Decision-making system, method and computer program product
DCFirst Claim
1. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium for providing collaborative decision making based upon a plurality of defined attributes and in association with a decision system adapted to perform operations comprising (i) executing a decision logic application, (ii) retrieving database information from a database in accordance with the decision logic application, (iii) accepting user information through a user interface in accordance with the decision logic application, and (iv) processing the database information and the user information in accordance with the decision logic application for generating output of the processing, the computer program product comprising:
- computer code for receiving first information regarding the attributes from a receiving entity;
computer code for receiving second information regarding proposed products or services in terms of the attributes, wherein the second information is received from a supplying entity;
computer code for executing a decision process based on the first information and the second information;
wherein execution of the decision logic application directs the decision system for at least one of a plurality of different purposes, the decision logic application including at least one application that is a real estate-related application, a medical-related application, a corporate-related application, a product supply-related application, a service supply-related application, or a financial-related application;
wherein execution of the decision logic application directs the decision system through an application interface, the operations being performed using universal modules adapted to interface with different decision logic applications through an interface protocol, for applying the universal modules to at least one of a plurality of different business sectors.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are afforded for providing a collaborative decision platform adapted to run on a computer. Initially, an application capable of performing decision logic is executed. Information is then retrieved from a database in accordance with the decision logic. Information is also received from a user in accordance with the decision logic utilizing a user interface. The information is then processed utilizing the decision logic.
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1. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium for providing collaborative decision making based upon a plurality of defined attributes and in association with a decision system adapted to perform operations comprising (i) executing a decision logic application, (ii) retrieving database information from a database in accordance with the decision logic application, (iii) accepting user information through a user interface in accordance with the decision logic application, and (iv) processing the database information and the user information in accordance with the decision logic application for generating output of the processing, the computer program product comprising:
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computer code for receiving first information regarding the attributes from a receiving entity; computer code for receiving second information regarding proposed products or services in terms of the attributes, wherein the second information is received from a supplying entity; computer code for executing a decision process based on the first information and the second information; wherein execution of the decision logic application directs the decision system for at least one of a plurality of different purposes, the decision logic application including at least one application that is a real estate-related application, a medical-related application, a corporate-related application, a product supply-related application, a service supply-related application, or a financial-related application; wherein execution of the decision logic application directs the decision system through an application interface, the operations being performed using universal modules adapted to interface with different decision logic applications through an interface protocol, for applying the universal modules to at least one of a plurality of different business sectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium for providing customer-centric collaborative decision making in a framework based upon a plurality of defined attributes and in association with a decision system adapted to perform operations comprising (i) executing a decision logic application, (ii) retrieving database information from a database in accordance with the decision logic application, (iii) accepting user information through a user interface in accordance with the decision logic application, and (iv) processing the database information and the user information in accordance with the decision logic application for generating output of the processing, the computer program product comprising:
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computer code for receiving first information regarding the attributes from a receiving entity; computer code for receiving second information regarding proposed products or services in terms of the attributes, wherein the second information is received from a supplying entity; computer code for executing a decision process based on the first information and the second information; wherein execution of the decision logic application directs the operations for at least one of a plurality of different purposes, the decision logic application including at least one application that is a real estate-related application, a medical-related application, a corporate-related application, a product supply-related application, a service supply-related application, or a financial-related application; wherein execution of the decision logic application directs the operations through an application interface, the operations being performed using universal modules adapted to interface with different decision logic applications through an interface protocol, for applying the universal modules to different business sectors. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium, comprising:
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computer code for defining a plurality of attributes; computer code for receiving first information regarding the attributes from a receiving entity; computer code for receiving second information regarding proposed products or services in terms of the attributes, wherein the second information is received from a supplying entity; computer code for executing a decision process based on the first information and the second information; wherein the computer code for defining, receiving the first information, receiving the second information, and executing is executed using a system capable of; (i) executing an application capable of performing decision logic; (ii) retrieving database information from a database in accordance with the decision logic; (iii) receiving user information from a user in accordance with the decision logic utilizing a user interface; (iv) processing the database information and the user information utilizing the decision logic for generating output of the processing; and (v) wherein (i)-(iv) are carried out by a decision platform capable of accomplishing (ii)-(iv) for different purposes by executing different applications each capable of performing different decision logic; wherein an application interface provides an interface between the application and the decision platform, where (ii)-(iv) are carried out using universal modules capable of interfacing with different applications adapted for applying the universal modules to different business sectors, the different applications including at least one application that is a real estate-related application, a medical-related application, a corporate-related application, a product supply-related application, a service supply-related application, or a financial-related application; wherein the decision platform communicates with the application through an interface protocol. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180)
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69. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium, comprising:
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computer code for causing execution of an application capable of performing decision logic, the application including at least one application that is a real estate-related application, a medical-related application, a corporate-related application, a product supply-related application, a service supply-related application, or a financial-related application; computer code for retrieving first information from a database, per the application; computer code for receiving second information from a user utilizing a user interface, per the application; computer code for processing the first information and the second information utilizing the decision logic; computer code for generating at least one of;
a tornado diagram, a decision sensitivity display, a decision hierarchy display, an influence diagram, or a potential feasible hybrid theme. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173)
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