ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,387,248, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to UnitedHealth Group Inc. (Minnetonka, Minn.).
"Automated data routing and comparison systems and methods for identifying and implementing an optimal pricing model" was invented by David G. Cherryhomes (Minnetonka, Minn.), James A. Bailey (Savage, Minn.), Robert Baker (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Matthew J. Maurer (Duluth, Minn.), Ry Larrandson (Minneapolis), Nick Rooda (Chaska, Minn.) and Charles Heinzel (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To automate a pricing strategy for an otherwise unpriced service or item, prices may be generated through a plurality of different pricing models, via a pri...