Patent ID: 8175905
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of allocating resources in a dynamic process relating to physical objects, the method comprising: receiving a request specifying a type of action to be carried out and an identifier of a physical object; interrogating at least one database in order to obtain intrinsic characteristics of the physical object; submitting the intrinsic characteristics to membership rules of at least one data filter and determining a membership class when the associated membership rule is verified by the intrinsic characteristics of the physical object; determining resources to use for the physical object by way of the membership class and of at least one allocation matrix; and carrying out the requested action relating to the physical object using the determined resources; wherein: the at least one database comprises a plurality of computer objects corresponding to physical objects, each computer object comprising a plurality of characteristics intrinsic to the corresponding physical object; the at least one data filter establishes rules of membership to membership classes according to the intrinsic characteristics; the at least one allocation matrix matches one or more resources with a membership class.