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Method, apparatus, and computer program product for calculating a supply based on travel propensity

US9940635B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2014
Grant dateApr 10, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0205
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for managing a sales pipeline, and in some embodiments, calculating supply based on travel propensity. An example method comprises identifying a total demand for a promotion tuple at a geographic location, determining, using a processor, a promotion area for the promotion tuple, the promotion tuple comprising at least a category, price information and a geographic area, identifying one or more promotions offered by a promotion and marketing service that comprise at least the category and the price information of the promotion tuple, determining whether the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is satisfied, wherein the total demand is satisfied in an instance in which the geographic location is within the promotion area for the one or more promotions, and identifying a demand gap in an instance in which the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is not satisfied.

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