Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic and semi-automatic selection of service or processing providers
- Patent Title (中): 自动和半自动选择服务或处理提供商
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Application No.: US12879148Application Date: 2010-09-10
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Publication No.: US09043219B2Publication Date: 2015-05-26
- Inventor: Kurt W. Piersol
- Applicant: Kurt W. Piersol
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Patent Law Works LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/00
- IPC: G06Q10/00 ; G06Q10/10 ; G06Q10/06

Abstract:
A system and method for automatic or semi-automatic selection of service or processing providers is disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention allows the user to input a set of preferences, and from that input automatically selects a service or processing provider that matches the attributes that are important the user as derived from the input preferences. In another embodiment, the process is semi-automatic in that the user provides a set of preferences, and the present invention filters and the service or processing providers and presents a limited number of them that match the user's preferences and from which the user can select one for processing of the particular task.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120066018A1 AUTOMATIC AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF SERVICE OR PROCESSING PROVIDERS Public/Granted day:2012-03-15
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