Providing visualization of market offers using patterns of geometric display elements
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented system for generating an order in an electronic marketplace, the system comprising:
- one or more databases coupled with a plurality of seller computer systems, the one or more databases storing transactional data;
a server system coupled with the one or more databases, the server system configured to;
receive from at least one of the plurality of seller computer systems one or more offers, and store the one or more offers as transactional data in the one or more databases, the one or more offers reflecting values specified for a plurality of seller offer variables;
a buyer computer system coupled with the server system, the buyer computer system configured to;
receive a buyer request, the buyer request comprising values for a plurality of buyer offer variables;
access the one or more offers stored as transactional data in the one or more databases;
generate a display comprising;
a buyer request display comprising one or more patterns representing the buyer request, the one or more patterns of the buyer request comprising a plurality of bars, each bar representing a particular buyer offer variable and comprising a set of one or more geometric display elements, the particular one of the plurality of buyer offer variables encoded by the buyer computer system according to a predefined encoding scheme, wherein each geometric display element in the set of geometric display elements has a color according to the value being represented; and
an offers display of the one or more offers, the offers display comprising a plurality of patterns, each pattern of the plurality of patterns representing a particular one of the one or more offers and comprising a plurality of bars, each bar representing a particular one of the plurality of seller offer variables and comprising a set of one or more geometric display elements, the particular one of the plurality of seller offer variables being encoded by the buyer computer system according to the predefined encoding scheme, wherein each geometric display element in the set of geometric display elements has a color according to the value being represented;
compare the one or more patterns of the buyer request display with the plurality of patterns of the offers display to determine a best fit match between at least one of the plurality of patterns representing the one or more offers and the one or more patterns representing the buyer request; and
generate an order based on the best fit match and communicate the order to the server system.
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Abstract
A method of providing visualization of market offers includes receiving offer data for multiple offers, the offer data reflecting values specified in the offers for multiple offer variables. The method further includes generating a display of the offer data. The display includes multiple patterns, each pattern representing a particular offer and including multiple bars. Each bar within the pattern represents a particular offer variable and includes a set of one or more geometric display elements that by virtue of their appearance collectively encode, according to a predefined encoding scheme, a value for the offer variable corresponding to the bar.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented system for generating an order in an electronic marketplace, the system comprising:
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one or more databases coupled with a plurality of seller computer systems, the one or more databases storing transactional data; a server system coupled with the one or more databases, the server system configured to; receive from at least one of the plurality of seller computer systems one or more offers, and store the one or more offers as transactional data in the one or more databases, the one or more offers reflecting values specified for a plurality of seller offer variables; a buyer computer system coupled with the server system, the buyer computer system configured to; receive a buyer request, the buyer request comprising values for a plurality of buyer offer variables; access the one or more offers stored as transactional data in the one or more databases; generate a display comprising; a buyer request display comprising one or more patterns representing the buyer request, the one or more patterns of the buyer request comprising a plurality of bars, each bar representing a particular buyer offer variable and comprising a set of one or more geometric display elements, the particular one of the plurality of buyer offer variables encoded by the buyer computer system according to a predefined encoding scheme, wherein each geometric display element in the set of geometric display elements has a color according to the value being represented; and an offers display of the one or more offers, the offers display comprising a plurality of patterns, each pattern of the plurality of patterns representing a particular one of the one or more offers and comprising a plurality of bars, each bar representing a particular one of the plurality of seller offer variables and comprising a set of one or more geometric display elements, the particular one of the plurality of seller offer variables being encoded by the buyer computer system according to the predefined encoding scheme, wherein each geometric display element in the set of geometric display elements has a color according to the value being represented; compare the one or more patterns of the buyer request display with the plurality of patterns of the offers display to determine a best fit match between at least one of the plurality of patterns representing the one or more offers and the one or more patterns representing the buyer request; and generate an order based on the best fit match and communicate the order to the server system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for generating an order in an electronic marketplace, comprising:
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receiving, by a server, from at least one of a plurality of seller computers, one or more offers, the one or more offers reflecting values specified for a plurality of seller offer variables; storing, by the server, the one or more offers as transactional data in one or more databases; receiving, by a buyer computer, a buyer request, the buyer request comprising values for a plurality of buyer offer variables; accessing, by the buyer computer, the one or more offers stored as transactional data in the one or more databases; generating, by the buyer computer, a display comprising; a buyer request display comprising one or more patterns representing the buyer request, the one or more patterns of the buyer request comprising a plurality of bars, each bar representing a particular buyer offer variable and comprising a set of one or more geometric display elements, the particular one of the plurality of buyer offer variables being encoded by the buyer computer system according to a predefined encoding scheme, wherein each geometric display element in the set of geometric display elements has a color according to the value being represented; and an offers display of the one or more offers, the offers display comprising a plurality of patterns, each pattern of the plurality of patterns representing a particular one of the one or more offers and comprising a plurality of bars, each bar representing a particular one of the plurality of seller offer variables and comprising a set of one or more geometric display elements, the particular one of the plurality of seller offer variables being encoded by the buyer computer system according to the predefined encoding scheme, wherein each geometric display element in the set of geometric display elements has a color according to the value being represented; comparing, by the buyer computer, the one or more patterns of the buyer request display with the plurality of patterns of the offers display to determine a best fit match between at least one of the plurality of patterns representing the one or more offers and the one or more patterns representing the buyer request; and generating, by the buyer computer, an order based on the best fit match and communicating the order to the server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium that generates an order in an electronic marketplace, the computer readable medium having executable instructions which when executed cause a computer to perform the acts comprising:
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receiving, by a server, from at least one of a plurality of seller computers, one or more offers, the one or more offers reflecting values specified for a plurality of seller offer variables; storing, by the server, the one or more offers as transactional data in one or more databases; receiving, by a buyer computer, a buyer request, the buyer request comprising values for a plurality of buyer offer variables; accessing, by the buyer computer, the one or more offers stored as transactional data in the one or more databases; generating, by the buyer computer, a display comprising; a buyer request display comprising one or more patterns representing the buyer request, the one or more patterns of the buyer request comprising a plurality of bars, each bar representing a particular buyer offer variable and comprising a set of one or more geometric display elements, the particular one of the plurality of buyer offer variables being encoded by the buyer computer system according to a predefined encoding scheme, wherein each geometric display element in the set of geometric display elements has a color according to the value being represented; and an offers display of the one or more offers, the offers display comprising a plurality of patterns, each pattern of the plurality of patterns representing a particular one of the one or more offers and comprising a plurality of bars, each bar representing a particular one of the plurality of seller offer variables and comprising a set of one or more geometric display elements, the particular one of the plurality of seller offer variables being encoded by the buyer computer system according to the predefined encoding scheme, wherein each geometric display element in the set of geometric display elements has a color according to the value being represented; comparing, by the computer, the one or more patterns of the buyer request display with the plurality of patterns of the offers display to determine a best fit match between at least one of the plurality of patterns representing the one or more offers and the one or more patterns representing the buyer request; and generating, by the computer, an order based on the best fit match and communicating the order to the server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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