Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for specifying product characteristics by combining characteristics of products
- Patent Title (中): 通过组合产品特性来指定产品特性的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11622666Application Date: 2007-01-12
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Publication No.: US07958016B2Publication Date: 2011-06-07
- Inventor: Francois Huaulme , Herbert Scott McFaddin , Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami , Marcel-Catalin Rosu , Danny Soroker
- Applicant: Francois Huaulme , Herbert Scott McFaddin , Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami , Marcel-Catalin Rosu , Danny Soroker
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: F. Chau & Associates, LLC
- Agent William J. Stock, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for specifying the characteristics of a desired item includes specifying a plurality of items, each of which possess at least one but not all characteristics of the desired item, selecting a subset of characteristics from each of said plurality of items, combining selected subsets of characteristics into a characterization of the desired item, and validating an availability of the desired item.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080172308A1 Method and Apparatus for Specifying Product Characteristics By Combining Characteristics of Products Public/Granted day:2008-07-17
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