METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPORARILY ASSIGNING ACCESS TO ASSETS IN RESPONSE TO RESERVATION REQUESTS

摘要

A method and system for allocating temporary assignments of access to nonhomogeneous assets to a plurality of parties is provided. The assets are each designated as being of a certain type of at least two value types. Assets and asset access requests (“request”) are further designated as having one or more particular distinguishing features. The requests are generally ordered according to a value ranking The assets are then assigned by first assigning lower typed assets to the lower ranked requests. When all assets of a lower type are assigned, the remaining unassigned requests are assigned to unassigned assets of the next higher type. When all assets of the highest type are assigned, selected assets may be then reassigned to insure that higher valued requests are assigned to assets and permitting lower valued requests to (a.) be assigned to lower valued assets; or (b.) be unassigned and thereby denied.