MATCHING SERVICE ENTITIES WITH CANDIDATE RESOURCES
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining, by a processor, candidate resources that may be matched with a plurality of service entities;
eliminating, by said processor, at least one possible match between said candidate resources and said plurality of service entities;
for each of the plurality of service entities, rating said candidate resources by said processor;
ranking, by said processor, the plurality of service entities; and
matching, by said processor, each of the plurality of service entities with at least one of said candidate resources.
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Abstract
A method comprises using a processor to list candidate resources that may be matched with a plurality of service entities. The method also comprises eliminating at least one possible match between the candidate resources and the plurality of service entities. The method further comprises, for each of the plurality of service entities, rating the candidate resources. The method still further comprises ranking the plurality of service entities. The method still further comprises matching each of the plurality of service entities with at least one of the candidate resources.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a processor, candidate resources that may be matched with a plurality of service entities; eliminating, by said processor, at least one possible match between said candidate resources and said plurality of service entities; for each of the plurality of service entities, rating said candidate resources by said processor; ranking, by said processor, the plurality of service entities; and matching, by said processor, each of the plurality of service entities with at least one of said candidate resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium comprising executable code, which, when executed, causes a processor to:
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determine, for each of a plurality of entities, a list of possible resources with which said entity could be matched; refine one or more of said lists so as to eliminate, for at least one of the plurality of entities, one or more possible resources; for each of the plurality of entities, rate said possible resources according to predetermined criteria; rank said plurality of entities; and associate at least one of the plurality of entities with at least one of said possible resources. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a processor; a display coupled to the processor; and an input device coupled to the processor; wherein the display and input device are usable to generate a service template, said service template describing service entity attributes associated with electronic service entities; wherein the processor uses candidate resource attributes, rules and said service entity attributes to determine which of a plurality of electronic candidate resources can match with said electronic service entities; wherein the processor rates said plurality of electronic candidate resources, ranks said electronic service entities, and uses said ratings and rankings to associate at least one of the plurality of electronic candidate resources with at least one of said electronic service entities. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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