Patent ID: 7467114

Claim:
A system for collecting commodity specifications and related customer information, comprising: a fundamental information presenting processor configured to present fundamental information concerning a commodity under development to an answerer by utilizing a bidirectional communication system that uses a computer, the fundamental information including a plurality of commodity specifications and a plurality of expected selling prices; an answer recording processor configured to receive and record an answer from the answerer by utilizing the bidirectional communication system that uses the computer, the answer including desired commodity specifications, purchase candidate prices and intent to purchase the commodity; and a commodity price calculating processor configured to calculate a first commodity price by multiplying the cumulative number of purchase candidates by their desired respective purchasing prices, to compare the calculated first commodity price to a manufacturing cost, and to transmit to each purchase candidate a message showing that the first commodity price is less than a required amount subsequent to the comparison indicating that an appropriate profit will not be generated, the message further requesting the purchase candidate to increase the desired purchasing price, wherein said answer recording processor is configured to receive and record a modified desired purchasing price from a purchase candidate having received the message, and wherein said commodity price calculating processor is configured to calculate a second commodity price based on said modified desired purchasing prices, to compare the second commodity price to the manufacturing cost, and to send to the purchase candidates an indication that the commodity will be commercialized and price information subsequent to the comparison indicating that the appropriate profit will be generated as a result of the modified desired purchasing prices.