IP Library Granted Patent US 12,299,861
Granted Patent B2
US 12,299,861 · App. 18/620,205 · Granted May 13, 2025

Method and apparatus for determining a growth factor

Inventors: Barbara Sue Smith (Toronto, CA); Daniel J. Sullivan (Toronto, CA)
Assignee: The Strategic Coach Inc.
G06T7/0002G06T3/40G06T2207/20081
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Patent No.
US 12,299,861
App. No.
18/620,205
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus and method for determining a growth factor. The method may include receiving, by a processor, entity data and determining, by the processor, a growth factor. Further, the method may include generating, by the processor, at least an interface element as a function of the growth factor and transmitting, by the processor, the at least an interface element to a graphical user interface (GUI).

Claims (54)

1. An apparatus for determining a growth factor, the apparatus comprising:

at least a processor; and

a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to:

receive entity data related to an entity;

generate an entity process as a function of the entity data, wherein the entity process is configured to reduce performance considerations of the entity;

determine a growth factor as a function of the entity process, historical third party data, and organizational pattern data, wherein the growth factor comprises at least one characteristic affecting a growth ability of the entity;

generate an application plan as a function of the growth factor, wherein the application plan is configured to mitigate the growth factor;

update the entity process as a function of the application plan;

generate at least an interface element as a function of the growth factor, wherein the at least an interface element is configured to depict the entity's progression determined as a function of updated entity process; and

transmit the at least an interface element, the entity process, and the application plan to a graphical user interface (GUI).

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the at least a processor to generate the entity process as a function of the entity data and one or more parameters, wherein the one or more parameters comprises geolocation.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the application plan comprises a plurality of strategy data, wherein the plurality of strategy data comprises an efficiency strategy.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the entity data comprises image data; and

the memory contains instructions further configuring the at least a processor to process the image data by up sampling the image data to a desired pixel count.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the at least a processor to process the image data by down sampling the image data to a desired pixel count.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the at least a processor to:

represent the entity data and the growth factor as vectors; and

determine a degree of similarity between an entity data vector and a growth factor vector.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the at least a processor to:

receive a return signal as a function of the transmitted at least an interface element, wherein the return signal comprises data packets;

determine a percent loss of the data packets as a function of a threshold; and

resend the at least an interface element as a function of the percent loss.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the at least a processor to transmit an error signal to the GUI as a function of the percent loss.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the at least a processor to generate a growth score of the entity as a function of the growth factor.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the at least a processor to receive a user input through the GUI as a function of the at least an interface element.

11. A method for determining a growth factor, the method comprising:

receiving, by at least a processor, entity data related to an entity;

generating, by the at least a processor, an entity process as a function of the entity data, wherein the entity process is configured to reduce performance considerations of the entity;

determining, by the at least a processor, a growth factor as a function of the entity process, historical third party data and organizational pattern data, wherein the growth factor comprises at least one characteristic affecting a growth ability of the entity;

generating, by the at least a processor, an application plan as a function of the growth factor, wherein the application plan is configured to mitigate the growth factor;

updating, by the at least a processor, the entity process as a function of the application plan;

generating, by the at least a processor, at least an interface element as a function of the growth factor, wherein the at least an interface element is configured to depict the entity's progression determined as a function of updated entity process; and

transmitting, by the at least a processor, the at least an interface element, the entity process, and the application plan to a graphical user interface (GUI).

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

generating, using the at least a processor, the entity process as a function of the entity data and one or more parameters, wherein the one or more parameters comprises geolocation.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the application plan comprises a plurality of strategy data, wherein the plurality of strategy data comprises an efficiency strategy.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

processing, by the at least a processor, image data of the entity data by up sampling the image data to a desired pixel count.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

processing, by the at least a processor, the image data by down sampling the image data to a desired pixel count.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

representing, by the at least a processor, the entity data and the growth factor as vectors respectively; and

determining, by the at least a processor, a degree of similarity between an entity data vector and a growth factor vector.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the at least a processor, a return signal as a function of the transmitted at least an interface element, wherein the return signal comprises data packets;

determining, by the at least a processor, a percent loss of the data packets as a function of a threshold; and

resending, by the at least a processor, the at least an interface element as a function of the percent loss.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the at least a processor, an error signal to the GUI as a function of the percent loss.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

generating, by the at least a processor, a growth status of the entity as a function of the growth factor.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the at least a processor, a user input through the GUI as a function of the at least an interface element.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2025
From: SMITH, BARBARA SUE; SULLIVAN, DANIEL J.
To: THE STRATEGIC COACH INC.
Reel/Frame 070768/0602 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2024
From: SMITH, BARBARA SUE; SULLIVAN, DANIEL J.
To: THE STRATEGIC COACH INC.
Reel/Frame 067098/0831 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18142845 · May 3, 2023
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