SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROPOSING FUTURE ITEMS CONTINGENT UPON THRESHOLD DEMAND
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Abstract
The present invention relates to predicting, measuring, and/or guaranteeing demand for a contingent or hypothetical future item and, based upon that demand, determining whether or not to actually produce the future item. In particular, the present invention measures such demand via contingent event certificates and associated marketplaces.
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186. A method for proposing future item production, comprising:
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presenting an offer relating to at least one of a forward right and a forward obligation for a future item;
associating the offer with a module for presenting the proposition;
assessing a response to the offer; and
determining whether the future item will be produced based on the assessed response reaching a threshold condition. - View Dependent Claims (187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198)
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199. A system for proposing future item production, comprising:
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a presentation of an offer relating to at least one of a forward right and a forward obligation for a future item;
a module associated with the offer for presenting the proposition; and
an assessment of demand for the future item based on the response to the offer, wherein the assessment of demand is considered, at least in part, in determining whether the future item will be produced. - View Dependent Claims (200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211)
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