Positioning E-commerce product related to graphical imputed consumer demand
First Claim
1. A method of e-commerce, the method comprising:
- capturing in a database product preference criteria for a consumer by a website server associated with a website of product listings, the product preference criteria including price information;
prompting by the website server for a contact address for the consumer to associate with the captured product preference criteria so that the consumer expressly confirms an interest in receiving an electronic alert regarding new product listings that satisfy the product preference criteria;
determining a number of electronic alerts that will be generated for a potential product listing as a function of price responsive to an aggregate of captured product preference criteria for a plurality of consumers;
displaying on a display device associated with a computer of a seller a multi-dimensional graph of the number of alerts for a potential product listing so that the seller can gauge market demand prior to listing a product for sale and so that the seller can more intelligently price the product;
receiving a new product listing from a seller by the website server; and
sending an electronic alert from the website server to the contact address associated with the captured product preference criteria of the consumer responsive to a new product listing that satisfies the criteria.
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Abstract
Example embodiments provide program products, systems, and associated methods of presenting a seller with a graphical representation of demand for a potential product listing so that the seller can intelligently price and position the product. A website server associated with a website of product listings captures in a database product preference criteria for a consumer, including, for example, price information. The website server aggregates the captured product preference criteria for a plurality of consumers and determines an imputed consumer demand for a potential product listing. The website server displays on a display device associated with a computer of a seller a multi-dimensional graph of demand for the potential product listing so that the seller can gauge market demand prior to listing a product for sale. Embodiments further include two-dimensional graphs plotting demand versus price, contour lines for the demand imposed on pricing graphs, and color-coded demand heat maps.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of e-commerce, the method comprising:
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capturing in a database product preference criteria for a consumer by a website server associated with a website of product listings, the product preference criteria including price information; prompting by the website server for a contact address for the consumer to associate with the captured product preference criteria so that the consumer expressly confirms an interest in receiving an electronic alert regarding new product listings that satisfy the product preference criteria; determining a number of electronic alerts that will be generated for a potential product listing as a function of price responsive to an aggregate of captured product preference criteria for a plurality of consumers; displaying on a display device associated with a computer of a seller a multi-dimensional graph of the number of alerts for a potential product listing so that the seller can gauge market demand prior to listing a product for sale and so that the seller can more intelligently price the product; receiving a new product listing from a seller by the website server; and sending an electronic alert from the website server to the contact address associated with the captured product preference criteria of the consumer responsive to a new product listing that satisfies the criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 21, 22)
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6. A method of e-commerce, the method comprising:
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capturing in a database product preference criteria for a consumer by a website server associated with a website of product listings; determining a demand for a potential product listing as a function of a characteristic of the product listing responsive to an aggregate of captured product preference criteria for a plurality of consumers; and displaying on a display device associated with a computer of a seller a multi-dimensional graph of the demand for the potential product listing so that the seller can gauge market demand prior to listing a product for sale. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, stored on a tangible computer readable memory media, operable on a computer, the computer program product comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the operations of:
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capturing in a database product preference criteria for a consumer by a website server associated with a website of product listings, the product preference criteria including price information; prompting by the website server for a contact address for the consumer to associate with the captured product preference criteria so that the consumer expressly confirms an interest in receiving an electronic alert regarding new product listings that satisfy the product preference criteria; determining a number of electronic alerts that will be generated for a potential product listing as a function of price responsive to an aggregate of captured product preference criteria for a plurality of consumers; displaying on a display device associated with a computer of a seller a multi-dimensional graph of the number of alerts for a potential product listing so that the seller can gauge market demand prior to listing a product for sale and so that the seller can more intelligently price the product; receiving a new product listing from a seller by the website server; and sending an electronic alert from the website server to the contact address associated with the captured product preference criteria of the consumer responsive to a new product listing that satisfies the criteria. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product, stored on a tangible computer readable memory media, operable on a computer, the computer program product comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform the operations of:
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capturing in a database product preference criteria for a consumer by a website server associated with a website of product listings, determining a demand for a potential product listing as a function of a characteristic of the product listing responsive to an aggregate of captured product preference criteria for a plurality of consumers; and displaying on a display device associated with a computer of a seller a multi-dimensional graph of the demand for the potential product listing so that the seller can gauge market demand prior to listing a product for sale. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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