Data processing method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
Example embodiments of a data processing method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium are described.
1 . A computer system comprising:
memory and data processing circuitry configured for processing data transaction records relating to executed data transactions, each executed data transaction having a corresponding entity identifier and a corresponding transaction requirement, the processing including:
receiving one or more entity data records corresponding to at least some of the executed data transactions;
generating a list of entity groups, each entity group in the list including a corresponding transaction requirement for each entity of at least some of the entities in the entity group;
determining a corresponding constraint for each entity for each entity group in the list;
performing an iterative process to obtain a maximum aggregation value for a working set of the entity groups in the list, the iterative process including a plurality of iterations, wherein each one of the plurality of iterations includes:
(a) obtaining an aggregation value for the working set,
wherein at least a first iteration in the plurality of iterations includes:
(b) determining that the obtained aggregation value satisfies corresponding constraints for the entities in the working set,
(c) determining that the obtained aggregation value is greater than the maximum aggregation value, and
(d) based on (b) and (c), assigning the obtained aggregation value as the maximum aggregation value for the working set and storing the maximum aggregation value for the working set in memory; wherein at least a second iteration, which is different from the first iteration in the plurality of iterations, includes:
(e) determining that the obtained aggregation value violates one or more of the corresponding constraints for the entities in the working set, and
(f) based on (e), modifying which groups are included in the working set for a subsequent iteration in the plurality of iterations; and
(g) wherein after completion of the iterative process including (a)-(f), performing, by the computer system, one or more computer processes to fulfill the transaction requirements for the working set having the maximum aggregation value obtained from the plurality of iterations that satisfies the one or more constraints for the entities in the working set.
2 . The computer system in claim 1 , wherein the data processing circuitry is configured to perform the modifying by at least partly randomly assigning which groups are included in the working set.
3 . The computer system in claim 1 , wherein the data processing circuitry is configured to perform the modifying by at least partly randomly removing one or more groups from the working set.
4 . The computer system in claim 1 , wherein the data processing circuitry is configured to perform the modifying by at least partly randomly adding one or more groups to the working set.
5 . The computer system in claim 1 , wherein the data processing circuitry is configured to:
establish a net parameter for each entity group in the list of entity groups, where the net parameter may be assigned a first net value or a second net value, and
assign one of the first net value and the second net value to each entity group in the list of entity groups for at least the first iteration, where one or more groups assigned the first net value are included in the working set.
6 . The computer system in claim 5 , wherein the data processing circuitry is configured to at least partly randomly modify the first net value or the second net value assigned to each entity group in the list of entity groups.
7 . A method of processing data transaction records relating to executed data transactions by a computer system including data processing circuitry and memory coupled to the data processing circuitry, each executed data transaction having a corresponding entity identifier and a corresponding transaction requirement, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, by the computer system, one or more entity data records corresponding to at least some of the executed data transactions;
generating, by the computer system, a list of groups of entities, each group in the list of groups of entities including a corresponding transaction requirement for each entity of at least some of the entities in the entity group;
determining, by the computer system, a corresponding constraint for each entity group in the list;
performing, by the computer system, an iterative process to obtain a maximum aggregation value for a working set of the entity groups in the list, the iterative process including a plurality of iterations, wherein each one of the plurality of iterations includes:
(a) obtaining an aggregation value for the working set,
wherein at least a first iteration in the plurality of iterations includes:
(b) determining that the obtained aggregation value satisfies the corresponding constraints for the entities in the working set,
(c) determining that the obtained aggregation value is greater than the maximum aggregation value, and
(d) based on (b) and (c), assigning the obtained aggregation value as the maximum aggregation value for the working set and storing the maximum aggregation value for the working set in memory; wherein at least a second iteration, which is different from the first iteration in the plurality of iterations, includes:
(e) determining that the obtained aggregation violates one or more of the corresponding constraints for the entities in the working set, and
(f) based on (e), modifying which groups are included in the working set for a subsequent iteration in the plurality of iterations; and
(g) wherein after completion of the iterative process including (a)-(f), performing, by the computer system, one or more computer processes to fulfill the transaction requirements for the working set having the maximum aggregation value obtained from the plurality of iterations that satisfies the one or more constraints for the entities in the working set.
8 . The method in claim 7 , wherein the modifying is performed by at least partly randomly assigning which groups are included in the working set.
9 . The method in claim 7 , wherein the modifying is performed by at least partly randomly removing one or more groups from the working set.
10 . The method in claim 7 , wherein the modifying is performed by at least partly randomly adding one or more groups to the working set.
11 . The method in claim 7 , further comprising:
establishing, by the computer system, a net parameter for each entity group in the list of entity groups, where the net parameter may be assigned a first net value or a second net value, and
assigning, by the computer system, one of the first net value and the second net value to each entity group in the list of entity groups for at least the first iteration, where one or more groups assigned the first net value are included in the working set.
12 . The method in claim 11 , further comprising:
at least partly randomly modifying, by the computer system, the first net value or the second net value assigned to each entity group in the list of entity groups.
13 . At least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, perform a method of processing data transaction records relating to executed data transactions by a computer system including data processing circuitry and memory coupled to the data processing circuitry, each executed data transaction having a corresponding entity identifier and a corresponding transaction requirement, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, by the computer system, one or more entity data records corresponding to at least some of the executed data transactions;
generating, by the computer system, a list of groups of entities, each group in the list of groups of entities including a corresponding transaction requirement for each entity of at least some of the entities in the entity group;
determining, by the computer system, a corresponding constraint for each entity group in the list;
performing, by the computer system, an iterative process to obtain a maximum aggregation value for a working set of the entity groups in the list, the iterative process including a plurality of iterations, wherein each one of the plurality of iterations includes:
(a) obtaining an aggregation value for the working set,
wherein at least a first iteration in the plurality of iterations includes:
(b) determining that the obtained aggregation value satisfies the corresponding constraints for the entities in the working set,
(c) determining that the obtained aggregation value is greater than the maximum aggregation value, and
(d) based on (b) and (c), assigning the obtained aggregation value as the maximum aggregation value for the working set and storing the maximum aggregation value for the working set in memory;
wherein at least a second iteration, which is different from the first iteration in the plurality of iterations, includes:
(e) determining that the obtained aggregation violates one or more of the corresponding constraints for the entities in the working set, and
(f) based on (e), modifying which groups are included in the working set for a subsequent iteration in the plurality of iterations; and
(g) wherein after completion of the iterative process including (a)-(f), performing, by the computer system, one or more computer processes to fulfill the transaction requirements for the working set having the maximum aggregation value obtained from the plurality of iterations that satisfies the one or more constraints for the entities in the working set.
14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the modifying is performed by at least partly randomly assigning which groups are included in the working set.
15 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the modifying is performed by at least partly randomly removing one or more groups from the working set.
16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the modifying is performed by at least partly randomly adding one or more groups to the working set.
17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , further encoded with instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors:
establish a net parameter for each entity group in the list of entity groups, where the net parameter may be assigned a first net value or a second net value, and
assign one of the first net value and the second net value to each entity group in the list of entity groups for at least the first iteration, where one or more groups assigned the first net value are included in the working set.
18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further encoded with instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, at least partly randomly modify the first net value or the second net value assigned to each entity group in the list of entity groups.