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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Wenyan HU, Shanghai, CN;
Qiang Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Xiaoyuan Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Alvaro Bolivar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wenyan Hu, Shanghai, CN;
Qiang Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Xiaoyuan Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Alvaro Bolivar, San Francisco, CA (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A computerized method and a system for providing geographic demand distribution and forecast are provided. Example embodiments may include receiving a criterion to identify an item and searching a database for data associated with a geographic distribution of demand for the item identified by the criterion. The computerized method may also include presenting the geographic distribution of the demand for the item on a map. The map may display multiple geographic areas; each one of the multiple geographic areas may be displayed with a first and a second attribute. The first and the second attributes may be associated with the demand.