Patent ID: 7263496
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions implementing an industry-independent revenue management data model which is accessible by a revenue management software program being executed on a data processing system in a network and which comprises: a first data structure for storing a representation of one or more network demands, each of which forecasts a number of requests expected for an item or a combination of items in the network; a second data structure for storing a representation of one or more network resources, wherein each network resource has at least one attribute for measuring an ability to contribute to a satisfaction of the one or more network demands; a third data structure for storing a representation of one or more resource bundles, wherein each resource bundle represents a single resource or a group of resources residing in the second data structure and wherein the group of resources are combinable to form a product or service; and a fourth data structure for storing a representation of associations between the one or more resource bundles and the one or more network demands; wherein the first data structure is associated with the third data structure via the fourth data structure; wherein the computer-executable instructions are further executable to: