Patent ID: 8117074

Claim:
A method for scaling offers for elemental biddable resources (EBRs), comprising: determining, using a computer device, a value of using a first EBR based on a first level of service and a value of using a second EBR based on a second level of service, the first EBR and the second EBR being information technology components for distribution by a provider and sharing at least one primary functional characteristic desired by a potential buyer; determining, using the computer device, a first chip conversion factor (CCF) for the first EBR and a second CCF for the second EBR based on the value of using the first EBR as compared to the value of using the second EBR; determining a first scaled offer for the first EBR by applying the first CCF to an offer for an EBR having the at least one primary functional characteristic desired by the potential buyer; and determining a second scaled offer for the second EBR by applying the second CCF to the offer for an EBR having the at least one primary functional characteristic desired by the potential buyer.