52 results about "Discrete choice" patented technology

This disclosure is directed at an electronic device for hotel rooms which performs a number of functions currently performed by several different devices in hotel rooms, such as clocks, phones, thermostats, and sound systems, as well as a number of functions not performed by current devices. The goal of the device is to eliminate the need for a number of discrete devices while providing a device which performs these same tasks better, through integration of features and network functionality.

A method of designing a composite laminate including a plurality of zones, each zone including a plurality of plies of composite material, each ply having a respective ply orientation angle. A global stacking sequence of stacking sequence elements is determined for the laminate. A local laminate thickness is determined for each zone. A local stacking sequence is then determined for each zone by extracting a subsequence of stacking sequence elements from the global stacking sequence. The global stacking sequence and the laminate thicknesses are determined together in an optimization process in which multiple sub-ply selection variables are assigned to each stacking sequence element. Optimal values are determined for the sub-ply selection variables and the laminate thicknesses. A single one of the sub-ply selection variables is assigned to each stacking sequence element thereby forcing a discrete choice of global ply orientation angle for each stacking sequence element.

A manual interface combines continuous and discrete control and display capabilities. The manual interface can be embodied by combining a haptic interface providing continuous control and display capabilities with one or more of multiple discrete selectors (such as tagged objects) providing discrete control capabilities. The manual interface can provide finer control and a richer sensory experience than is possible with conventional tagged objects. Further, unlike a conventional haptic interface device, the manual interface can provide easily selectable, multiple interactive possibilities.

The invention discloses a path selection method considering user perception difference in a combined travel mode. One or more all-day planning path sets are provided for a user according to a MaaS platform; discrete selection modeling analysis is carried out on user selection preferences; a regret value is used as an evaluation standard to improve a traditional logit model. Therefore, the perception difference of different crowds to the four attributes can be considered; wherein the perception attribute difference and the option difference respectively comprise an absolute effect, a relative effect and symmetry, and finally loading the perception attribute difference and the option difference into the multi-mode road network to form static user balance under a specific condition, so as toobtain the average traffic flow of the multi-mode road network in different time periods under the specific condition, and identify the change condition of the travel mode between the time periods. Through the model, the corresponding group data is analyzed, the MaaS platform can manage the path of people according to the perception difference of the users, then the traffic condition on the road surface is indirectly influenced, and the distribution and management of traffic resources can be better carried out, so that the utilization rate of the resources is improved.

The method for and system or apparatus for forecasting future communication transaction traffic from a customer include the steps of or structure for: collecting communication channel data on at least first and second communication channels; performing a numeric transformation to the data; calculating a discrete choice probability for each communication channel; and forecasting future period usage values for a user on a communication channel.