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Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for matching resources and co-resources within a system. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of resources and co-resources where a first type of resource of the plurality of resources are preferentially matched with a first type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and a second type of resource of the plurality of resources is preferentially matched with a second type of co-resource of the plurality of co-resources and where any match between a resource of the first type and a co-resource of the second type or a resource of the second type and co-resource of the first type is a non-preferential match, matching each of the plurality of resources with each respective co-resource of the plurality of co-resources, forming a tempered match from each matched resource and co-resource by associating a time of the match with the match, ordering the tempered matches based upon the associated time; and releasing at least some of the tempered matches for use within the system based upon the ordering of the tempered matches.

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