System for ordering products and forecasting customer interest

A system for ordering a product and forecasting consumer interest, comprising:

• a computer;
• software executing on said computer for receiving a plurality of orders for various products among a plurality of products;
• software executing on said computer for receiving a plurality of modifications to the various products;
• software executing on said computer for tolling orders for each product of the plurality of products to determine a popularity of each product based on the tolled orders;
• software executing on said computer for tolling modifications for each product of the plurality of products to determine a popularity of each product based on the tolled modifications;
• software executing on said computer for storing a list of the plurality of products based on the frequency of orders of each product;
• software executing on said computer for storing a list of the plurality of products based on the frequency of modifications of each product;
• software executing on said computer for indicating whether a product is to be supplied based on the tolled orders and tolled modifications for the product;
• and
• software executing on said computer for transmitting the orders and modifications to a product supplier.

A method for ordering a product and forecasting consumer interest, comprising the steps of:

• providing a computer;
• listing a plurality of products for purchase;
• using said computer for determining when a user views a product of the plurality of products;
• using said computer for determining when a user orders a product of the plurality of products;
• using said computer for determining when a user orders a modification to a product of the plurality of products;
• tolling a number of views of each product using said computer;
• tolling a number of orders of each product using said computer;
• tolling a number of modifications of each product using said computer;
• identifying a first customer based on the tolled views;
• identifying a second customer based on the tolled orders;
• and
• indicating whether a product is to be supplied based on the tolled number of orders and modifications for the product.

A system for ordering a product, comprising:

• a computer;
• software executing on said computer for soliciting an order from a customer for an item that is not yet and may never be available for purchase;
• software executing on said computer for receiving the order;
• software executing on said computer for sending an order identifier to the customer, each order identifier including an indication of the ordered item;
• software executing on said computer for storing the order identifier;
• software executing on said computer for notifying the customer when the ordered item is available for purchase;
• software executing on said computer for prompting the customer to submit the order identifier;
• and
• software executing on said computer for matching the received order identifier with the stored order identifier for confirming the customer placed the reservation.