System and method for facilitating bilateral and multilateral decision-making
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First Claim
1. A method for facilitating evaluation, in connection with the procurement or delivery of products or services, in a context of at least one of (i) a financial transaction and (ii) operation of an enterprise, such context involving a member of a first class of parties in a first role and a member of a second class of counterparties in a second role, the method comprising:
- a. deriving in a first computer process using conjoint analysis, from responses to forced choice questions, such responses attributable to each party and to each counterparty, a preference profile for each such party and counterparty;
b. analyzing in a second computer process the preference profiles of the parties and the counterparties to derive a list by which parties and counterparties are matched according to preferences determined by conjoint analysis of responses of both the parties and the counterparties to forced choice questions.
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Abstract
Techniques for facilitating evaluation, in connection with the procurement or delivery of products or services, in a context of at least one of (i) a financial transaction and (ii) operation of an enterprise, such context involving a member of a first class of parties in a first role and a member of a second class of counterparties in a second role, are disclosed. The techniques involve deriving in a first computer process using conjoint analysis, from responses to forced choice questions, such responses attributable to each party and to each counterparty, a preference profile for each such party and counterparty; and analyzing in a second computer process the preference profiles of the parties and the counterparties to derive a list by which parties and counterparties are matched according to preferences determined by conjoint analysis of responses of both the parties and the counterparties to forced choice questions.
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1. A method for facilitating evaluation, in connection with the procurement or delivery of products or services, in a context of at least one of (i) a financial transaction and (ii) operation of an enterprise, such context involving a member of a first class of parties in a first role and a member of a second class of counterparties in a second role, the method comprising:
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a. deriving in a first computer process using conjoint analysis, from responses to forced choice questions, such responses attributable to each party and to each counterparty, a preference profile for each such party and counterparty; b. analyzing in a second computer process the preference profiles of the parties and the counterparties to derive a list by which parties and counterparties are matched according to preferences determined by conjoint analysis of responses of both the parties and the counterparties to forced choice questions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium containing instructions which when loaded into a digital computer establish an apparatus for facilitating evaluation, in connection with the procurement or delivery of products or services, in a context of at least one of (i) a financial transaction and (ii) operation of an enterprise, such context involving a member of a first class of parties in a first role and a member of a second class of counterparties in a second role, such instructions which when executed by the digital computer cause the computer to perform:
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a. a first computer process using conjoint analysis for deriving, from responses to forced choice questions, such responses attributable to each party and to each counterparty, a preference profile for each such party and counterparty; b. a second computer process for analyzing the preference profiles of the parties and the counterparties to derive a list by which parties and counterparties are matched according to preferences determined by conjoint analysis of responses of both the parties and the counterparties to forced choice questions.
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18. Apparatus for facilitating evaluation, in connection with the procurement or delivery of products or services, in a context of at least one of (i) a financial transaction and (ii) operation of an enterprise, such context involving a member of a first class of parties in a first role and a member of a second class of counterparties in a second role, the apparatus comprising:
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a. conjoint analysis means for deriving, from responses to forced choice questions, such responses attributable to each party and to each counterparty, a preference profile for each such party and counterparty; b. matching means for analyzing the preference profiles of the parties and the counterparties to derive a list by which parties and counterparties are matched according to preferences determined by conjoint analysis of responses of both the parties and the counterparties to forced choice questions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Current AssigneeDalton Sentry LLC
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Original AssigneeDecisionSorter, LLC
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InventorsShapiro, Eileen C., Mintz, Steven J.
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Primary Examiner(s)Tarae, Catherine
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Assistant Examiner(s)LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE
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Application NumberUS11/171,082Publication NumberTime in Patent Office608 DaysField of Search705/1, 705/7, 705/10, 705/37US Class Current705/7.32CPC Class CodesG06F 16/9535 Search customisation based ...G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a p...G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiringG06Q 20/10 specially adapted for elect...G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation...G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market pollsG06Q 30/0204 Market segmentationG06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of busines...G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. sto...G06Q 50/2053 Education institution selec...
