Patent ID: 8204775
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of modeling a monetary measure of a good, the method being performed by execution of computer-readable program code by at least one processor of at least one computer system, the method comprising: selecting, using at least one of the processors, at least one qualitative measure of maturity for at least one technology associated with the good, wherein each qualitative measure of maturity is associated with a distribution such that each technology is associated with the distribution of the respective qualitative measure of maturity; defining, using at least one of the processors, a monetary point associated with each technology; determining, using at least one of the processors, a monetary distribution for each technology based upon the respective monetary point and the respective distribution; selecting, using at least one of the processors, a plurality of monetary values including randomly selecting the plurality of monetary values for each technology based upon the respective monetary distribution; and generating, using at least one of the processors, a model of the monetary measure for the good based upon the selected monetary values for each technology.