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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2009
Benjamin T. Teal, Charlotte, NC (US);
Catherine R. Zalatoris, Plano, TX (US);
Charles V. Kosior, Charlotte, NC (US);
Benjamin T. Teal, Charlotte, NC (US);
Catherine R. Zalatoris, Plano, TX (US);
Charles V. Kosior, Charlotte, NC (US);
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
It is an object of this invention to provide apparatus and methods for electronically evaluating a pair of entities as candidates for co-location. The apparatus and methods may be used to define a group of entities for co-location assessment. A pairing within the group may be quantitatively evaluated based on a variety of criteria to assess suitability for co-location. The evaluations may be combined to generate a co-location score which may be displayed pictorially in a co-location matrix.