Displaying Values Specified in a Number of Offers for a Number of Offer Variables with Respect to Price
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented system, comprising:
- a computer system coupled with a plurality of buyer computers and a plurality of seller computers, the computer system configured to;
receive a plurality of offers from one or more of the plurality of buyer computers and one or more of the plurality of seller computers, the plurality of offers representing values for a plurality of offer variables; and
generate a plurality of offer variable comparisons each associated with one of the plurality of offer variables, each one of the plurality of offer variable comparisons comprising;
an offer price data group comprising a range of offer prices for the plurality of offer variables;
an offer variable data group comprising an offer variable range associated with the offer variable comparison;
a plurality of bar data groups, each representing a value specified in one or more of the plurality of offers for the offer variable associated with the offer variable comparison and corresponding with the offer price data group according to an offer price specified in one or more of the plurality of offers, wherein a size of the bar data group, with respect to the offer variable data group represents the value specified in one or more of the plurality of offers for the offer variable associated with the offer variable comparison, each bar data group associated with a quantity indicator that indicates a quantity of items specified in one or more of the plurality of offers wherein at least one bar data group of the plurality of bar data groups corresponds with at least one bar data group in one or more other offer variable comparisons; and
a marker in the offer price data group, wherein the marker determines a particular offer price and is linked with other markers within the other offer variable comparisons;
access a user request to identify a particular offer price, and in response automatically move the other markers within the offer variable comparisons to mark the particular offer price within the offer window variables;
generate one or more orders based on the received plurality of offers; and
communicate the generated order to a server coupled with the computer system.
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Abstract
A method for displaying values specified in a number of offers for a number of offer variables with respect to price includes receiving data for multiple offers that reflects values specified in the offers for multiple offer variables and generating a display of the received data. The display includes multiple offer variable windows that are each associated with an offer variable. Each offer variable window includes an offer price axis representing a range of offer prices and an offer variable axis substantially perpendicular to the offer price axis that represents a range of values for the offer variable associated with the offer variable window. Each offer variable window includes multiple bars. Each bar represents a value specified in offers for the offer variable associated with the offer variable window and is positioned with respect to the offer price axis according to an offer price specified in the offers.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented system, comprising:
a computer system coupled with a plurality of buyer computers and a plurality of seller computers, the computer system configured to; receive a plurality of offers from one or more of the plurality of buyer computers and one or more of the plurality of seller computers, the plurality of offers representing values for a plurality of offer variables; and generate a plurality of offer variable comparisons each associated with one of the plurality of offer variables, each one of the plurality of offer variable comparisons comprising; an offer price data group comprising a range of offer prices for the plurality of offer variables; an offer variable data group comprising an offer variable range associated with the offer variable comparison; a plurality of bar data groups, each representing a value specified in one or more of the plurality of offers for the offer variable associated with the offer variable comparison and corresponding with the offer price data group according to an offer price specified in one or more of the plurality of offers, wherein a size of the bar data group, with respect to the offer variable data group represents the value specified in one or more of the plurality of offers for the offer variable associated with the offer variable comparison, each bar data group associated with a quantity indicator that indicates a quantity of items specified in one or more of the plurality of offers wherein at least one bar data group of the plurality of bar data groups corresponds with at least one bar data group in one or more other offer variable comparisons; and a marker in the offer price data group, wherein the marker determines a particular offer price and is linked with other markers within the other offer variable comparisons; access a user request to identify a particular offer price, and in response automatically move the other markers within the offer variable comparisons to mark the particular offer price within the offer window variables; generate one or more orders based on the received plurality of offers; and communicate the generated order to a server coupled with the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system, a plurality of offers representing values for a plurality of offer variables; and generating, by the computer system, a plurality of offer variable comparisons, each associated with one of the plurality of offer variables, each one of the plurality of offer variable comparisons comprising; an offer price data group representing a range of offer prices; an offer variable data group representing an offer variable range of values associated with the offer variable comparison; a plurality of bar data groups, each representing a value specified in one or more of the plurality of offers for the offer variable associated with the offer variable comparison and corresponding with an offer price data group specified in one or more of the plurality of offers, wherein a size of the bar data group, with respect to the offer variable, represents the value specified in one or more of the plurality of offers for the offer variable associated with the offer variable comparison, each bar data group associated with a quantity indicator that indicates a quantity of items specified in one or more of the plurality of offers wherein at least one bar data group of the plurality of bar data groups corresponds with at least one bar data group in one or more other offer variable comparisons; and a marker in the offer price data group, wherein the marker determines a particular offer price and is linked with other markers within the other offer variable comparisons; accessing, by the computer system, a user request to identify a particular offer price, and in response, automatically move the other markers within the offer variable comparisons to mark the particular offer price within the offer window variables; generating, by the computer system, one or more orders based on the received plurality of offers; and communicating, by the computer system, the generated order to a server. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable media embodied with software that when executed using one or more computer systems is configured to:
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receive a plurality of offers representing values for a plurality of offer variables; and generate a plurality of offer variable comparisons, each associated with one of the plurality of offer variables, each one of the plurality of offer variable comparisons comprising; an offer price data group representing a range of offer prices; an offer variable data group representing an offer variable range of values associated with the offer variable comparison; a plurality of bar data groups, each representing a value specified in one or more of the plurality of offers for the offer variable associated with the offer variable comparison and corresponding with an offer price data group specified in one or more of the plurality of offers, wherein a size of the bar data group, with respect to the offer variable, represents the value specified in one or more of the plurality of offers for the offer variable associated with the offer variable comparison, each bar data group associated with a quantity indicator that indicates a quantity of items specified in one or more of the plurality of offers wherein at least one bar data group of the plurality of bar data groups corresponds with at least one bar data group in one or more other offer variable comparisons; and a marker of the offer price data group, wherein the marker determines a particular offer price and is linked with other markers within the other offer variable comparisons; access a user request to identify a particular offer price, and in response, automatically move the other markers within the offer variable comparisons to mark the particular offer price within the offer window variables; generate one or more orders based on the received plurality of offers; and communicate the generated order to a server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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