Patent ID: 8065198
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of providing a user with time-sensitive information that is usable to determine when to purchase a given product, the method comprising: Retrieving historical product information from at least one computer-readable medium that describes the given product and that is usable to predict the time-sensitive information; based on the historical product information, generating, by one or more of a processor, the time-sensitive information, which includes one or more of: (1) a projected discontinuation time frame that describes a first predicted future date on which the given product will no longer be available to be purchased; and (2) a projected release time frame that describes a second predicted future date on which a new product that is usable to replace the given product will become available to be purchased; modifying a data structure in a datastore to include the time-sensitive information; and causing the time-sensitive information to be presented to the user in response to a request from the user to receive information that describes the given product.