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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2002
Kemal Guler, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tongw Ei Liu, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Hsiu-khuem Tang, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kemal Guler, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tongw ei Liu, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Hsiu-Khuem Tang, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method for determining a demand function for an item. For example, the method includes determining a first estimate of the demand function for the item by utilizing a first auction having a first set of auction parameters. Additionally, the method includes determining a second estimate of the demand function for the item by utilizing a second auction using auction data from the first auction. The second auction has a second set of auction parameters based on the first estimate of the demand function.