RECIPROCAL DATA FILE PUBLISHING AND MATCHING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing, in a computer system, a data file having a set of characteristics;
assigning a unique reference identifier to the data file;
providing the unique reference identifier to a user without using the computer system; and
displaying the data file to the user upon the entry of the reference identifier into the computer system.
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Abstract
A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files is disclosed. The method includes facilitating the creation of Category A and Category B data files having a respective sets of characteristics defined utilizing a common language architecture, associating enhancement objects with each data file, identifying characteristics in each data file which must be met by other data files, weighting characteristics in each data file differently from other characteristics in the same data file, enabling the selection of participation levels for each data file in marketspaces, and matching Category A data files participating in particular marketspaces to Category B data files participating in the same marketspaces using the common language architecture, the enhancement objects, the weights and the required characteristics.
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1. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing, in a computer system, a data file having a set of characteristics;
assigning a unique reference identifier to the data file;
providing the unique reference identifier to a user without using the computer system; and
displaying the data file to the user upon the entry of the reference identifier into the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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