DATABASE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC QUOTE GUIDANCE
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a server from a client device coupled to the server over a network, one or more values for one or more attributes of a quote;
obtaining, by the server from a database, a pricing model for the quote, the pricing model being determined based on a relationship between historical values for the one or more attributes and pricing information associated with a plurality of quotes maintained in the database;
determining, by the server, expected pricing information for the quote based on the one or more values for the one or more attributes using the pricing model; and
providing, by the server, a graphical indication of the expected pricing information on the client device.
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Abstract
Computing systems, database systems, and related methods are provided for guiding a user defining a quote for a product. One method involves a server obtaining one or more values for one or more attributes of a quote from a client device coupled to the server over a network, obtaining an expected pricing model for the quote from a database, determining expected pricing information for the quote based on the one or more values for the one or more attributes using the model, and providing a graphical indication of the expected pricing information on the client device. The expected pricing model is determined based on historical relationships between quote attributes and price for previously-closed quotes.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by a server from a client device coupled to the server over a network, one or more values for one or more attributes of a quote; obtaining, by the server from a database, a pricing model for the quote, the pricing model being determined based on a relationship between historical values for the one or more attributes and pricing information associated with a plurality of quotes maintained in the database; determining, by the server, expected pricing information for the quote based on the one or more values for the one or more attributes using the pricing model; and providing, by the server, a graphical indication of the expected pricing information on the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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determining, by a server, an expected pricing model for a product based on a relationship between historical values for one or more attributes of one or more closed quotes associated with the product and historical discount percentages associated with the one or more closed quotes, the historical values and historical discount percentages associated with the one or more closed quotes being maintained in a database coupled to the server; providing, by the server to a client device coupled to the server over a network, a quote graphical user interface (GUI) display; receiving, by the server, one or more values for one or more attributes of a quote for the product from the quote GUI display; calculating, by the server, an expected discount percentage for the quote based on the one or more values using the expected pricing model; and providing, by the server, a graphical indication of the expected discount percentage on the quote GUI display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A database system comprising a server coupled to a database and communicatively coupled to a client device over a network to present thereon a graphical user interface (GUI) display comprising a first graphical representation of an expected discount percentage associated with a quote for a product defined using the GUI display and a second graphical representation of an assessment associated with the quote, wherein:
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the server calculates the expected discount percentage based at least in part on one or more values for one or more attributes of the quote provided by a user via the GUI display using an expected pricing model obtained from the database; the expected pricing model is determined based on a relationship between historical values for the one or more attributes of a plurality of closed quotes for the product that are maintained in the database and pricing information associated with the plurality of closed quotes maintained in the database; and the server determines the assessment based at least in part on a relationship between the expected discount percentage and an input discount percentage provided by the user via the GUI display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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