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| 20090089148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROMOTIONS - A technique is provided for delivering promotions to a consumer. The technique includes acquiring consumer identification and/or transaction data traversing via a PoS terminal over a communication channel, and generating one or more promotions to be offered to the consumer based on the acquired data. The technique further includes sending a promotional data containing the one or more generated promotions to the terminal over the communication channel. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090099702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING WAKE INTERACTION BETWEEN WIND TURBINES - A system and method to increase the overall power output of a windpark during conditions when the wake created by an upstream turbine effects the power production of a downstream turbine. Minimizing the wake effects created by an upstream turbine on a downstream turbine increases the net power produced by both the upstream and downstream turbines. The invention is an implementation of an algorithm to determine the controller settings of one or more upstream turbines to increase total energy capture of the turbines in the windpark. The algorithm also reduces the fatigue loads on the downstream turbines by reducing the turbulence created by the wake effects of the upstream turbine. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090281820 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO QUANTIFY PERFORMANCE OF A POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - A method for quantifying performance of a power generating system is provided. The method includes empirically determining an actual relationship between input of an uncontrollable resource and power output of the power generating system. The method also includes determining a desired relationship between input of an uncontrollable resource and power output of the power generating system. The method further includes comparing the actual relationship to the desired relationship. The method also includes determining a plurality of financial parameters for the power generating system based on the comparison. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100161640 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTERIZED SEARCHING WITH A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE - A system and method for conducting a computerized search, including: receiving a user query, a perspective, and a term associated with the perspective; conducting a first search based on the user query; expanding the term to a list; analyzing the first search results based on the list; modifying the user query based on the analysis of the first search results; and conducting a second search based on the modified user query. Alternatively, a system and method for conducting a computerized search, including: receiving a user query; conducting a computerized search based on the user query to obtain first results; analyzing a knowledge base; generating a weighted context term vector based on the knowledge base, wherein the weighted context term vector includes context words; matching the first results with the weighted context term vector; and listing second results based on the match. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTERIZED SEARCHING WITH A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE - A system and method for conducting a computerized search, including: receiving a user query, a perspective, and a term associated with the perspective; conducting a first search based on the user query; expanding the term to a list; analyzing the first search results based on the list; modifying the user query based on the analysis of the first search results; and conducting a second search based on the modified user query. Alternatively, a system and method for conducting a computerized search, including: receiving a user query; conducting a computerized search based on the user query to obtain first results; analyzing a knowledge base; generating a weighted context term vector based on the knowledge base, wherein the weighted context term vector includes context words; matching the first results with the weighted context term vector; and listing second results based on the match. | 06-24-2010 |
