model that identifies the costs associated with the relationships among the entities; creating one or more matrices that are representative of the costs and the entity relationships; performing one or more sparse matrix operations upon the created one or more matrices in order to determine cost contribution amounts from an entity to another entity; providing to a user or an external system the determined cost contribution amounts for the entities.
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