Patent ID: 7627486
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method executed in a computer system having at least one physical computing device for rating of each of plural products comprising the steps of: using a first physical computing device, identifying a plurality of attributes associated with a category of product; using the first physical computing device, applying a scalar structure for each attribute to provide a scalar value of each attribute for each of said plural products; using the first physical computing device or a second physical computing device or a combination of the first and the second physical computing devices, determining a competitive index of each scalar value for each attribute of each product based on said scalar value of each attribute and a number of products having said scalar value, wherein determining said competitive index comprises: rating each product on the first physical computing device or the second physical computing device or on the combination of the first and the second physical computing devices based on said determined competitive indexes.