IP Library Granted Patent US 10,915,961
Granted Patent B1
US 10,915,961 · App. 15/669,523 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Calculating asset value using multi-dimensional models

Inventors: Stephen Todd (Shrewsbury, MA); Jeffrey Norton (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
G06Q40/06G06Q40/08
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Patent No.
US 10,915,961
App. No.
15/669,523
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

At least one asset of a given enterprise is identified. The enterprise has a plurality of groups associated therewith. A valuation is computed for the asset using a multi-dimensional model configured to generate cross-group impact values with respect to the asset and two or more of the groups associated with the enterprise. In one example, the multi-dimensional model is in the form of a matrix data structure and the cross-group impact values are off-diagonal entries of the matrix data structure.

Claims (47)

1. A method comprising:

identifying at least one asset of a given enterprise, wherein the enterprise has a plurality of groups associated therewith; and

implementing a data valuation module having multi-dimensional model logic: computing, in response to a query from an application programming interface, a valuation for the at least one asset using the multi-dimensional model logic to generate cross-group impact values with respect to the at least one asset and two or more of the groups associated with the enterprise; storing results of the data valuation: and

displaying the results in a form representative of the cross-group impact values of the at least one asset relative to the two or more groups:

wherein the at least one asset is a set of data;

wherein the cross-group impact values represent a cost of one or more of communication and dependencies between the groups; and

wherein the multi-dimensional model is in the form of a matrix data structure: wherein a given cross-group impact value represents one or more costs of sharing the set of data between at least a first group and a second group:

wherein a first cost of transferring the set of data from the first group to the second group is different than a second cost of transferring the data from the second group to the first group: and

wherein the steps are performed by one or more processing devices, each processing device comprising a processor and a memory.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cross-group impact values are off-diagonal entries in the matrix data structure.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein diagonal entries in the matrix data structure are independent group values that do not reflect cross-group impact.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a row in the matrix data structure represents a multi-dimensional valuation of the asset for a given one of the groups.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein a column in the matrix data structure represents a feature of interest for the asset.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the matrix data structure is non-symmetrical and wherein diagonal entries are percentages of the data deemed to be correct by a group and off-diagonal entries are correlations of parts of the set of data that two or more groups deem correct.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the matrix data structure is non-symmetrical and wherein diagonal entries are percentages of the data deemed to be complete by a group and off-diagonal entries are correlations of parts of the set of data that two or more groups deem complete.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the matrix data structure is non-symmetrical and wherein diagonal entries are percentages of the uniqueness of the data for a group and off-diagonal entries are correlations of parts of the set of data that two or more groups do not maintain as unique.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the matrix data structure is non-symmetrical and wherein diagonal entries are relevance values of the data for a group and off-diagonal entries are correlations of parts of the set of data that two or more groups deem relevant.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computed valuation further comprises computing a vector defining a utility of the data at a given time instance per group.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computed valuation further comprises computing a vector defining a useful life span of the data at a given time instance per group.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the groups comprise organizations within the enterprise.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the groups comprise functional uses within the enterprise.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the groups comprise storage locations within the enterprise.

15. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein executable code of one or more software programs, wherein the one or more software programs when executed by one or more processing devices implement steps of:

identifying at least one asset of a given enterprise, wherein the enterprise has a plurality of groups associated therewith; and

implementing a data valuation module having multi-dimensional model logic:

computing, in response to a query from an application programming interface, a valuation for the at least one asset using the multi-dimensional model logic to generate cross-group impact values with respect to the at least one asset and two or more of the groups associated with the enterprise;

storing results of the data valuation: and

displaying the results in a form representing the cross-group impact values of the at least

one asset relative to the two or more groups:

wherein the at least one asset is a set of data; and

wherein the cross-group impact values represent a cost of one or more of communication and dependencies between the groups wherein the multi-dimensional model is in the form of a matrix data structure; wherein a given cross-group impact value represents one or more costs of sharing the set of data between at least a first group and a second group; and

wherein a first cost of transferring the set of data from the first group to the second group is different than a second cost of transferring the data from the second group to the first group.

16. A system comprising:

one or more processors operatively coupled to one or more memories configured to: identify at least one asset of a given enterprise, wherein the enterprise has a plurality of groups associated therewith; and

implement a data valuation module having multi-dimensional model logic: compute, in response to a query from an application programming interface, a valuation for the at least one asset using the multi-dimensional model logic to generate cross-group impact values with respect to the at least one asset and two or more of the groups associated with the enterprise; store results of the data valuation: and display the results in a form representing the cross-group impact values of the at least one asset relative to the two or more groups:

wherein the at least one asset is a set of data; and

wherein the cross-group impact values represent a cost of one or more of communication and dependencies between the groups

wherein the multi-dimensional model is in the form of a matrix data structure: and wherein a given cross-group impact value represents one or more costs of sharing the set of data between at least a first group and a second group: and

wherein a first cost of transferring the set of data from the first group to the second group is different than a second cost of transferring the data from the second group to the first group.

17. The article of manufacture of claim 15 , further:

wherein the cross-group impact values are off-diagonal entries in the matrix data structure; and

wherein diagonal entries in the matrix data structure are independent group values that do not reflect cross-group impact.

18. The system of claim 16 , further:

wherein the cross-group impact values are off-diagonal entries in the matrix data structure; and

wherein diagonal entries in the matrix data structure are independent group values that do not reflect cross-group impact.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein a row in the matrix data structure represents a multi-dimensional valuation of the set of data for a given one of the groups.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein a column in the matrix data structure represents a feature of interest for the set of data.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (043775/0082) Recorded May 20, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 043772 FRAME 0750 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2017
From: TODD, STEPHEN; NORTON, JEFFREY
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Sep 6, 2017
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (CREDIT) Recorded Sep 6, 2017
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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