DEMAND AGGREGATION FOR FUTURE ITEM PLANNING 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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1-185. -185. (canceled)
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186. A method of future item planning comprising;
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offering a forward right and associated future obligation for a future item;
assessing the demand for the future item based on the market for forward rights associated with the future item; and
producing the future item based on the assessed demand. - View Dependent Claims (187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195)
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196. A system of future item planning comprising;
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an offer of a forward right and associated future obligation for a future item;
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; and
production of the future item based on reaching a threshold condition for demand. - View Dependent Claims (197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205)
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