Patent ID: 8370191
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of generating a quantitative indicator of sales for a market segment for a predetermined time period, the market segment representing a plurality of members with one or more products, the method comprising: receiving sales data from the plurality of members of the market segment, the sales data including a number of units of a product sold over the predetermined time period; calculating, at least using a processor, a quantitative indicator for each member of the plurality of members of the market segment, the quantitative indicator for each member of the plurality of members of the market segment being a ratio of the number of units of the product sold by a respective member of the plurality of members of the market segment in the predetermined time period to the number of units of the product sold by the respective member in a baseline period multiplied by a baseline benchmark, the baseline benchmark being a quantitative indicator for the respective member in the baseline period, wherein the baseline period is a period prior to the predetermined period; calculating, at least using a processor, the quantitative indicator of sales for the market segment by creating a composite of the quantitative indicator for each member of the plurality of members representing the market segment, the calculation of the quantitative indicator of sales for the market segment including: