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Method of and system for obtaining data from multiple sources and ranking documents based on meta data obtained through collaborative filtering and other matching techniques

  • US 20050216295A1
  • Filed: 02/25/2005
  • Published: 09/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing incentives including a software platform to a plurality of unrelated entities without charge, said software platform being able to perform at least a first function to assist the entities in managing documents that have been acquired by the entities through a plurality of means from a plurality of sources and a second function to identify re-usable ones of the documents;

    receiving at least a portion of the re-usable documents from the entities through the entities'"'"' use of the software platform;

    storing the received re-usable documents independently from the entities as an aggregation of diversely originated documents; and

    offering one or more of the stored re-usable documents for sale.

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