Methods and systems for operating a marketplace for software products
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsSujit Gujar, Tridib Mukherjee, Koustuv Dasgupta
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Abstract
Methods and systems for operating a marketplace. A first price for one or more financial options associated with one or more software products is determined based on a pre-determined set of factors. The one or more financial options include at least an option of buying to lease the one or more software products. The first price for the one or more financial options associated with the one or more software products is modified based on the one or more financial options opted by one or more users.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- in a marketplace server for software products:
- determining, by one or more processors, a first price for one or more financial options associated with one or more software products based on a pre-determined set of factors, wherein the one or more financial options comprise at least an option of buying to lease the one or more software products;
- and
- modifying, by the one or more processors, the first price for the one or more financial options associated with the one or more software products based on the one or more financial options opted by one or more users.
A marketplace server for software products comprising:
- one or more processors operable to:
- determine a first price for one or more financial options associated with one or more software products based on a pre-determined set of factors, wherein the one or more financial options comprise at least an option of buying to lease the one or more software products;
- and
- modify the first price for the one or more financial options associated with the one or more software products based on the one or more financial options opted by one or more users.
A computer program product for use with a computer, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium stores a computer program code for operating a marketplace for software products, the computer program code is executable by one or more processors to:
- determine a first price for one or more financial options associated with one or more software products based on a pre-determined set of factors, wherein the one or more financial options comprise at least an option of buying to lease the one or more software products;
- and
- modify the first price for the one or more financial options associated with the one or more software products based on the one or more financial options opted by one or more users.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.