Apparatus and method to control economical systems
First Claim
1. An economic incentive and feedback apparatus comprising;
- a plurality of business stations, each having transaction means for conducting different types of transactions involving different types of products to be transferred at selected amounts, the products being identified with a business type for its business station;
an incentive module, in each business station, having memory means for storing a plurality of indices, each encoding a business, plus product, plus transaction type combination, and an incentive coefficient, for each index, which is greater than one for combinations to be promoted and less than one for combinations to be attenuated; and
calculating means in said business station for multiplying the selected amount for each product involved with a transaction a said business station, by the incentive coefficient identified with the product in its combination of business and transaction types to yield a quantity.
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Abstract
The incentive and feedback apparatus includes a plurality of business stations, each having an incentive module and a transaction mechanism for conducting different types of transactions involving different types of products. The incentive module stores a plurality of indices that encode a business type, a product type and a transaction type. An incentive coefficient is identified with each index. Incentive coefficients of greater than 1 (positive) indicate a combination of business, plus product, plus transaction type, which is favored by the economy, while a coefficient of less than 1 (negative) indicates a combination which is considered less favorable. A coefficient of 1 indicates a neutral combination which has been judged neither favorable nor unfavorable. Each transaction is conducted at its market price. For example, a product sold at its correct amount is transferred at this price. During the transaction, however, the amount is multiplied by the coefficient corresponding to the index for that transaction. The difference is then calculated between the multiplication product and the original amount to give a number of incentive units, which are then accumulated and stored in a memory. Positive units above zero level can be used to obtain benefits determined and granted by the system. Data stored in the module can also be accumulated and concentrated at a central location to indicate the success of the incentive system and also indicate whether shifts in the coefficients re-programming the incentive module are necessary.
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1. An economic incentive and feedback apparatus comprising;
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a plurality of business stations, each having transaction means for conducting different types of transactions involving different types of products to be transferred at selected amounts, the products being identified with a business type for its business station; an incentive module, in each business station, having memory means for storing a plurality of indices, each encoding a business, plus product, plus transaction type combination, and an incentive coefficient, for each index, which is greater than one for combinations to be promoted and less than one for combinations to be attenuated; and calculating means in said business station for multiplying the selected amount for each product involved with a transaction a said business station, by the incentive coefficient identified with the product in its combination of business and transaction types to yield a quantity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating an incentive and feedback apparatus having a plurality of business stations and involving products, including goods and services for transfer among a plurality of businesses of different business types at least some of which supply said products and which can be transferred by a plurality of transaction types, comprising:
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designating an index for each combination of business type plus product, if supplied by that business type, plus transaction type; identifying an incentive coefficient for each index, the incentive coefficient being greater than one for indices representing combinations that are to be promoted and less than one for indices representing combinations which are to be attenuated; storing, at a business station, indices for the products of a business type and the transaction types, plus the incentive coefficient for each of the indices; multiplying at each business station and for each transaction, a selected amount of a product to be transferred by the incentive coefficient to yield a quantity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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