System and method for facilitating bilateral and multilateral decision-making
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First Claim
1. A computer-implemented 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 first class of parties in a first role and a second class of counterparties in a second role, the method comprising:
- supplying to each of the parties a series of forced choice questions so as to elicit party responses;
in a first computer process that uses conjoint analysis of the party responses, determining a party preference profile for each of the parties;
supplying to each of the counterparties a series of forced choice questions so as to elicit counterparty responses;
in a second computer process that uses conjoint analysis of the counterparty responses, determining a counterparty preference profile for each of the counterparties;
in a third computer process, for a selected party, performing bilateral analyses of the selected party'"'"'s preference profile and the preference profile of each of the counterparties, by computing a closeness-of-fit value based thereon; and
in a fourth computer process, using the computed closeness-of-fit values to derive and provide a list matching the selected party and at least one of the counterparties.
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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 supplying to at least one of the parties a series of forced choice questions so as to elicit party responses; supplying to at least one of the counterparties a series of forced choice questions so as to elicit counterparty responses; and delivering a list matching the at least one party and the at least one counterparty according to analysis of preference profiles determined using conjoint analysis of the party responses and the counterparty responses.
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1. A computer-implemented 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 first class of parties in a first role and a second class of counterparties in a second role, the method comprising:
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supplying to each of the parties a series of forced choice questions so as to elicit party responses; in a first computer process that uses conjoint analysis of the party responses, determining a party preference profile for each of the parties; supplying to each of the counterparties a series of forced choice questions so as to elicit counterparty responses; in a second computer process that uses conjoint analysis of the counterparty responses, determining a counterparty preference profile for each of the counterparties; in a third computer process, for a selected party, performing bilateral analyses of the selected party'"'"'s preference profile and the preference profile of each of the counterparties, by computing a closeness-of-fit value based thereon; and in a fourth computer process, using the computed closeness-of-fit values to derive and provide a list matching the selected party and at least one of the counterparties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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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)LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE
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Application NumberUS11/711,249Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,183 DaysField of Search705/8, 705/9, 705/10US 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...
