Thomas F Shields

US Patent:

20230108410, Apr 6, 2023

Filed:

Dec 5, 2022

Appl. No.:

18/075083

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Thomas Shields - Hillsborough CA, US
Aaron Martin - Arvada CO, US
Cheryl Barton - Westminster CO, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request to forecast allocations for a new descriptor, the new descriptor differing from preexisting descriptors, each of the preexisting descriptors being associated with a subset of locations of a network of locations, each location corresponding to an electronic segment in electronic canvases, and the new descriptor being associated with a new subset of locations of the network of locations, identifying one or more affected descriptors having one or more overlapping subsets of locations of the network of locations and one or more non-overlapping subsets of locations of the network of locations, determining a forecast of allocated locations in each of the one or more affected descriptors; identifying, according to the forecast, at least a portion of allocated locations in the one or more overlapping subsets of locations that are displaceable resulting in a number of displaceable allocations, and determining, according to the number of displaceable allocations, a forecast of available unallocated locations with displacement. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20210150588, May 20, 2021

Filed:

Jan 29, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/162198

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Thomas Shields - Hillsborough CA, US
Aaron Martin - Arvada CO, US
Cheryl Barton - Westminster CO, US

Assignee:

Xandr Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request to forecast allocations for a new descriptor, the new descriptor differing from preexisting descriptors, each of the preexisting descriptors being associated with a subset of locations of a network of locations, each location corresponding to an electronic segment in electronic canvases, and the new descriptor being associated with a new subset of locations of the network of locations, identifying one or more affected descriptors having one or more overlapping subsets of locations of the network of locations and one or more non-overlapping subsets of locations of the network of locations, determining a forecast of allocated locations in each of the one or more affected descriptors; identifying, according to the forecast, at least a portion of allocated locations in the one or more overlapping subsets of locations that are displaceable resulting in a number of displaceable allocations, and determining, according to the number of displaceable allocations, a forecast of available unallocated locations with displacement. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20200027137, Jan 23, 2020

Filed:

Jul 17, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/514594

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Thomas Shields - Hillsborough CA, US
Aaron Martin - Arvada CO, US
Cheryl Barton - Westminster CO, US

Assignee:

Xandr Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request to forecast allocations for a new descriptor, the new descriptor differing from preexisting descriptors, each of the preexisting descriptors being associated with a subset of locations of a network of locations, each location corresponding to an electronic segment in electronic canvases, and the new descriptor being associated with a new subset of locations of the network of locations, identifying one or more affected descriptors having one or more overlapping subsets of locations of the network of locations and one or more non-overlapping subsets of locations of the network of locations, determining a forecast of allocated locations in each of the one or more affected descriptors; identifying, according to the forecast, at least a portion of allocated locations in the one or more overlapping subsets of locations that are displaceable resulting in a number of displaceable allocations, and determining, according to the number of displaceable allocations, a forecast of available unallocated locations with displacement. Other embodiments are disclosed.