191 results about "Acceptance rate" patented technology

The invention relates to methods and apparatus for matching a query data object with a candidate data object by esetracting and comparing fingerprints of said data objects. In an embodiment of the invention apparatus comprising a fingerprint extraction module (110), a fingerprint matching module (210), a statistical module (120) and an identification module is provided. The fingerprint extraction module (110) receives an information signal forming part of a query object and constructs a query fingerprint. The fingerprint matching module (210) compares the query fingerprint to candidates stored in a database (215) to find at least on potentially best matching candidate. Meanwhile, the statistical module determines a statistical model of the query fingerprint so as to, for instance, determine the statistical distribution of certain information inside the query fingerprint. The threshold determiner (120) is arranged, on the basis of the distribution of the query fingerprint to derive an adaptive threshold distance within which the query fingerprint and a potentially best matching candidate may be declared similar by the identification module (130). By setting a threshold which may depend on statistical data derived from the query and / or candidate fingerprint, an improved false acceptance rate F.A.R. may be achieved.

A regulation service can deliver software packages to client computer systems while minimizing the overall effect on network (internet or LAN) traffic and / or server loads. In one implementation, the regulation service assigns acceptance rates to different software packages based on any number of different factors. Upon request for a software package, the regulation service can provide the acceptance rate and a refresh rate that differs for each software package. A client computer system can then calculate an access value, and if the access value is within an acceptance rate, the client computer system can access (e.g., download) a corresponding software package. If the access value is outside of the acceptance rate, the client computer system can refresh its requests until it identifies that the acceptance rate has changed, and the calculated value is within the new acceptance rate. Additional implementations include delivering bandwidth management policies to client computer systems.

A method and apparatus for a computer-implemented technique for maximizing customer satisfaction and first call resolution, including converting telephone calls into online chats, while minimizing cost is provided. Techniques for incorporating analytics as applied to customer data into particular strategies for call deflection, targeting particular individuals to increase chat acceptance rate, and computing a customer's wait time are also provided.

The invention discloses a cut / ground silicon wafer surface cleaning apparatus, which comprises a silicon wafer, a silicon wafer carrier and stations sequentially cleaning the silicon wafer and carrying out corresponding cleaning steps, the stations include a cleaning tank of a first station with water and bubble ultrasonic overflow rinsing, a cleaning tank of a second station with acid solution and bubble ultrasonic cleaning and the like. The cut / ground silicon wafer surface cleaning apparatus overcomes the problem of easy acid-alkali neutralization reaction, so that the PH value and concentration of the alkaline cleaner of a third station and a fourth station can be kept constant, and thereby the dirt-removing capability of the alkaline cleaner can be persistently effective. The cut / ground silicon wafers cleaned by the method have high surface cleanliness, good repeatability and a consistent color; the oxidation phenomena of mottling, bluing and blacking are prevented, and the acceptance rate of the cleaned silicon wafers is high; meanwhile, the cleaner does not need to be added in the effective period of cleaning capacity specified by the process, and the cut / ground silicon wafer surface cleaning method is easy to operate.

Utilization of information in a closed loop data system further augments modeling while at the same time enabling customization of offers based on spend patterns. Data mining techniques are leveraged to identify rules to determine higher response rate populations. These rules are referred to herein as “triggers,” in that the presence of particular attributes will trigger a cardholder as being more likely to respond to a particular offer. The benefit yielded by this approach is a greater acceptance rate to an offer provided by a transactional account company. To identify the triggers, records of cardmembers who already utilize a given product are analyzed to determine their spend patterns. The spend histories of customers who are eligible to use the product are analyzed according to the identified triggers. Customers whose spend patterns most closely correspond to the triggers are then targeted with offers for the given product.

The invention discloses a preparation method for a silicon nitride film, a solar cell with the silicon nitride film and a preparation method for the solar cell. The preparation method for the silicon nitride film includes following steps: S1, placing a silicon wafer into a tubular furnace; S2, feeding nitrogen into the tubular furnace, heating the tubular furnace under the atmosphere of nitrogen to 340 DEG C to 360 DEG C, and maintaining the temperature for 500 seconds to 2000 seconds; and S3, utilizing the PECVD (plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition) method to sequentially form a first silicon nitride film layer and a second silicon nitride film layer on the silicon wafer. The first silicon nitride film layer is arranged on the silicon wafer before the temperature of the tubular furnace is maintained, so that temperatures around and in the middle of the silicon wafer are uniform after the step of temperature maintaining of the silicon wafer, growth rate of the silicon nitride film around and in the middle of the silicon wafer is guaranteed, overhigh growth rate caused by higher temperature at the edge of the silicon wafer is improved, the problem of color deviation caused by different thicknesses and refractive indexes of the silicon nitride film at various positions on the surface of the silicon wafer is solved, grade of the silicon wafer is lowered, and acceptance rate of the silicon wafer is improved.

A regulation service can deliver software packages to client computer systems while minimizing the overall effect on network (internet or LAN) traffic and / or server loads. In one implementation, the regulation service assigns acceptance rates to different software packages based on any number of different factors. Upon request for a software package, the regulation service can provide the acceptance rate and a refresh rate that differs for each software package. A client computer system can then calculate an access value, and if the access value is within an acceptance rate, the client computer system can access (e.g., download) a corresponding software package. If the access value is outside of the acceptance rate, the client computer system can refresh its requests until it identifies that the acceptance rate has changed, and the calculated value is within the new acceptance rate. Additional implementations include delivering bandwidth management policies to client computer systems.

A method and apparatus for a computer-implemented technique for maximizing customer satisfaction and first call resolution, including converting telephone calls into online chats, while minimizing cost is provided. Techniques for incorporating analytics as applied to customer data into particular strategies for call deflection, targeting particular individuals to increase chat acceptance rate, and computing a customer's wait time are also provided.