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Method for maximizing the expected value of lottery tickets in a distributed environment.

050-9104 Method for Maximizing the Expected Value of Lottery Tickets in a Distributed Environment A method that increases the expected value of a lottery ticket and reduces the likelihood of shared prizes Background: Method for maximizing the expected value of lottery tickets in a distributed environment Background: Major lotteries, characterized...

Published: 4/7/2026 | Updated: 4/7/2026 | Inventor(s): Steven Skiena, Allen Kim

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Computers, Technology Classifications > Computer Software, Technology Classifications > Finance, Campus > Stony Brook University

Large-Scale Sentiment Analysis for News and Blogs

A method for determining a sentiment associated with an entity Background: Sentiment analysis of natural language texts is a large and growing field. Some methods for generating sentiment lexicons assume positive and negative sentiment using synonyms and antonyms. Such methods may not accurately capture the sentiment of a word. Other methods use...

Published: 10/9/2024 | Updated: 9/3/2020 | Inventor(s): Steven Skiena, Namrata Godbole, Manjunath Srinivasaiah

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Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Data, Technology Classifications > Computer Software, Technology Classifications > Information Technology

Apparatus and Method for Optimal Phase Balancing Using Dynamic Programming with Spatial Consideration

Phase balancing algorithm for manual or automatic tap changing. Background: The majority of electric power systems utilize, in the electric distribution system, feeders which carry three phases of alternating current/voltage. It is desirable for electric utilities and providers of electric power distribution systems to have approximately equal loads...

Published: 9/6/2024 | Updated: 6/30/2020 | Inventor(s): Thomas Robertazzi, Steven Skiena, Kai Wang

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Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Energy Conservation