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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, TX (US);
John M. Ganci, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Richard Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Martin G. Keen, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes obtaining, by one or more processor, a request related to an entity, data related to a given user, external data related to the entity, and external data related to the given user, and a record related to the entity, wherein the record comprises operating hours for the entity. The one or more processor analyzes the external data related to the entity and determines if there is an inconsistency in the operating hours, which it corrects. The processor analyzes the external data related to the entity to generate a prediction for peak hours of the entity and analyzes one or more of: the external data related to the entity, the external data related to the given user, the operating hours, the corrected operating hours, or the peak hours, to generate a recommendation for an optimal time for the given user to visit the entity.