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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Method and apparatus for specifying product characteristics by combining characteristics of products
Francois Huaulme, New York, NY (US);
Herbert Scott Mcfaddin, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami, Wilton, CT (US);
Marcel-catalin Rosu, Ossining, NY (US);
Danny Soroker, Larchmont, NY (US);
Francois Huaulme, New York, NY (US);
Herbert Scott McFaddin, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami, Wilton, CT (US);
Marcel-Catalin Rosu, Ossining, NY (US);
Danny Soroker, Larchmont, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for specifying the characteristics of a desired item includes specifying a plurality of items, each of which possess at least one but not all characteristics of the desired item, selecting a subset of characteristics from each of said plurality of items, combining selected subsets of characteristics into a characterization of the desired item, and validating an availability of the desired item.