Method and system for selecting optimal commodities based upon business profile and preferences
US7006980B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S706/925
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for assisting a customer in choosing among commodities based on a business profile of the customer that includes asking the customer for a definition of its business; searching a decision rules database and applying decision rules to the business definition; creating a set of business requirement questions based upon the applied decision rules database; answering the set of business requirement questions by the customer; implementing a business rule filter to the answers of the set of business requirement questions; recommending to the customer commodity types based upon the business rule implementation; and optimizing the recommended commodity types to find the best value commodity, which can be a product or service.
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