System and method for data collection, evaluation, information generation, and presentation
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of processing modules configured for performing a predefined set of operations on data received from a data source, at least two processing modules being selected from the group consisting of;
a data stabilizer processing module for smoothing noisy or variable data using a computational solution of a minimum variance Bayesian estimation method;
a saturation limited forecasting module (SLF) for using available historical or recently captured data along with an estimated and/or available saturation population function as the basis for an algorithm that defines the growth of the population to a maximum attainable level;
a dynamic activity-level icon module for iconically indicating to the user of a remote computer system relative levels of activity at network sites for different merchants offering competitive goods or services; and
an alarm filter module for monitoring data rates and sending a signal based on deviations from desired thresholds from a normative rate;
wherein at least one of the at least two selected processing modules is the data stabilizer processing module or the saturation limited forecasting module;
wherein the SLF module uses a pull function P0(t) which sets a population'"'"'s saturation limit to growth and a penetration function r(t) which characterizes the total level of effort process, the SLF forecasting the value of a population for a given time; and
wherein the system is configured for presenting selected items of data following the sequential processing of data by the at least two selected processing modules; and
wherein the system is adapted to receive and process data related to an online e-commerce transaction.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for data collection, evaluation, information generation and/or presentation. More particularly the present invention relates to a system for collecting, evaluating, and presenting data relating to electronic commerce. The system and methods of the present invention include one or more of the following: a module for stabilizing small or noisy samples of data, including the prediction of missing observations; alarm modules that alert an event handler when data values and/or rates cross specified thresholds; predictor modules that use recent historical data along with an estimated and/or available population function as the basis for a differential equation that defines the growth of the population to a saturation or maximum attainable level; and a dynamic icon that conveys to users of a system levels of predefined and/or observed activity occurring on the system.
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51 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of processing modules configured for performing a predefined set of operations on data received from a data source, at least two processing modules being selected from the group consisting of;
a data stabilizer processing module for smoothing noisy or variable data using a computational solution of a minimum variance Bayesian estimation method;
a saturation limited forecasting module (SLF) for using available historical or recently captured data along with an estimated and/or available saturation population function as the basis for an algorithm that defines the growth of the population to a maximum attainable level;
a dynamic activity-level icon module for iconically indicating to the user of a remote computer system relative levels of activity at network sites for different merchants offering competitive goods or services; and
an alarm filter module for monitoring data rates and sending a signal based on deviations from desired thresholds from a normative rate;wherein at least one of the at least two selected processing modules is the data stabilizer processing module or the saturation limited forecasting module; wherein the SLF module uses a pull function P0(t) which sets a population'"'"'s saturation limit to growth and a penetration function r(t) which characterizes the total level of effort process, the SLF forecasting the value of a population for a given time; and wherein the system is configured for presenting selected items of data following the sequential processing of data by the at least two selected processing modules; and wherein the system is adapted to receive and process data related to an online e-commerce transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of processing modules configured for performing a predefined set of operations on data relating to e-commerce transaction received from a first plurality of remote computer systems, at least two processing modules being selected from the group consisting of;
a data stabilizer processing module for smoothing noisy or variable data using a computational solution of a minimum variance Bayesian estimation method;
a saturation limited forecasting (SLF) module for using available historical or recently captured data along with an estimated and/or available saturation population function as the basis for an algorithm that defines the growth of the population to a maximum attainable level;
a dynamic activity-level icon module for iconically indicating to the user of a remote computer system a level of activity at each of a plurality of merchant network sites, the dynamic activity-level icon module automatically causing the indication of activity to be sent to the remote computer system upon user access to an electronic page comprising a listing of a plurality of merchants; and
an alarm filter module for monitoring data rates and sending a signal based on deviations from desired thresholds from a normative rate;wherein at least one of the at least two selected processing modules is the data stabilizer processing module or the saturation limited forecasting module; wherein the SLF module uses a pull function P0(t) which sets a population'"'"'s saturation limit to growth and a penetration function r(t) which characterizes the total level of effort process, the SLF forecasting the value of a population for a given time; and wherein the system is configured to present to a second plurality of remote computer systems via a computer network a set of items or data generated from the sequential processing of the data by the at least two processing modules. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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capturing data from a first plurality of remote computers systems over the Internet; performing a predefined set of operations on data received from the first plurality of computer systems at least two processing modules being selected from the group consisting of;
a data stabilizer processing module for smoothing noisy or variable data using a computational solution of a minimum variance Bayesian estimation method;
a saturation limited forecasting (SLF) module for using available historical or recently captured data along with an estimated and/or available saturation population function as the basis for an algorithm that defines the growth of the population to a maximum attainable level;
a dynamic activity-level icon module for iconically indicating to the user of a remote computer system a level of activity at each of a plurality of merchant network sites, the module automatically causing the indication of activity to be sent to the remote computer system upon user access to an electronic page comprising a listing of a plurality of merchants; and
an alarm filter module for monitoring data rates and sending a signal based on deviations from desired thresholds from a normative rate, the one or more processing modules outputting processed data or information; andpresenting selected items of processed data or information following the sequential processing of the data using the at least two processing modules, wherein at least one of the at least two selected processing modules is the data stabilizer processing module or the saturation limited forecasting module, wherein the SLF module uses a Dull function P0(t) which sets a population'"'"'s saturation limit to growth and a penetration function r(t) which characterizes the total level of effort process, the SLF forecasting the value of a population for a given time, and wherein the captured data relates to e-commerce transactions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A presentation server that includes web pages containing data or information that has been derived from at least two processing modules selected from the group consisting of:
- a data stabilizer processing module for smoothing noisy or variable data using a computational solution of a minimum variance Bayesian estimation method;
a saturation limited forecasting (SLF) module for using available historical or recently captured data along with an estimated and/or available saturation population function as the basis for an algorithm that defines the growth of the population to a maximum attainable level;
a dynamic activity-level icon module for iconically indicating to the user of a remote computer system a level of activity at each of a plurality of merchant network sites, the module automatically causing the indication of activity to be sent to the remote computer system upon user access to an electronic page comprising a listing of a plurality of merchants; and
an alarm filter module for monitoring data rates and sending a signal based on deviations from desired thresholds from a normative rate,the web pages being accessible to a plurality of remote merchant systems over a computer network, wherein at least one of the at least two selected processing modules is the data stabilizer processing module or the saturation limited forecasting module, and wherein the SLF module uses a Dull function P0(t) which sets a population'"'"'s saturation limit to growth and a Penetration function r(t) which characterizes the total level of effort process, the SLF forecasting the value of a population for a given time. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
- a data stabilizer processing module for smoothing noisy or variable data using a computational solution of a minimum variance Bayesian estimation method;
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46. A presentation server that includes web pages containing data or information that has been derived from at least two processing modules selected from the group consisting of:
- a data stabilizer processing module for smoothing noisy or variable data using a computational solution of a minimum variance Bayesian estimation method;
a saturation limited forecasting (SLF) module for using available historical or recently captured data along with an estimated and/or available saturation population function as the basis for an algorithm that defines the growth of the population to a maximum attainable level;
a dynamic activity-level icon module for iconically indicating to the user of a remote computer system a level of activity at each of a plurality of merchant network sites, the module automatically causing the indication of activity to be sent to the remote computer system upon user access to an electronic page comprising a listing of a plurality of merchants; and
an alarm filter module for monitoring data rates and sending a signal based on deviations from desired thresholds from a normative rate,the web pages being accessible to a plurality of remote consumer computer systems over a computer network, wherein at least one of the at least two selected processing modules is the data stabilizer processing module or the saturation limited forecasting module, and wherein the SLF module uses a Pull function P0(t) which sets a population'"'"'s saturation limit to growth and a penetration function r(t) which characterizes the total level of effort process, the SLF forecasting the value of a population for a given time. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
- a data stabilizer processing module for smoothing noisy or variable data using a computational solution of a minimum variance Bayesian estimation method;
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