Systems and methods of enabling forecasting

US10489803B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Walmart Apollo, LLC · US

Inventors

• Christopher M. Johnson · Oakland, US
• Ting Li · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2017
• Grant date: Nov 26, 2019
• Expiry date: Nov 9, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0205
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided to enable wide access to numerous different previously compiled forecast modeling. In some embodiments, a system is provided that enables wide access to forecasting, comprising: a forecast model database that maintains numerous different forecast models that when run produce resulting forecast data relevant to making business decisions; and a forecasting interface system configured to receive multiple different forecast requests for forecast request data, which comprises a forecast model index comprising identifiers of the numerous different predefined forecast models and for each of the numerous different forecast models relevance characteristics, wherein the forecasting interface system selects, for each received forecast request, a forecast model of the numerous different forecast models based on a relationship between the corresponding forecast request data and the relevance characteristics.