METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING RESOURCES AND CO-RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method of matching resources and co-resources within a system, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of resources and co-resources where a first type of resource of the plurality of resources are preferentially matched with a first type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and a second type of resource of the plurality of resources is preferentially matched with a second type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and where any match between a resource of the first type and a co-resource of the second type or a resource of the second type and co-resource of the first type is a non-preferential match;
matching each of the plurality of resources with each respective co-resource of the plurality of co-resources;
forming a tempered match from each matched resource and co-resource by associating a time of the match with the match;
ordering the tempered matches based upon the associated time; and
releasing at least some of the tempered matches for use within the system based upon the ordering of the tempered matches.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for matching resources and co-resources within a system. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of resources and co-resources where a first type of resource of the plurality of resources are preferentially matched with a first type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and a second type of resource of the plurality of resources is preferentially matched with a second type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and where any match between a resource of the first type and a co-resource of the second type or a resource of the second type and co-resource of the first type is a non-preferential match, matching each of the plurality of resources with each respective co-resource of the plurality of co-resources, forming a tempered match from each matched resource and co-resource by associating a time of the match with the match, ordering the tempered matches based upon the associated time; and releasing at least some of the tempered matches for use within the system based upon the ordering of the tempered matches.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of matching resources and co-resources within a system, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of resources and co-resources where a first type of resource of the plurality of resources are preferentially matched with a first type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and a second type of resource of the plurality of resources is preferentially matched with a second type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and where any match between a resource of the first type and a co-resource of the second type or a resource of the second type and co-resource of the first type is a non-preferential match; matching each of the plurality of resources with each respective co-resource of the plurality of co-resources; forming a tempered match from each matched resource and co-resource by associating a time of the match with the match; ordering the tempered matches based upon the associated time; and releasing at least some of the tempered matches for use within the system based upon the ordering of the tempered matches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for matching resources and co-resources within a system, the method comprising:
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means for providing a plurality of resources and co-resources where a first type of resource of the plurality of resources are preferentially matched with a first type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and a second type of resource of the plurality of resources is preferentially matched with a second type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and where any match between a resource of the first type and a co-resource of the second type or a resource of the second type and co-resource of the first type is a non-preferential match; means for detecting a time of availability of each resource of the plurality of resources and each co-resource of the plurality of resources to the system; means for matching each of the detected resources with each respective detected co-resource; means for forming a tempered match from each matched resource and co-resource by associating a time of the match with the match; means for ordering the tempered matches based upon the associated time; and means for releasing at least some of the tempered matches for use within the system based upon the ordering of the tempered matches. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for matching resources and co-resources within a system, the method comprising:
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a plurality of resources and co-resources where a first type of resource of the plurality of resources are preferentially matched with a first type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and a second type of resource of the plurality of resources is preferentially matched with a second type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and where any match between a resource of the first type and a co-resource of the second type or a resource of the second type and co-resource of the first type is a non-preferential match; an arrival processor that detects a time of availability of each resource of the plurality of resources and each co-resource of the plurality of resources to the system; a matching processor that matches each of the detected resources with each respective detected co-resource; a tempering processor that forms a tempered match from each matched resource and co-resource by associating a time of the match with the match; an ordering processor that orders the tempered matches based upon the associated time and a release processor that releases at least some of the ordered tempered matches based upon the ordering of the tempered matches. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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