Patent ID: 8826166
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium embodying instructions executed by a processor to perform a method for evaluating and comparing requirements of a requested task to be completed with capabilities of an entity, comprising: generating a first visual representation, wherein the first visual representation indicates the requirements of the requested task, and the requirements of the requested task indicate characteristics that the entity must have to be considered capable of performing the requested task; creating a mask based on the first visual representation; applying the mask to a second visual representation, wherein the second visual representation indicates the capabilities of the entity and does not indicate the requirements of the requested task, and the capabilities of the entity represent task requirements that the entity is capable of satisfying; generating a third visual representation that indicates which requirements of the requested task the entity is capable of satisfying, based on the application of the mask to the second visual representation; assigning varying importance levels to the requirements of the requested tasks, wherein the varying importance levels of the requirements of the requested task are represented by two or more cells in the mask having varying levels of transparency; assigning varying confidence levels to the capabilities of the entity, wherein the varying confidence levels of the capabilities of the entity are represented by two or more cells in the second visual representation having varying levels of transparency; and indicating varying levels of capability of the entity of satisfying the requirements of the requested task using two or more cells in the third visual representation having varying levels of transparency.