Patent ID: 8626629
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: i. a computer processor; ii. a computer memory operatively connected to the processor; iii. a data storage device comprising a data store, wherein the data storage device and the data store can be queried by the processor; iv. a computer readable medium operatively connected to the processor, said medium comprising machine readable program code embodied therein to control and to direct the system to form one or more sets, wherein at least one of: selecting a reference item, wherein the reference item comprises at least one of a reference service and a reference service provider; selecting a specification of the reference item; evaluating the specification of the reference item against a specification of one or more alternatives to the reference item; determining interchangeability between the reference item and the one or more alternatives to the reference item based on evaluating the specification of the reference item in relation to the specification of the one or more alternatives to the reference item, forming one or more sets based on or comprising the determined interchangeability; and providing a remote service based on or comprising at least one of the one or more sets and at least one member of the one or more sets.