Patent ID: 7246113
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a material that most closely matches a desired set of properties, the method comprising: obtaining at least one input parameter for display from a user; means for the user selecting from the at least one input parameter for display at least one parameter for searching; retrieving actual property values for at least one preliminary matching material from a global data repository; determining how well each preliminary matching material matches a desired set of property values; and outputting the results to the user; wherein the determining step comprises: calculating an index value for each actual property value of each preliminary matching material; scoring each property value to create a scored property value; weighting each scored property value by taking a priority value for each property into account to create a weighted scored property value, wherein the weighted scored property value is calculated using the formula: calculating an overall match score for each preliminary matching material using the formula: