METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PRICING IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
    2.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PRICING IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 审中-公开
    电子商务自动定价方法与装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110320248A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-29

    申请号:US13171352

    申请日:2011-06-28

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: An automatic pricing method and apparatus for use in electronic commerce environments is described. Automatic pricing uses live price testing to estimate and measure demand for specific products—taking into account where appropriate, a vendor selected segmentation scheme. The results of live price testing are compared using a vendor selected goal function, e.g. profit maximization, to select a new price. A goal function that balances short term gains versus long term gains based on customer lifetime value is described. The live price testing approach used is designed to minimize losses due to price testing through statistical methods. Additionally, methods for distributing price testing across time so as to avoid problems caused by too many ongoing tests as well as side effects from testing are described. The selected price is a win for both purchasers and vendors as the automatic price will approximate the efficiency of a reverse auction without the inconvenience of the auction format while being goal maximizing for the vendor. For example, a vendor that normally sets prices of items for sale to customers can use embodiments of the invention to great effect.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于电子商务环境的自动定价方法和装置。 自动定价使用实时价格测试来估计和测量特定产品的需求 - 在适当的情况下考虑供应商选择的分割方案。 使用供应商选择的目标函数比较实时价格测试的结果,例如。 利润最大化,选择新的价格。 描述了基于客户寿命价值平衡短期收益与长期收益的目标函数。 使用的实时价格测试方法旨在通过统计方法将由于价格测试造成的损失降至最低。 另外,描述了跨越时间分发价格测试的方法,以避免由于太多的正在进行的测试引起的问题以及来自测试的副作用。 所选择的价格是买家和供应商的胜利,因为自动价格将接近反向拍卖的效率,而不会造成拍卖格式的不便,同时为供应商提供最大化的目标。 例如,通常将要出售的物品的价格设置给顾客的供应商可以使用本发明的实施例非常有效。

    Method and apparatus for automatic pricing in electronic commerce
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for automatic pricing in electronic commerce 有权
    电子商务自动定价方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07970713B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-28

    申请号:US09568001

    申请日:2000-05-10

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: An automatic pricing method and apparatus for use in electronic commerce environments is described. Automatic pricing uses live price testing to estimate and measure demand for specific products—taking into account where appropriate, a vendor selected segmentation scheme. The results of live price testing are compared using a vendor selected goal function, e.g. profit maximization, to select a new price. A goal function that balances short term gains versus long term gains based on customer lifetime value is described. The live price testing approach used is designed to minimize losses due to price testing through statistical methods. Additionally, methods for distributing price testing across time so as to avoid problems caused by too many ongoing tests as well as side effects from testing are described. The selected price is a win for both purchasers and vendors as the automatic price will approximate the efficiency of a reverse auction without the inconvenience of the auction format while being goal maximizing for the vendor. For example, a vendor that normally sets prices of items for sale to customers can use embodiments of the invention to great effect.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于电子商务环境的自动定价方法和装置。 自动定价使用实时价格测试来估计和测量特定产品的需求 - 在适当的情况下考虑供应商选择的分割方案。 使用供应商选择的目标函数比较实时价格测试的结果,例如。 利润最大化,选择新的价格。 描述了基于客户寿命价值平衡短期收益与长期收益的目标函数。 使用的实时价格测试方法旨在通过统计方法将由于价格测试造成的损失降至最低。 另外,描述了跨越时间分发价格测试的方法,以避免由于太多的正在进行的测试引起的问题以及来自测试的副作用。 所选择的价格是买家和供应商的胜利,因为自动价格将接近反向拍卖的效率,而不会造成拍卖格式的不便,同时为供应商提供最大化的目标。 例如,通常将要出售的物品的价格设置给顾客的供应商可以使用本发明的实施例非常有效。