DETERMINED RIGHTS AND FORWARD OBLIGATIONS FOR FUTURE ITEMS
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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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205 Claims
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1-185. -185. (canceled)
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186. A method comprising:
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offering a forward right for a future item, the forward right including a right to require a provider provide the item;
obligating holders of the forward right to purchase the future item upon its availability; and
based on the accumulation of a threshold extent of forward rights, obligating providers to provide the future item. - View Dependent Claims (187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195)
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196. A system comprising:
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an offer of a forward right for a future item, the forward right including a right to require a provider provide the item;
an obligation of forward rights holders to purchase the future item upon its availability; and
an obligation of providers to provide the future item based on the accumulation of a threshold extent of forward rights. - View Dependent Claims (197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205)
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