Patent ID: 6801908
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A forecast presentation system suitable for enabling a user to selectively view multi-dimensional demand forecast data of products for multiple sales periods, the products being aggregated in product categories, the demand forecast data being available for product categories, the products being defined using one or more dimensions, each dimension having a finite number of dimension values, the forecast presentation system comprising:representation means for representing the multi-dimensional demand forecast data; a graphical user interface for displaying the demand forecast data in two dimensions; identification means for identifying a specific selection of one or more products selected by the user using the graphical user interface; and extraction means for obtaining the demand forecast data from the representation means using the identified one or more products; and interaction means for enabling the user to interact with the graphical user interface in which the user views demand forecast data of one or more products on the graphical user interface by selecting the products using the interaction means, the demand forecast data being identified and processed from the demand forecast data of product categories stored in the representation means.