122 results about "Process analytics" patented technology

The invention relates to systems and methods for analyzing data collected from sensors monitoring property. In particular, the systems and methods analyze the data to make property insurance underwriting decisions based on the collected sensor data using a computerized process that varies the way in which it manipulates the collected sensor data based on a characteristic of the property being insured, a characteristic of the entity seeking the insurance, and/or on the value of one or more collected data parameters. The invention also relates to systems and methods of making property insurance pricing decisions based on a similarly dynamic computerized process.

A method for optimizing an industrial process using human performance data is disclosed. The method includes collecting human performance data from at least one sensor element associated with at least one human and verifying the human performance data collected. The method further includes analyzing the human performance data collected for efficiency. The method further includes generating an efficiency report pertaining to efficiency of performance of the human in the industrial process.

A process simulation system that simulates the operation of the manufacturing and measurement systems used to produce and measure the articles being analyzed relative to engineering design targets, engineering design tolerances, producibility and/or quality. In one embodiment, the user is able to assess, without risk or production cost while accelerating speed-to-market, the effect of contemplated changes (i.) to engineering design targets, (ii.) to engineering design tolerances, (iii.) to tooling, (iv.) to part pre-process dimensions and (v.) to the measurement system—on manufactured part dimensions, producibility and quality (i.) without modifying tooling, (ii.) without changing part pre-process dimensions, (iii.) without producing new parts, (iv.) without measuring article characteristics on the new parts and (v.) without changing the measurement system. The simulation functionalities, according to embodiments of the present invention, enable the user to verify whether or not the contemplated changes will have the desired effect without incurring the time and expense involved in actually making the changes, producing parts, measuring part characteristics, changing the measurement system and then determining whether the changes accomplished the desired objectives.

The invention relates to a system for non-contact man-machine interaction by vision, and belongs to the field of man-machine interaction Non-contact interaction between human and a robot is achieved through a mode of information circulation on a vision channel. The system comprises a machine vision unit for acquiring a face image of a user under specific illumination conditions; an information processing analytic unit which is used for processing the face image, and calculating the vision direction of the user, analyzing the information containing intention extracted in an eye movement state of the user and identifying interactive information fed back by an intention information decision robot; and an interactive information displaying unit which is used for providing feedback information of the robot by a mode of generating visual stimulus for the user and used as a most direct platform for interaction of the robot and the user. The system makes full use of the vision channel to acquire and express nature, directness and convenience of information, has more convenient, quicker and easier operations for the man-machine interaction process, and has lower requirement on bandwidth of an information channel.

The invention relates to a global system for analyzing credit risk, comprising a client, a server and a general database, wherein the client is connected to the server through a server interface and is equipped with a client anonymous security mechanism module, and the server comprises a basic data module, an intelligent transition module of financial statements, a credit level calculating module, a Basel II frame module, a dynamic commercial-rule configuration-method module, a credit process analyzing module and the general database. Various modules are used to supply sufficient bases for final credit risk analysis, thereby improving accuracy of the analysis result. The method comprises the most comprehensive methods for analyzing enterprise credit, is able to carry out risk analysis for various financial lending institutions, and has a wide application scope.

A methodology for business process analysis and optimization. This enables firms to analyze business processes using stochastic processing network models to estimate process key performance indicators. Based on these indicators, alternate process models can be further developed and analyzed, in order to optimize business objectives. The analysis methodology can be used for business process design (at design time) and for business process management (at run time).

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for using medical perspectives to improve medical workflow. Certain embodiments of a system for using medical perspectives for improved screening analysis include a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) workstation capable of being used for reviewing images and at least one display capable of displaying images for review. The system also includes a default perspective including a first plurality of images organized according to a default criterion, wherein the default perspective is used to review the first plurality of images via the PACS workstation. The system includes one or more additional perspectives organizing image sets according to certain criteria. A user may select one or more of the additional perspectives for reviewing image sets or subsets via the PACS workstation. The system may also include tools and reporting templates for use with images within the perspectives.

A method and system for aggregating data associated with a plurality of interactions between at least one customer and at least one agent for generating business process analytics is provided. The method is implemented by a computer readable medium having a plurality of code segments. The method includes the step of organizing a plurality of agents based on a predetermined criteria. The method also includes the step of selecting a range of the organized plurality of agents and identifying a plurality of interactions associated with the organized plurality of agents within the selected range. The method also includes the step of receiving voice data associated with each of the identified interactions. The method also includes the step of receiving agent call activity data associated with each of the identified interactions, the agent call activity data comprising at least one of agent on-call activity data, agent after-call activity data, and agent screen analytics and desktop recording. The method also includes the step of receiving customer call activity data associated with each of the identified interactions. The method also includes the step of receiving customer history data corresponding to each customer of each of the identified interactions. The method also includes the step of analyzing the voice data, the agent call activity data, the customer call activity data, and the customer history data associated with each of the identified interactions. In addition the method includes the step of generating business process analytics for the identified interactions, the business process analytics comprising a code segment for generating dissatisfaction data for each of the identified interactions based on the analyzed voice data, the agent call activity data, the customer call activity data, and the customer history data.

The invention discloses a sleep/wake-up device and method based on an acceleration sensor for vehicle-mounted electronic equipment. The sleep/wake-up method comprises the following steps: S1, the current state of an automobile is acquired by the acceleration sensor and correspondingly an interruption signal is generated; S2, processing analysis is performed by an MCU (Microprogrammed Control Unit) according to the interruption signal from the acceleration sensor and a sleep/wake up control command is generated; and S3, a display circuit and a control circuit are correspondingly switched on or shut off according to the sleep/wake-up control command. According to the invention, the acceleration sensor arranged in the automobile correspondingly acquires a corresponding interruption signal according to the state of the automobile and sends the interruption signal to the MCU, the MCU achieves processing analytic judgment to the interruption signal so as to confirm that the signal is a sleep command or a wake-up command, the display circuit and the control circuit are correspondingly opened or closed according to the sleep or wake-up command to achieve the purpose of energy consumption reduction, and meanwhile, normal operation of the vehicle-mounted electronic equipment is ensured as required.

A process analytic system provides communication between a process analyzer and process sample handling system. The communication allows the process analyzer to modify at least one parameter of the sample handling system to facilitate quick and efficient setup, calibration, and maintenance of the process analytic system. The process analytic system includes a sample handling system that is coupled to a process analyzer to provide a process sample to the process analyzer, and to communicate with the process analyzer. The process analyzer can command the sample handling system to modify at least one sample handling parameter. The process analyzer can modify sample handling parameters based upon sample analysis, diagnostics of the sample handling system, or both.

The invention provides a workshop production monitoring system and method. A monitoring system PLC is used as a core, unified ultrahigh-frequency RFID is adopted for key points of all line bodies in awhole workshop, on-line monitoring of a whole-workshop vehicle queue is automatically achieved, on the basis of the queue, based on a stable and reliable PROFINET communication protocol, automatic program recognition of workshop equipment is achieved, a redundant scheme is adopted, assembly mistake-proofing interlocking of single-machine equipment and a conveying line is achieved, and it is guaranteed that no defective products flow out; through an optical fiber ring network, assembly process data and equipment state information are collected in real time and process analysis is performed soas to effectively guide production and manage equipment; and finally, automation and informatization of production in a final assembly workshop are achieved, and the efficiency of final assembly production and the assembly quality are improved.

Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for improving business processes. A model object repository stores aspects, modeled as respective objects, of the business processes. Contribution data—including data representing a contribution corresponding to a proposed change to a business process, and an author thereof—is received, and automatically and programmatically processed by: identifying object(s) associated with the proposed change, and the author; computing, using a set of ranking rules involving static and dynamic contribution relevancy and author expertise, an individual contribution ranking for the associated contribution, the static contribution relevancy relating to how the author is connected to the identified object(s), the dynamic contribution relevancy relating to how the author interacts with business process analysis software components; and applying a set of action handling rules to determine a follow-up event to be executed, the set of action handling rules considering the computed individual contribution ranking for the associated contribution.

A computer-implemented method of analyzing a workflow is provided. The method can include generating a multi-stage workflow representation corresponding to a physical process, the representation defining for each stage of the workflow at least one activity performed during the process. The method also can include associating at least one activity-based cost with each activity performed during the process, and estimating a distribution of costs over the stages of the workflow based on cost data generated by repeated execution of the process. The method can further include determining, based upon the estimated distribution of costs, whether a cost imbalance is associated with at least one stage of the workflow.

The invention provides application program production method and device. The application program production method comprises the following steps of: acquiring at least one regular definition language; and sequentially analyzing the regular definition languages to generate corresponding program codes. The application program production method and device disclosed by the invention have the characteristics of easiness for maintenance, visualization and component-level extension support and are suitable for an electric power industry. According to the invention, developers only need to be busy with business process analysis, then a business process is formed by establishing the regular definition languages according to analysis results, and finally the program codes are generated through the analysis of the application program production device; the integral application program development process does not needs program code encoding, so that the development process of business module software is simplified, the software developers can conveniently carry out timely dynamic update on a business platform, and even the developers with less software development experience can fast complete the timely dynamic update of the business platform.

A system and method for augmenting a work-flow model to handle all expected and unexpected exceptions during run-time. The system includes an Exception Handling Knowledge Base (EHKB), a Work-flow Manager for managing the execution of the work-flow model and automatically adding exception transitions from the EHKB to the model except those forbidden, and a Work-flow Monitor for monitoring the model execution. The Monitor generating alerts to a business manager when the exceptions are encountered. At build-time, a process analyst could define a process schema in a Process Schema Repository, specify a forbidden exception or modify a schema to handle an exception based on guidance from the EHKB. At run-time, a user may initiate a forbidden exception with approval from the business manager.

A plurality of reporting elements are applied to a process, which reporting elements, during operation of the process, generate processing artifacts each including a coordination identification (relative to a specific item flowing through the process), a service identification and a time stamp. Thereafter, flow of the item through the process may be analyzed based on the processing artifacts. The processing artifacts may be stored locally at each reporting element or centrally. In the presently preferred embodiment, the analysis of the flow of an item through the process includes generating an industry-standard representation of the flow based on the processing artifacts. In this manner, the present invention provides for a complete analysis of a given process, particularly business processes, through the collection of relatively simple, easily-generated processing artifacts.

The invention discloses a use-case-based tacit knowledge visualization method, and is applied to the technical field of knowledge visualization. The method mainly comprises the following steps of: (1) performing process presentation on tacit knowledge by using a process analysis method; and (2) describing each process step for the process-represented tacit knowledge in a use case way. The method has the beneficial effects that the tacit knowledge can be directly converted into visual explicit knowledge by a tacit knowledge visualization process, so that the knowledge can be propagated, learned, applied and innovated more favorably; and the use-case-based tacit knowledge visualization method is completely in line with a dual coding theory, and by a text and picture combination representation mode, a user can effectively know the uses of the knowledge, and the memory of the user about the knowledge can be enhanced.