Method, system, and product service for locating items satisfying a general requirement and ranking items according to utility
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1. A method in a computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a general requirement;
receiving a specified utility for at least one of a plurality of types of items which would satisfy said requirement;
locating a plurality of available items which match at least one of said plurality of types of items; and
ranking said located plurality of available items utilizing said utility specified for at least one of said plurality of types of items.
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Abstract
A method, system, and product are described for locating items which satisfy a general requirement and then ranking those items according to the utility of each type of item. A general requirement is first received. A utility is specified for each of multiple types of items which would satisfy the general requirement. Available items are then located which match one of the specified types of items. The located available items are then ranked utilizing the utility specified for the types of items.
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1. A method in a computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a general requirement;
receiving a specified utility for at least one of a plurality of types of items which would satisfy said requirement;
locating a plurality of available items which match at least one of said plurality of types of items; and
ranking said located plurality of available items utilizing said utility specified for at least one of said plurality of types of items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product in a computer system, comprising:
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instruction means for receiving a general requirement;
instruction means for receiving a specified utility for at least one of a plurality of types of items which would satisfy said requirement;
instruction means for locating a plurality of available items which match at least one of said plurality of types of items; and
instruction means for ranking said located plurality of available items utilizing said utility specified for at least one of said plurality of types of items. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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39. A computer system comprising:
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said computer system for receiving a general requirement;
said computer system for receiving a specified utility for at least one of a plurality of types of items which would satisfy said requirement;
said computer system including a CPU executing code for locating a plurality of available items which match at least one of said plurality of types of items; and
said CPU executing code for ranking said located plurality of available items utilizing said utility specified for at least one of said plurality of types of items.
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