Method and device for query processing and determining a future numerical value of a selected product

A method for processing a query received from a client device in a server device connected to the client device, the method comprising:

• determining a set of candidate products meeting at least some of the parameters of said query, each candidate product being associated with a current numerical value defined by the current value of the candidate product at the query date;
• transmitting to the client device at least a proportion of the candidate products and the respective current numerical value thereof;
• selecting one of the candidate products transmitted to the client device;
• determining at least one future numerical value of the selected candidate product which is equal to an estimate of the current numerical value of the candidate product at a date subsequent to the query date;
• and
• transmitting to the client device said at least one future numerical value.

A computer program product for processing a query received from a client device in a server device connected to the client device, the computer program product comprising:

• a durable, computer-readable data storage medium;
• and
• program code saved on the durable, computer-readable storage medium which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors of the server device to execute a method comprising:
• determining a set of candidate products meeting at least some of the parameters of said query, each candidate product being associated with a current numerical value defined by the current value of the candidate product at the query date;
• transmitting to the client device at least a proportion of the candidate products and the respective current numerical value thereof;
• selecting one of the candidate products transmitted to the client device;
• determining at least one future numerical value of the selected candidate product which is equal to an estimate of the current numerical value of the candidate product at a date subsequent to the query date;
• and
• transmitting to the client device said at least one future numerical value.