Method and system for performing searches and returning results based on weighted criteria
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1. A method of comparing a focal product with one or more comparison products, the method comprising:
- selecting said focal product and one or more attributes relating to said focal product and said one or more comparison products;
standardizing and weighting said one or more attributes;
determining for each of said one or more weighted attributes an attribute score;
based on said attribute scores, calculating a total score for each of said one or more comparison products; and
based on said total score, presenting on a presentation device said one or more comparison products in order of relevancy to said focal product.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for comparing a focal product with several comparison products. First, selecting a focal product and several attributes relating to the focal product and the comparison products, standardizing and weighting the attributes, and determining for each weighted attribute an attribute score. Next, based on the attribute score, calculating a total score for each comparison product, and based on the total score, presenting to a user or purchaser the comparison products most relevant to the user'"'"'s criteria.
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1. A method of comparing a focal product with one or more comparison products, the method comprising:
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selecting said focal product and one or more attributes relating to said focal product and said one or more comparison products;
standardizing and weighting said one or more attributes;
determining for each of said one or more weighted attributes an attribute score;
based on said attribute scores, calculating a total score for each of said one or more comparison products; and
based on said total score, presenting on a presentation device said one or more comparison products in order of relevancy to said focal product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a computer system having a graphical user-interface including a display and a user-interface selection device, a method of determining if one or more comparison products are substantially similar to a focal product, the method comprising:
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selecting said focal product and one or more attributes relating to said focal product and said one or more comparison products, wherein each of said one or more attributes are categorical in nature or quantitative in nature;
standardizing and weighting said one or more attributes;
calculating a categorical likelihood score and a quantitative likelihood score for each of said one or more comparison products based upon said weightings;
determining a total likelihood score based upon said categorical and quantitative likelihood scores; and
based on said total likelihood score, presenting, in order of similarity to said focal product, on a presentation device, said one or more comparison products. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of determining, based on a focal product, one or more comparison products, each having one or more attributes better than, less than, or the same as said focal product, the method comprises:
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standardizing said one or more attributes;
assigning a weight to each of said one or more attributes, wherein each of said one or more attributes are of a type categorical in nature or quantitative in nature;
determining a direction for each of said one or more weighted attributes;
for each of said one or more comparison products, performing the following;
(a) based on said direction, weight and said attribute type, calculating a categorical score and/or a quantitative score for each of said one or more weighted attributes;
(b) determining a total score based upon said categorical and quantitative scores; and
based on said total scores, said assigned weights, and said direction, presenting, in order of relevancy to said focal product, said one or more comparison products. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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