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US 9,390,158 · App. 12/023,283 · Granted Jul 12, 2016

Dimensional compression using an analytic platform

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Patent No.
US 9,390,158
App. No.
12/023,283
Granted
Jul 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are presented that may involve receiving a causal fact dataset including facts relating to items perceived to cause actions, wherein the causal fact dataset includes a data attribute that is associated with a causal fact datum. It may also involve pre-aggregating a plurality of the combinations of a plurality of causal fact data and associated data attributes in a causal bitmap. It may also involve selecting a subset of the pre-aggregated combinations based on suitability of a combination for the analytic purpose. It may also involve storing the subset of pre-aggregated combinations to facilitate querying of the subset.

Claims (25)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a causal fact dataset including facts relating to items perceived to cause actions, wherein the causal fact dataset includes a data attribute that is associated with a causal fact datum;

prior to receiving a query, pre-aggregating a plurality of combinations of a plurality of causal fact data and associated data attributes in a causal bitmap;

selecting a subset of the pre-aggregated combinations based on suitability of a combination for an analytic purpose; and

storing the subset of pre-aggregated combinations to facilitate querying of the subset.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the data attribute is a product attribute.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the product attribute is a nutritional level.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the product attribute is a brand.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the product attribute is product category.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the product attribute is based at least in part on a SKU.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the product attribute is physical attribute.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the causal fact datum is a consumer attribute.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising prior to receiving the query, pre-aggregating point of sale data with the plurality of combinations of the plurality of causal fact data and associated data attributes.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is a consumer geography.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is a consumer category.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is a consumer demographic.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is a consumer behavior.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is a consumer life stage.

15. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is a retailer-specific customer attribute.

16. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is an ethnicity.

17. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is an income level.

18. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is media usage type.

19. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is a media usage level.

20. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is a technology usage type.

21. The method of claim 8 wherein the consumer attribute is a user-created custom consumer attribute.

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