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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2009
Jin Dong, Beijing, CN;
Ta-hsin LI, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Jin Y. Shao, Beijing, CN;
Ming Xie, Beijing, CN;
LI Xia, Beijing, CN;
Wen J. Yin, Beijing, CN;
Bin Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Jin Dong, Beijing, CN;
Ta-Hsin Li, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Jin Y. Shao, Beijing, CN;
Ming Xie, Beijing, CN;
Li Xia, Beijing, CN;
Wen J. Yin, Beijing, CN;
Bin Zhang, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method of determining at least one location for a retail outlet in a region are described. The system and method use clustering technology for partitioning the region into a fixed number of sub-regions. Then, the system and method compute marginal increments from input data for each sub-region. The system and method choose a sub-region having a maximal marginal increment for a location of a first retail outlet.