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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Tuomas Sandholm, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Subhash Suri, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David L. Levine, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Andrew G. Gilpin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John Heitmann, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert Lawrence Shields, Jr., Huntington, WV (US);
Tuomas Sandholm, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Subhash Suri, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David L. Levine, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Andrew G. Gilpin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John Heitmann, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert Lawrence Shields, Jr., Huntington, WV (US);
CombineNet, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of processing an exchange includes providing a solver/analyzer for determining a solution that includes at least one of a winning allocation and feasible allocations. At least one bid is received at the solver/analyzer, with each bid including at least one item and an associated price. Exchange description data (EDD) is associated with the at least one bid. The EDD is also received at the solver/analyzer. The processing of the at least one bid is modified in accordance with the at least one feature included in the EDD.