Method and apparatus for correlating products based upon logical relations by product attributes and optionally with customer data purchases
US9047610B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for generating a list of recommendations to be supplied by a vendor to a prospective customer by the use of a computer comprising the steps of inputting into a searchable data set a plurality of products and attributes of each product. A product is. The attributes of the selected product are ascertained. All products are ascertained that match at least one of the attributes of the selected product to provide looked-up products. From the looked-up products then are selected all products that are the closest match to the selected product to provide best matches. An output list of best matches of correlated products from the looked-up products is generated.
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