APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING A SEARCH FOR SETS OF GEMS
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1. A computer-readable medium containing instructions to be implemented by a computer, wherein the instructions assist in identifying gems in a database of gems, the computer-readable medium comprising:
- a gem search module configured to facilitate a search for a set of N matching gems, wherein N is an integer that is at least two, and wherein the gem search module is configured to;
provide a first user-interface element representing a first set of values of a gem attribute;
receive a user-input selection of a first value from the first set of values; and
, query the database of gems and identify the set of N matching gems as being associated with the first value.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for facilitating a search for sets of gems includes, in one embodiment, a computer-readable medium having a gem search module configured to facilitate a search for a set of N matching gems (where N may be an integer of at least two). The gem search module provides a user-interface element representing a set of values of a gem attribute, receives a selection of a particular value from the set of values, and identifies a set of N matching gems as being associated with that value.
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1. A computer-readable medium containing instructions to be implemented by a computer, wherein the instructions assist in identifying gems in a database of gems, the computer-readable medium comprising:
a gem search module configured to facilitate a search for a set of N matching gems, wherein N is an integer that is at least two, and wherein the gem search module is configured to;
provide a first user-interface element representing a first set of values of a gem attribute;
receive a user-input selection of a first value from the first set of values; and
,query the database of gems and identify the set of N matching gems as being associated with the first value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system configured to facilitate a search for gems, the system comprising:
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a data store containing multiple data elements, each data element defining one of multiple gems, wherein each gem has at least a first criterion; and
a data processor configured to query the data store, and further configured to;
define a metric that indicates a degree of similarity between gems, wherein the gems are represented by corresponding data elements in the data store;
facilitate specification of a first search criterion for the gems based on the first criterion; and
identify a first subset of the gems from the data store based on the metric and the first search criterion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method of facilitating a search for gems, comprising:
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identifying a first plurality of gems based on a first search criterion; and
indicating the first plurality of gems by grouping together particular ones of the first plurality of gems that substantially match one another with respect to a set of gem attributes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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