Method and apparatus for processing unmet demand
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- determining that a price for a quantity of business offered by at least one vendor and a price by at least one buyer for the quantity of business do not match during at least one prior bidding cycle in an on-line bidding transaction;
determining a difference between the price by the at least one vendor and the price by the at least one buyer; and
generating a new bidding cycle in the on-line bidding transaction upon determining that the difference is within a range.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, the meeting of buyer demand that was unmet in prior bidding cycles in an on-line bidding transaction is provided. In one such embodiment, a method includes determining that a price for a quantity of business offered by at least one vendor and a price by at least one buyer for the quantity of business do not match during at least one prior bidding cycle in an on-line bidding transaction. The method also includes determining a difference between the price by the at least one vendor and the price by the at least one buyer. Additionally, the method includes generating a new bidding cycle in the on-line bidding transaction upon determining that the difference is within a range.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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determining that a price for a quantity of business offered by at least one vendor and a price by at least one buyer for the quantity of business do not match during at least one prior bidding cycle in an on-line bidding transaction;
determining a difference between the price by the at least one vendor and the price by the at least one buyer; and
generating a new bidding cycle in the on-line bidding transaction upon determining that the difference is within a range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer implemented method comprising:
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determining that a quantity of business that a buyer wanted was not met by a set of one or more vendors during at least one prior bidding cycle in an on-line bidding transaction;
selecting one vendor from among the set of one or more vendors that is closest in price for the quantity of business to a price for the quantity of business that is offered by the buyer;
determining a difference between the price by the vendor that is closest and the price by the buyer; and
matching the vendor that is closest to the buyer upon determining that the difference between the price by the vendor and the price by the buyer is within a percentage range. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A computer implemented method comprising:
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determining that a price for a quantity of business offered by a set of one or more vendors and a price by a set of one or more buyers for the quantity of business do not match during at least one prior bidding cycle in an on-line bidding transaction;
selecting one vendor from among the set of one or more vendors that is closest in price for the quantity of business to a price for the quantity of business that is offered by the buyer for each buyer in the set of one or more buyers;
determining a difference between the price by the one vendor that is closest and the price by the buyer for each buyer in the set of one or more buyers;
generating a new bidding cycle in the on-line bidding transaction upon determining that the difference is within a range for each buyer in the set of one or more buyers, wherein the generating the new bidding cycle comprises;
generating pools of buyers for each vendor that is closest in price; and
determining whether the price for the vendor is within a percentage range of the price for the pool of buyers for each pool of buyers
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