Oligopoly detection
US11182807B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0206
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for detecting oligopoly in a data processing system, the method comprising: pretending to be a first competing AI pricing engine for a business provider; querying, by a second competing AI pricing engine, the first competing AI pricing engine for a first price; providing, by the first competing AI pricing engine, a plurality of first prices to the second competing AI pricing engine; querying, by the first competing AI pricing engine, the second competing AI pricing engine for a second price; providing, by the second competing AI pricing engine, a plurality of second prices to the second competing AI pricing engine; identifying, by the processor, a correlation between the plurality of first prices and the plurality of second prices using a machine learning technique; and flagging, by the processor, the second competing AI pricing engine, as a possible oligopoly participant.
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