International Business Machines Corporation

Jamin Naghmouchi

Hubertus Franke

Chen-Yong Cher

Jose R Brunheroto

A method, system and computer program product for adjusting prices for goods and services offered using a computer network. In one embodiment, data relating to goods and services offered over the computer network by a number of entities using the computer network are stored in a database, communications are monitored, using the computer network, to identify an interest of a user, and this interest of the user and the data in the database are used to identify one of the entities to offer a specified product or service to the user. Information is obtained relating to a price for the specified product or service, and this information and the data in the database are used to determine an adjusted price for the specified product or service. In one embodiment, the information the user has about a price for the specified product or service is used to determine the adjusted price.

Individual online price adjustments in real time

There is provided a processor implemented method for controlling a lock-stepped cohort. The method includes receiving instructions for each of a first lane and a second lane. The first lane is for the lock-stepped cohort and the second lane is for another cohort. The method further includes detecting a condition in which a first instruction at the first lane will have a higher latency than a second instruction at the second lane. The method also includes setting an indicator indicating where the first lane encountered the first instruction. The method additionally includes setting the first lane to inactive, while keeping the second lane active. The method further includes setting the first lane to active on a subsequent opportunity to execute said first instruction.

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Rinteln, Germany

Jamin Naghmouchi