Patent ID: 7565377
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for matching documents of a supplier and demander, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inputting a document by a supplier, wherein the document includes the supplier's profile information and contact information; (b) inputting a document by a demander, wherein the document includes the demander's profile information and contact; (c) extracting the supplier's and demander's profile information in said inputted documents to a commonly formatted document record for indexing purposes; (d) indexing the supplier and demander commonly formatted document records, thereby creating an indexed electronic record of the initially inputted supplier and demander documents; (e) comparing a supplier indexed electronic record to a demander indexed electronic record, thereby generating a score for each electronic document relative to the electronic document it was compared with; (f) matching a supplier indexed electronic record to a demander indexed electronic record, such that supplier and demander indexed electronic documents with the most common words or phrases contained therein are matched together; (g) displaying a match list, wherein the match list is comprised of matched indexed electronic records of a supplier or demander, wherein suppliers are matched to a given demander and demanders are matched to a given supplier; and (h) allowing a supplier or demander to view the contents of the indexed electronic records contained in said match list.