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Methods, systems and data structures to construct, submit, and process multi-attributal searches

  • US 7,203,675 B1
  • Filed: 02/19/2002
  • Issued: 04/10/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method of constructing and issuing a multi-attributal search request, comprising:

  • receiving at a processing unit a first item from a first on-line data store, said first item having one or more attributes, each attribute including an attribute value;

    modifying a number of the attribute values to create a desired item;

    electronically issuing the desired item to one or more additional on-line data stores as a search request;

    receiving at said processing unit in response to the search request one or more answer items associated with a substantial match of the desired item from one or more of the additional on-line data stores, wherein the answer items include answer attributes, each answer attribute having an answer attribute value; and

    automatically ranking the one or more answer items based on each answer item'"'"'s attribute values when compared against the desired item'"'"'s attribute values.

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