Mark William Shafer

8402027, Mar 19, 2013

Feb 11, 2010

12/704403

Anjali Dange - Orlando FL, US
Xia Ying - Orlando FL, US
Rudranil Manna - Orlando FL, US
Cameron Davies - Winter Garden FL, US
Phi Hoang - Kissimmee FL, US
Deborah Montague - Orlando FL, US
Mark W. Shafer - Orlando FL, US

Disney Enterprises, Inc. - Burbank CA

G06F 17/30

707737, 707752, 707756

A computer-implemented method for clustering a plurality of observations included in a dataset. The method includes selecting a subset of variables from a set of variables, where each variable in the subset is associated with each observation in the dataset; for each of a first number of times, randomly selecting an initial value for each variable in the subset to generate a seed value set that includes an initial value for each variable in the subset; generating a number of pre-clusters equal to the first number based on a similarity between each observation in the dataset and each of the first number of seed value sets; and applying a hierarchical clustering algorithm to the first number of pre-clusters to derive a second number of clusters.

20040122854, Jun 24, 2004

Aug 19, 2003

10/644615

Michelle McKenna - Windermere FL, US
Diane Schaffer - Orlando FL, US
Sheila Jordan - Clermont FL, US
Robert Dorsch - Orlando FL, US
Thomas Boyles - Windermere FL, US
Rick Betteridge - Orlando FL, US
Chris Crayner - Windermere FL, US
Gary Green - Clermont FL, US
Bob Gibson - Lake Buena Vista FL, US
Larry Roos - Orlando FL, US
Mark Shafer - Orlando FL, US
Ty Tastepe - Winter Garden FL, US

G06F017/00

707/10300R

Customizing products and services offered by an out-of-home vacation provider to a customer's personal preferences includes creating a customer profile. Data about a customer's preferences is collected. The collected data is stored in the customer profile, and using a decision tree customizes the customer's vacation experience based on the collected data.