METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING FLOW
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1. A method of optimizing flow of entities, the method comprising the steps of:
- i) tracking a position of a plurality of said entities;
ii) repeatedly;
comparing each position with a target profile; and
calculating or adjusting a reward potential for each entity on the basis of said comparison; and
iii) rewarding a selected number of entities based on a respective reward potential associated with each entity at a predetermined time.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method of optimizing the flow of entities. The method includes the steps of:
- i) tracking the position of a plurality of the entities;
- ii) repeatedly:
- comparing each of the positions with a target profile; and
- calculating or adjusting a reward potential for each entity on the basis of the comparison; and
- iii) rewarding a selected number of entities on the basis of the reward potential associated with each of the entities at a predetermined time.
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1. A method of optimizing flow of entities, the method comprising the steps of:
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i) tracking a position of a plurality of said entities; ii) repeatedly; comparing each position with a target profile; and calculating or adjusting a reward potential for each entity on the basis of said comparison; and iii) rewarding a selected number of entities based on a respective reward potential associated with each entity at a predetermined time. - 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)
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29. A system for optimizing flow of entities, the system comprising:
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i) a tracking means for tracking the position of a plurality of said entities; ii) storage means for storing at least one target profile; iii) a reward engine means to repeatedly; compare each of said positions against one of said stored target profiles and calculate or adjust a reward potential for each entity on the basis of said comparison, the reward engine means being further adapted to select a predetermined number of said entities on the basis of the reward function associated with each of said entities at a predetermined time, and to allocate a reward to said selected entities; and iv) a reward means for distributing said rewards to the selected entities. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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