Patent ID: 7454367
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for dynamically pricing a sellable object, comprising: providing a first user interface to allow a user to define the sellable object, wherein the sellable object comprises a product selected by the user from a list of products; providing a second user interface to allow the user to selectively add an extended attribute to the selected product; determining a static price for the sellable object as a function of a base price for the selected product and a base price for the selected, extended attribute; determining pricing factors, wherein the pricing factors include a plurality of matrix-based pricing factors that are stored as a plurality of rows in at least one table, that are applicable to the sellable object based on the selected, extended attribute; generating a dynamic price by adjusting the static price for the sellable object based on the pricing factors determined to be applicable to the sellable object; identifying a search criteria based on attributes of the sellable object; generating a query identifying the at least one table to search using the search criteria; and executing the query against a database in which the at least one table is stored.