System and method of determining latent demand for at least one of a plurality of commodities
US7146334B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for determining latent demand for at least one of a plurality of commodities includes an offer analyzer and a commodity selector. The offer analyzer analyzes at least a plurality of initially unaccepted offers for each of the plurality of commodities. The commodity selector selects at least one of the plurality of commodities to offer for sale which satisfies at least one criteria based on the analysis by the offer analyzer.
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