System and method for selecting trading partners in an electronic market
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1. A method for selecting a trading partner in an electronic marketplace, comprising:
- receiving a request to perform an electronic commercial transaction;
retrieving a first profile associated with the request;
identifying one or more first elements of the first profile;
retrieving a plurality of second profiles, the second profiles associated with a subset of a plurality of trading partners;
attempting to match the one or more first elements of the first profile with one or more second elements of the second profiles;
selecting at least one of the second profiles in response to an exact match; and
in response to an absence of an exact match;
retrieving a classification tree associated with the first profile;
computing a score for each second profile using the classification tree; and
selecting at least one of the second profiles based on the computed score.
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Abstract
A method for selecting a trading partner in an electronic marketplace includes receiving a request to perform an electronic commercial transaction and retrieving a first profile associated with the request. The method also includes determining whether one or more first elements of the first profile match one or more second elements of each of a plurality of second profiles. The method further includes selecting at least one of the second profiles in response to an exact match.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a trading partner in an electronic marketplace, comprising:
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receiving a request to perform an electronic commercial transaction;
retrieving a first profile associated with the request;
identifying one or more first elements of the first profile;
retrieving a plurality of second profiles, the second profiles associated with a subset of a plurality of trading partners;
attempting to match the one or more first elements of the first profile with one or more second elements of the second profiles;
selecting at least one of the second profiles in response to an exact match; and
in response to an absence of an exact match;
retrieving a classification tree associated with the first profile;
computing a score for each second profile using the classification tree; and
selecting at least one of the second profiles based on the computed score.
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2. A method for selecting a trading partner in an electronic marketplace, comprising:
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receiving a request to perform an electronic commercial transaction;
retrieving a first profile associated with the request;
determining whether one or more first elements of the first profile match one or more second elements of each of a plurality of second profiles; and
selecting at least one of the second profiles in response to an exact match. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for selecting a trading partner in an electronic marketplace, comprising:
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logic encoded in one or more media; and
the logic is operable when executed to receive a request to perform an electronic commercial transaction, retrieve a first profile associated with the request, determine whether one or more first elements of the first profile match one or more second elements of each of a plurality of second profiles, and select at least one of the second profiles in response to an exact match. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for selecting a trading partner in an electronic marketplace, comprising:
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at least one memory operable to store a first profile and a plurality of second profiles; and
one or more processors collectively operable to receive a request to perform an electronic commercial transaction and retrieve the first profile, the first profile associated with the request, the one or more processors also collectively operable to determine whether one or more first elements of the first profile match one or more second elements of each of the second profiles and select at least one of the second profiles in response to an exact match. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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