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US 7,003,503 B2Granted
Ranking items
AssigneeIdealsWork Inc.
InventorsWill Crosby, Dan Porter
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Abstract
A method of ranking items includes displaying a set of categories. Each category has a set of weights for a user to choose. Each item is associated with the set of categories. The method also includes displaying a search result based on the weights chosen by the user. The search result includes a ranking of the items.
Claims30
A method of ranking sources of products or services, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a display, a plurality of categories, each category of the plurality of categories having a set of weights for a user to choose in order to weight the importance of the categories, each category further including at least one user selectable factor, each of the sources of products or services being associated with the set of categories;
- calculating, in a computer system, a total score for each of the sources of products or services, based on the user defined weights and user selected factors for each category;
- determining, in the computer system, a ranking for each of the sources of products or services based on the total score for each of the sources of products or services;
- and
- displaying, on the display, a result including a ranking of the sources of products or services related to the total scores of the sources of products or services.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a memory that stores executable instructions for ranking sources of products or services items based on a set of user preferences;
- and
- a processor that executes instructions to:
- display, on a display, a plurality of categories, each category of the plurality of categories having a set of weights for a user to choose in order to weight the importance of the categories, each category further including at least one user selectable factor, each of the sources of products or services being associated with the set of categories;
- calculate, in a computer system, a total score for each of the sources of products or services, based on the user defined weights and user selected factors for each category;
- determine, in the computer system, a ranking for each of the sources of products or services based on the total score for each of the sources of products or services;
- and
- display, on the display, a result including a ranking of the sources of products or services related to the total scores of the sources of products or services.
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An article comprising a machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions for ranking sources of products or services based on a set of user preferences, the instructions causing a machine to:
- display, on a display, a plurality of categories, each category of the plurality of categories having a set of weights for a user to choose in order to weight the importance of the categories, each category further including at least one user selectable factor, each of the sources of products or services being associated with the set of categories;
- calculate, in a computer system, a total score for each of the sources of products or services, based on the user defined weights and user selected factors for each category;
- determine, in the computer system, a ranking for each of the sources of products or services based on the total score for each of the sources of products or services;
- and
- display, on the display, a result including a ranking of the sources of products or services related to the total scores of the sources of products or services.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.