Decision support methods and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of processing transactional data for use in accordance with a decision support operation, comprising the steps of:
- transforming the transactional data into an interim form according to a relative importance of the transactional data to the decision support operation; and
incrementally analyzing the transformed transactional data, wherein the step of incremental analyzing comprises applying a successive approximation to the transactional data in the interim form, wherein the decision support operation is incrementally performed based on a transactional load;
wherein the transforming and incremental analyzing steps are executed on a computing system comprising a processor and a memory, wherein one or more software components for implementing the transforming and incremental analyzing steps are loaded from the memory and executed by the processor.
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Abstract
Improved decision support techniques are disclosed. For example, a technique for processing transactional data for use in accordance with a decision support operation comprises the following steps/operations. The transactional data is transformed into an interim form according to a relative importance of the transactional data to the decision support operation. The transformed data is incrementally analyzed, wherein the incremental analysis comprises applying a successive approximation to the data in the interim form, such that the decision support operation can be incrementally performed based on a transactional load. The technique may further comprise allocating one or more computing resources to incrementally perform the decision support operation.
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1. A method of processing transactional data for use in accordance with a decision support operation, comprising the steps of:
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transforming the transactional data into an interim form according to a relative importance of the transactional data to the decision support operation; and incrementally analyzing the transformed transactional data, wherein the step of incremental analyzing comprises applying a successive approximation to the transactional data in the interim form, wherein the decision support operation is incrementally performed based on a transactional load; wherein the transforming and incremental analyzing steps are executed on a computing system comprising a processor and a memory, wherein one or more software components for implementing the transforming and incremental analyzing steps are loaded from the memory and executed by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. Apparatus for processing transactional data for use in accordance with a decision support operation, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) transform the transactional data into an interim form according to a relative importance of the transactional data to the decision support operation; and
(ii) incrementally analyze the transformed transactional data, wherein the step of incremental analyzing comprises applying a successive approximation to the transactional data in the interim form, wherein the decision support operation is incrementally performed based on a transactional load. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19)
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17. An article of manufacture for processing transactional data for use in accordance with a decision support operation, comprising a computer readable storage medium containing one or more programs which when executed by a processor implement the steps of:
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transforming the transactional data into an interim form according to a relative importance of the transactional data to the decision support operation; and incrementally analyzing the transformed transactional data, wherein the step of incremental analyzing comprises applying a successive approximation to the transactional data in the interim form, wherein the decision support operation is incrementally performed based on a transactional load. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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