Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for determining optimal parameter settings for business initiative testing models

US8571916B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• APPLIED PREDICTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Anthony Dean Bruce · Chevy Chase Section Five, US
• Corey Christian Vaudo · Vienna, US
• Dacheng Zhao · San Francisco, US
• Mark James D'Agostino · Washington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 1, 2006
• Grant date: Oct 29, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 11, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0242
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and article of manufacture is disclosed for determining optimal parameter settings for a business initiative testing model used for testing initiatives for business locations included in a business network. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that includes defining a first test type of a business initiative testing model having a set of parameter settings. Each parameter setting may include a set of one or more parameter setting options. The method may also include performing virtual tests on a set of virtual test sites based on the defined test type. Each virtual test site may reflect a selected business location in the business network. Also, the method may include determining a set of optimal parameter settings for the first test type of the business initiative testing model based on results from the virtual test. Moreover, the method may include configuring the business initiative testing model using the optimal parameter settings from the set for the first test type to test a business initiative to apply to the business network.