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Geographic demand distribution and forecast

US8117060B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

Wenyan Hu · Shanghai, CN
Qiang Wang · Beijing, CN
Xiaoyuan Wu · Shanghai, CN
Alvaro Bolivar · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2007
Grant date	Feb 14, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q30/08
WIPO fieldIT methods for management
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computerized method and a system for providing geographic demand distribution and forecast are provided. Example embodiments may include receiving a criterion to identify an item and searching a database for data associated with a geographic distribution of demand for the item identified by the criterion. The computerized method may also include presenting the geographic distribution of the demand for the item on a map. The map may display multiple geographic areas; each one of the multiple geographic areas may be displayed with a first and a second attribute. The first and the second attributes may be associated with the demand.

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