System and method for predictive product requirements analysis

A method for predictive product requirements analysis and predicting future requirements, the method comprising:

• analyzing trends in changes of consumer preferences over time;
• mapping sets of consumer preferences into long-term product requirements;
• calculating confidence factors for the predicted product requirements;
• and
• reporting the predicted product requirements.

A computer program product in a computer readable media for use in a data processing system for capturing consumer product preferences over a period of time and predicting future requirements, the computer program product comprising:

• first instructions for collecting individual consumer product preference inputs from a plurality of consumers via a user-interface tool;
• second instructions for storing the inputs in a storage unit;
• and
• third instructions for reducing the consumer product preference inputs retrieved from the storage unit into representative clusters to facilitate predicting product requirements.

A computer program product in a computer readable media for use in a data processing system for predictive product requirements analysis and predicting future requirements, the computer program product comprising:

• first instructions for analyzing trends in changes of consumer preferences over time;
• second instructions for mapping sets of consumer preferences into long-term product requirements;
• third instructions for calculating confidence factors for the predicted product requirements;
• and
• fourth instructions for reporting the predicted product requirements.

A system for capturing consumer product preferences over a period of time and predicting future requirements, the system comprising:

• first means for collecting individual consumer product preference inputs from a plurality of consumers via a user-interface tool;
• second means for storing the inputs in a storage unit;
• and
• third means for reducing the consumer product preference inputs retrieved from the storage unit into representative clusters to facilitate predicting product requirements.

A system for predictive product requirements analysis and predicting future requirements, the system comprising:

• first means for analyzing trends in changes of consumer preferences over time;
• second means for mapping sets of consumer preferences into long-term product requirements;
• third means for calculating confidence factors for the predicted product requirements;
• and
• fourth means for reporting the predicted product requirements.