Patent ID: 6631362
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for processing information to identify a best choice from among a set of alternatives, the method comprising:identifying a plurality of team members; selecting a criterion for use in identifying the best choice, wherein the criterion includes a feature of the alternatives; for each alternative: for each team member, defining a target value for the feature; for each team member, setting a level of knowledge for the feature of the criterion; for each team member, estimating how well at least one of the alternatives meets the team member's target value for the feature of the criterion based on the team member's level of knowledge; calculating an expected utility for each alternative based on the feature value estimations of all the team members; calculating a probability that each alternative is best based on the feature value estimations of all the team members; and identifying one of the set of alternatives as the best choice according to the expected utility for each alternative.