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Method and system for selecting optimal commodities based upon business profile and preferences

  • US 20050203793A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2005
  • Published: 09/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for assisting a customer in choosing among commodities, the comprising:

  • searching a decision rules database and applying decision rules to a definition of a customer'"'"'s business;

    creating a set of business requirement questions based upon the applied decision rules database;

    implementing a business rule filter to answers to the set of business requirement questions; and

    recommending to the customer commodity types based upon the business rule filter implementation, wherein the recommendation includes;

    allowing the customer to request a non-recommended commodity type; and

    employing the non-recommended commodity types and the recommended commodity types to determine an optimum commodity selection for use by the customer.

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