488 results about "Consumer demand" patented technology

A “Smart Grid Pricer” enables automated balancing of the supply and demand of energy supply and consumption, such as the generation and consumption of electricity between electricity providers and electricity consumers. The Smart Grid Pricer automatically computes and delivers real-time energy pricing information to consumers on behalf of energy retailers (e.g., electricity utilities) to help drive the balance of demand with supply. In various embodiments, real-time pricing is determined by using various probabilistic models to estimate overall consumer demand as a function of factors such as energy price, time of day, region, weather, etc. to compute a price that will result in an energy demand that is closely balanced to the available supply. On the consumer side, various components of the Smart Grid Pricer automatically respond to such pricing information to optimize energy consumption in accordance with a variety of automated and / or user defined rules and preferences.

This invention is a method of allocating bandwidth for a television program delivery system. This method selects specific programs from a plurality of programs, allocates the selected programs to a segment of bandwidth, and continues to allocate the programs until all the programs are allocated or all of the available bandwidth is allocated. The programs may be selected based on a variety of different factors or combination of factors. The selected programs may also be prioritized so that higher priority programs are distributed before lower priority programs in case there is not enough bandwidth to transmit all of the programs. This invention allows a television program delivery system to prioritize a large number of television programs and distribute these programs based on their priority levels. The invention also permits a television program delivery system to dynamically allocate bandwidth over time or based on marketing information, such as consumer demand.

Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically adjusting computer resources, as appropriate, in response to predictions of query runtimes as well as for rendering costs of the computer resources actually utilized, which costs are consistent with consumer demands.

An expert system adapted dedicated Internet access guidance engine. The invention allows an agent to interact with a customer and to provide selection and recommendation of data network products and / or services for the customer. The invention allows for the use of agents of varying skill levels, including relatively low skill level, without suffering deleterious performance. The dedicated Internet access guidance engine is operable to perform selection and rating of Internet access products and / or services to provide a solution that meets the needs of a customer. The dedicated Internet access guidance engine is operable to select recommended solutions from among a number of potential solutions that may include compatible solutions. The dedicated Internet access guidance engine is one of the underlying engines within the expert system that allows the agent to provide real time interaction with a customer and to provide a real time recommended solution to that customer.

An online product or service listing arrangement logs searches performed and uses the logged information to calculate a scarcity index that measures the scarcity of products and services. Scarcity may indicate the number of searches that consumers have conducted compared to available listings. Empirical techniques are used to take into account certain types of searches that may not accurately reflect actual consumer demand. Reports may compare item scarcity within different geographical or other markets to determine relative scarcity. Particularly advantageous but non-limiting applications include new and used motor vehicles, employment opportunities, and real estate.

Example embodiments provide program products, systems, and associated methods of presenting a seller with a graphical representation of demand for a potential product listing so that the seller can intelligently price and position the product. A website server associated with a website of product listings captures in a database product preference criteria for a consumer, including, for example, price information. The website server aggregates the captured product preference criteria for a plurality of consumers and determines an imputed consumer demand for a potential product listing. The website server displays on a display device associated with a computer of a seller a multi-dimensional graph of demand for the potential product listing so that the seller can gauge market demand prior to listing a product for sale. Embodiments further include two-dimensional graphs plotting demand versus price, contour lines for the demand imposed on pricing graphs, and color-coded demand heat maps.

Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically adjusting computer resources, as appropriate, in response to predictions of query runtimes as well as for rendering costs of the computer resources actually utilized, which costs are consistent with consumer demands.

A soft material quality wood material strengthening board is flat plate. It is characterized by: it has natural grains of raw wood, its color is the mixture color of raw wood self color, charring color and resin color, the density is 450-720kg / m<3>, surface hardness is 25-65MPa, vertical MOR is 35 - 90MPa, vertical elastic modulus is 1~10GPa, resin content (solid content) is 3% - 10%. The strengthening board can be produced floors or furniture raw materials after preliminary working, drying, rough planing, heating, resin soaking, hot pressing, placing in normal condition and fine finishing. The invention produces the strengthening board using soft material as raw material, covers the shortage of hardwood product raw materials, it increases the use-value of soft material, while meets the popular consumer demand of liking wood, and provides new materials for hardwood furniture and flooring manufacturing industry.

A torque converter-mounted generator is provided that, along with power electronics, offers at least two types of electrical power output and may be attached to a transmission without impacting the axial length of a powertrain in comparison to a powertrain with an identical transmission and a torque converter not having a generator mounted thereto. Different torque-converter mounted generators and power electronics configurations providing different combinations of electrical power voltages may be offered for use with a given transmission type, thus allowing flexibility in meeting customer needs without unduly impacting assembly of the powertrains. A method of assembling transmissions is also provided.

A brokering system and method for providing an incentive for use of more efficient internal combustion engines and hydrogen retrofit kits is disclosed. End users of retrofitted vehicles are provided with discounted fuel costs at authorized fueling stations. The vehicle owner's savings include: a) a reduction in fueling charges because of the vehicle's new reliance on 30% less fossil fuel (which is displaced by hydrogen in the engine), and b) by the purchase of methanol which can be set at a lower cost per calorific equivalent than a barrel of oil while also earning emission offsets to be sold for cash to the end users / creators of carbon credits. In this manner, retrofitted existing internal combustion engines linked to a trust for trading emission offsets will create a consumer-driven hydrogen economy which governments as well as the automotive and petroleum sectors will endorse. Hydrogen, which is substituted for fossil fuel in a retrofitted IC engine result in emission offsets (i.e., the quantum of emissions that are no longer there) which are converted by a regulated emissions trust into cash. This income, which is deposited into the vehicle owner's bank account via the telephone network by using a dedicated hydrogen fueling card and master engine sensor linked to a specific vehicle provided with an engine retrofit kit and an on board source of hydrogen gas. The present method provides a mapping and test kit that relies on OEM engine timing and control sensors to compare engine emissions produced by fossil fuel with emissions eliminated by substituting hydrogen. This method creates consumer demand for cleanly produced sources of hydrogen (beginning with green methanol) to fuel existing OEM engines, which will in turn, induce automobile manufacturers to build more efficient IC engines until, finally, they will all be fueled by 100% hydrogen.

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for calculating the capacity of a provider by calculating, using biographical data representing the provider, a first total units of service that are available to be offered to consumers during a first time period; calculating a second total units of service potentially available from the provider for a proposed second time period using a projection based in part on a model of consumer demand for the units of service; determining a third total units of service that are unavailable during the second time period based on at least one known or projected unavailability; and calculating a capacity based on the third total units of service and the second total units of service, the capacity being a capacity for a proposed promotion representing a maximum total of instruments to be offered in the proposed promotion by the provider.

The present inventive subject matter relates to an automated, consumer-driven, pre-production, seasonal vaccine reservation system for facilitating the efficient production, distribution, and / or administration of health-critical, long-production-lead-time seasonal vaccines, or other pharmacological agents, whereby use of such a consumer-driven vaccine reservation system provides a highly effective means for substantially ensuring or guaranteeing that consumer demand for seasonal vaccine can be fully and consistently met, but without subjecting the producers of vaccine and / or other cognizant parties associated with the healthcare industry to undue financial risk. In addition to the physical elements comprising such a consumer-driven vaccine reservation system, the present invention also represents various unique operational methods for accurately matching seasonal vaccine supply with seasonal consumer demand, thereby substantially facilitating production, distribution, and / or timely administration of vaccine.

The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural and sideline product processing, in particular to a processing method of flexible package fresh bamboo shoots, comprising the specific technological processes: sorting, cleaning / tidying, blanching (killing out), cooling, screening, adding preservative, vacuum packaging, sterilizing, cooling and obtaining finished products. Compared with the current processing method in the market, the invention has unique technology and adopts a sulphur-free formula; the prepared flexible package fresh bamboo shoot has the advantages of high quality, high safety, convenient eating, small loss of vitamin C, convenient storage and transportation, long quality guarantee period (12 months for refrigeration, and 6 months for normal temperature) and the like. The flexible package fresh bamboo shoot prepared with the invention improves the economy of bamboo shoots and is suitable for diversifying consumer demand at present.

The invention comprises a method for achieving consideration of preemptive priorities within a supply chain optimization model. More specifically, the invention provides a method of allocating resources to a hierarchy of demand priorities in a linear programming production planning system. In particular, the invention aggregates the demand priorities into different priority groups and allocates the resources to the highest priority group of demand priorities using a first linear programming model. Next, the invention allocates remaining resources to the next highest priority group of demand priorities using a second linear programming model. The second linear programming model uses results from the first linear programming model. The invention continues this process by iteratively repeating the process of allocating remaining resources to the remaining groups of demand priorities, in order of priority. The system and method were employed to integrate the consideration of preemptive prioritization of customer demands with an advanced planning system for optimizing established planning objectives (e.g. customer service, short lead times, low inventory, and prioritized allocation of supply and capacity) to compute a feasible production plan for the division.

A touch screen panel includes a window having one curved surface and mounted on a front surface of a display element. A touch screen element is attached to the curved surface of the window, wherein the touch screen element is processed to have a curvature corresponding to a curvature of the curved surface of the window prior to being attached to the curved surface of the window. The touch screen panel operates in a resistive scheme and can be mounted on the window shaped like a curve. The invention makes it possible to manufacture the information device having various designs in accordance with consumer demands yet retaining a low cost.

In one embodiment, the wireless charger can be light-weight, thin, and can be hidden and / or integrated inside of handbags, backpacks, jackets, and other accessories. The wireless charger can also be used as a standalone product. The wireless charger charges phones using wireless power transmission and incorporates a battery which can be recharged through a power adapter. When properly integrated, the wireless charger according to embodiments described herein can be integrated into such apparel, accessories, or other products without altering or affecting the appearance of the product. For example, the wireless charger may be seamlessly incorporated into most any apparel and accessories from purses to apparel to jackets if the product has a pocket. Because various aspects of the wireless charger are adaptable, it can be easily customized to meet customer needs.

The invention discloses a blending method for fatty acid balance blend oil. The method includes: firstly, selecting several raw material oils, determining the fatty acid composition of various oil materials by a gas chromatograph, and constructing a raw material oil fatty acid composition database; then according to the recommended amount of dietary nutrition guidelines or consumer demands, establishing a blend oil raw material formula linear programming mathematical model; introducing the fatty acid parameters of all the selected candidate raw material oils into the linear model, setting the fatty acid ratio and weight coefficient of the to-be-prepared target blend oil, and providing the ratio of various raw material oils through operation; and then taking all the raw material oils according to the candidate formula proportion, and conducting mixing in proportion, and performing complete stirring to obtain the nutritional blend oil. According to the invention, through establishment of the raw oil database and the linear programming mathematical model, the prepared nutritional blend oil can have standardized formula calculation, can meet the nutritional needs and personalized nutrition and health care needs of different groups of people, and has wide application and market value as well as broad market prospects.

A method of supplying vaporized gas from a storage tank storing the gas in liquified form in a lower liquid region and having a vapor region thereover, the method including employing an external source of heat to heat a heat exchange liquid to no more than about 35° C., bringing the heat exchange liquid into heat exchange relation with at least a portion of the liquified gas so as to transfer heat from the external source of heat to the liquified gas, and supplying vaporized gas to the consumer, according to the consumer demand, directly from the vapor region of the storage tank. The heat exchange relation is controlled such that the at least portion of the liquified gas which is heated remains mostly in a liquified state but that the temperature of the liquified gas is prevented from falling below a predefined minimum operational temperature.

The invention discloses a debittered pomelo peel pulp, and a production method and a use thereof. The production method includes the following steps: (1) separating sarcocarp and peels of pomelos, cutting the peels into lumps, adding water, and then grinding into a pulp to obtain the peel pulp; (2) heating the peel pulp, adding an acid and an enzyme, and carrying out a reaction for 30-300 min to obtain an enzyme reaction peel pulp; (3) then adding sugar, heating to 95-100 DEG C with stirring, holding for 5-10 min for sterilization, and then cooling to 37 DEG C or less; and (4) inoculating with lactic acid bacteria, performing fermentative cultivation at the temperature of 37 DEG C for 24-72 h, then heating up to 90-95 DEG C, and holding for 30-40 min for sterilization to obtain the debittered peel pulp after cooling. The pomelo peel pulp prepared by the method is moderate in sourness, is mellow and sweet in taste, can meet consumer demands for flavors, mouthfeel and the like, and basically eliminates pomelo bitter taste; and the produced debittered pomelo peel pulp can be used for production of other series products, such as a honey pomelo tea, a pomelo peel jam, and a pomelo beverage and the like.

The invention discloses a seafood sausage of seafood and a preparation method thereof, which is characterized in that it contains the following raw materials, which are processed, twisted, crushed, filled, sterilized, soaked and packaged according to the following weight ratios simultaneously. Preparation: seafood 40-85, edible water 10-30, edible vegetable oil 1-12, chicken protein powder 2-6, salt 0.5-1.6, collagen 0.3-1.2, monosodium glutamate 0.1-0.5, carrageenan 0.1-0.8, diacetic acid Sodium 0.02-0.10, nisin 0.01-0.05, the present invention is made of seafood as the main raw material, which is rich in nutrition, balanced, rich in seafood flavor, unique in flavor, increases appetite, stable in quality, has no harm to health, and satisfies Consumer demand for seafood. At the same time, the product is vacuum-packed, which not only has a unique appearance and is ready to eat after opening the bag, but also plays an important role in anti-oxidation and prolonging the shelf life.

The invention discloses an online trade platform. The online trade platform comprises a personal space, a data base and a searching module. The personal space is used for issuing and storing at least one user tag defined by a buyer, wherein the information contained in each user tag is used for describing the consumer demands of the buyer. The data base is used for storing commodity information and at least one commodity tag corresponding to the commodity information, wherein the information contained in the commodity tag is used for describing the consumer demands corresponding to the commodity information. The searching module is used for searching out the commodity tag and the commodity information corresponding to the commodity information and pushing the commodity information to the personal space and storing the commodity information in the personal space, wherein the commodity information is matched with the user tag stored in the personal space. Correspondingly, the invention further discloses a processing method used for the online trade platform. By means of the online trade platform and the processing method thereof, optimal result feedback can be carried out according to the vague consumer demands proposed by the buyer, and the more accurate matching result can be obtained faster for the dispersed personal searching.

The invention discloses a method for processing instant flavor fish bean curd with high fish protein preserved at normal temperature. The method comprises the following steps: taking frozen minced fillet as a main raw material; chopping, mixing, molding, cooling, slicing, pickling, packaging and sterilizing to prepare the instant flavor fish bean curd preserved at normal temperature. The texture taste of the sterilized minced fillet product is improved by integrating a bio-enzyme crosslinking technology, an inhibiting effect of the plasma protein on an endogenous enzyme, a polysaccharide structure modifying technology and a variable temperature sterilization technology, long-term preservation of the product under a normal-temperature condition is achieved, and the product is convenient to eat and carry. Meanwhile, the fish protein content in the fish bean curd product is significantly improved by integrated application of the technologies, the product has high nutrient value and good flavor taste, is broad in market prospect, and the consumer demands of consumers on convenience, daintiness, nutrition and safety of the food are met.

The present invention relates to an electroluminescent light source. In particular, it relates to an multi-colored electroluminescent cable capable of changing colors, which comprises: a group of electroluminescent filaments which consist of a plurality of electroluminescent filaments of different colors and are insulated from each other, helically wound on the outer side of the axis; a transparent and flexible polymer casing tube disposed on the outer side of the group of electroluminescent filaments. The advantage of the present invention is low in power consumption, simple in structure, convenient for use, and has relatively long service life. The filament can be bent into a plurality of geometrical shapes as consumers demand, and it is beautiful and appealing. Besides, being extraordinarily extensive in its scope of application, the present invention can be used for external and internal housing and automobile decoration, and for external decoration for the purpose of advertisement, in entertainment places, and for toys, art and handicraft products and electric and electronic equipment.

The invention discloses an information pushing method based on e-books, electronic equipment and a computer storage medium. The information pushing method based on the e-books includes the steps thatreading behavior information of reading users is obtained, and according to the reading behavior information, consumer demand information corresponding to the reading users is determined; account balance information of the reading users is obtained, the consumer demand information is compared with the account balance information, and a comparative result is obtained; the information type of the pushing information matched with the comparative result is determined, and the pushing information of the information type is pushed to the reading users. This shows that according to the method, information pushing can be pertinently carried out according to different recharging consumer demands of different reading users, the better humanization effect is achieved, and user experiences are improved; meanwhile, the active conversion rate of pushing is also increased, the reading users are prompted to more consume, recharge and read more books, and the good reading habit is formed.

An inner drum for a washing machine comprises an inner drum support and an inner drum body, wherein the inner drum support is composed of a support base, a support footstock and support columns arranged at intervals. Rotatable chain beads are coaxially sleeved on the columns to form the inner drum body, each chain bead comprises a hollow tube and a bead body integrally molded with the hollow tube, and the bead bodies on adjacent columns are staggered. The invention further relates to the washing machine with the inner drum. A self cleaning function of the inner drum body of the washing machine during the whole service life is achieved through improvement of the inner drum structure of the washing machine, the problem that dirt exists between the inner drum and an outer drum and pollutes clothes is solved, consumer demands are satisfied, and life quality of the consumers is improved.

In methods and apparatus for controlling multi-layer communications networks, data characterizing activity and state of the network and external demands made on the network by customer requests at at least two Layers is collected. The collected data are processed in accordance with a dynamic policy to determine that a reconfiguration of at least one Layer of the at least two Layers is favourable, and to determine a favoured reconfiguration of the at least one Layer. The collected data are processed in accordance with a dynamic policy to determine a favoured selection of customer demands on the network to be accepted. Implementation of the favoured reconfiguration and favoured admission is initiated. The resulting network behaviour is observed and the dynamic policy is adjusted to increase its ability to find favourable reconfiguration and call admission actions. The Layers may, for example, be a Layer 3 packet data service, such as Internet Protocol service, and layers below Layer 3 including one or more Layer 2 path-oriented service and one or more Layer 1 transport services. The reconfiguration of all Layers depends on information received from all Layers. Rapid reconfiguration of the Layer 2 and Layer 1 equipment and rapid decisions on the acceptance or rejection of customer demands based on data collected from all Layers reduces over-provisioning of the network needed to meet difficult-to-predict traffic patterns and loss of revenue due to inability to serve traffic with the current network configuration. A Fuzzy Logic control algorithm with policy tuning by temporal difference Reinforcement algorithms is described.