Method for assisting individuals in decision making processes
First Claim
1. A method for enabling a user to select a single choice item from a plurality of choice items, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a plurality of choice items from which to select the single choice item;
selecting a plurality of decision components relevant to selection of the single choice item;
assigning a user relevant score to each of the plurality of decision components, the user relevant score indicating relative importance of the decision component to selection of the single choice item;
assigning an expected satisfaction score to each decision component for each choice item, the expected satisfaction score indicating expected satisfaction received from a choice item for a particular decision component; and
assigning a reliability score to each of the expected satisfaction scores, the reliability score indicating the reliability of information used for determining the expected satisfaction score.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for assisting an individual in making a selection amongst a plurality of choice items. The individual selects decision components having a relevance to the selection of a choice item and assigns values to each of the decision components. The user further assigns expected satisfaction scores to each decision component of each choice item indicating the expected satisfaction to be received from the decision components. The reliability of the expected satisfaction scores are indicated by assigned reliability factors. The assigned component values, expected satisfaction values, and reliability factors are then utilized to rank each of the choice items.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for enabling a user to select a single choice item from a plurality of choice items, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a plurality of choice items from which to select the single choice item; selecting a plurality of decision components relevant to selection of the single choice item; assigning a user relevant score to each of the plurality of decision components, the user relevant score indicating relative importance of the decision component to selection of the single choice item; assigning an expected satisfaction score to each decision component for each choice item, the expected satisfaction score indicating expected satisfaction received from a choice item for a particular decision component; and assigning a reliability score to each of the expected satisfaction scores, the reliability score indicating the reliability of information used for determining the expected satisfaction score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A program storage device readable by a processor and tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the processor to assist a user in selecting one of a plurality of choice items, comprising the steps of:
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selecting a plurality of choice items from which to select a single choice item; selecting a plurality of decision components relevant to selection of the single choice item from the plurality choice items; assigning a user relevant score to each of the plurality of decision components, the user relevant score indicating relative importance of the decision component to selection of the single choice item; assigning an expected satisfaction score to each of the choice components of each choice item, the expected satisfaction value indicating expected satisfaction received from a choice item for a particular decision component; assigning a reliability factor to each of the assigned expected satisfaction scores of each choice item, the reliability factor indicating the reliability of data used for assigning the expected satisfaction score; and ranking each of the choice items in response to the user relevant score, expected satisfaction score and reliability factor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for assisting a user in selecting a choice item from a plurality of choice items using a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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prompting the user with a computer display to select a plurality of choice items form among which a most preferred choice is made; displaying the plurality of choice items selected by the user; prompting the user with a computer display to select decision components relevant to at least one choice item selected from the plurality of choice items; receiving user selected decision components relevant to the selection of the most preferred choice item; prompting the user with a computer display to assign a user relevant score to each of the decision components previously selected, the user relevant score indicating the importance of a decision component to selection of the choice item; receiving the user relevant scores entered by the user; prompting the user with a computer display to assign expected satisfaction scores to each decision component of each choice item, the expected satisfaction score indicating expected satisfaction received from a choice item for a particular decision component; receiving the selected expected satisfaction scores entered by the user; prompting the user with a computer display to enter a reliability factor for each expected satisfaction score, the reliability factor indicating the reliability of data for selecting the expected satisfaction score; receiving the reliability factor entered by a user; adjusting, the expected satisfaction score according to the reliability factor; and ranking each of the plurality of choice items in response to the user relevant scores and the expected satisfaction scores. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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