A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPERTLY MATCHING PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND CONSUMERS

摘要

A system for matching individuals, products and service providers is trainedto react as if an expert was assisting the user, in real-time, to makepurchases or design personal development programs or marketing programs. Thesystem allows the user to obtain recommendations from experts based onindividual preferences, personal profiles, and desires and goals ofindividuals. The system creates a database of information about theindividuals in order to provide a customized response based on an individual'sobjectives. The computer system is configured with five primary components:input device (84), processor (93), database (96), expert system (92) anddisplay (81). The computer-driven system creates, accesses, and processes datafrom databases related to products, services, providers, and the like.Boolean, fuzzy, rule-based, and knowledge-based logic, expert systems, expertinteraction and/or expert intervention are used to achieve results.