Systems and methods for retrieval and qualification of data items and entities in support of retail transactions

Abstract

A method and system for identifying assets in support of a transaction includes obtaining a set of filter values for a customer from each of a plurality of filtering entities. The filtering entities may provide rules, which may be executed in a distributed manner by remote systems, that generate filter values based on input data, or that generate customized filter rules based on the input data. Filter values are used to filter search results produced by a query of a database of assets. Where customized filter rules are generated, the rules are executed against the characteristics of the assets identified in response to the query in order to produce filter values, and the filter values are then used to filter the search results. The search results can be ranked according to a ranking value generated in advance of filtering in order to rank the assets in order of suitability.

1 . A computer system for obtaining information about a set of assets, the computer system comprising:
 at least one processor and associated memory and communication subsystems, the computer system being configured to:
 obtain, for a customer, a set of one or more filter values from each of a plurality of filtering entities, the filter values comprising at least one term and at least one score corresponding to the at least one term; 
 query a first data repository storing corresponding characteristics and sale values for the plurality of assets to identify a set of assets corresponding to at least one criterion specified in a search request, the at least one criterion comprising a value determined at least in part from the at least one term for a selected filtering entity of the plurality of lending entities; 
 sort the assets of the set of assets according to a ranking value determined using the sale value and a reference value for each asset stored in a second data repository; and 
 send information about the sorted set of assets to a user interface.