| US 7,552,141 B2 | ||
| Method and system for evaluating options based on one or more ratings along one or more dimensions | ||
| Robert A. Cordery, Danbury, Conn. (US); and Christopher C. Lang, Trumbull, Conn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, Conn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 27, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/649,485. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0049902 A1, Mar. 03, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—104.1 [707/101; 707/102; 707/103 R] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A method for evaluating a plurality of options comprising the steps of:
a) selecting and accessing type 1 databases, DB1i, each of said selected databases DB1i including at least one option rating, ORi(x,n), for one of said options, x, with respect to a dimension n, where said option x can differ among said selected databases;
b) selecting and accessing type 2 databases DB2j, each of said type 2 databases DB2j including at least one database rating DRj(i) for at least one of said databases DB1i;
c) associating weights, Wi with said databases DB1i, said weights Wi being calculated as a function of said database ratings DRj(i); and
d) calculating an overall rating R(m,n) for an option m with respect to said dimension n as a function of said weights Wi and option ratings ORi(m,n);
e) repeating step d for each remaining one of said options for which there exists at least one option rating with respect
to said dimension n; and
f) generating a list of said options and associated overall ratings with respect to dimension n.
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