Patent Document ID: 8543524
Application ID: 13110663
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of benchmarking the problem solution space of a trial scenario for a combinatorial solver, the trial scenario including predetermined trial scenario data, and the method including the steps of: a. obtaining a random sequence; b. reordering the predetermined trial scenario data into a randomized input form according to the random sequence; c. inputting the randomized input form into an unbiased combinatorial solver; d. solving the randomized input form with the unbiased combinatorial solver to produce a solution; e. evaluating the solution to measure the value of a criterion of solution quality; f. recording the measured value of the criterion of solution quality in a data storage structure; g. repeating the obtaining, reordering, inputting, solving, evaluating, and recording steps for a predetermined number of trials representing a subset of the problem solution space having statistical power; and h. analyzing a statistical distribution of the measured values in the data storage structure and determining at least one parameter of a statistical distribution function.