Jennifer A Bukich

US Patent:

20160283955, Sep 29, 2016

Filed:

Mar 27, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/671273

Inventors:

- Schaumburg IL, US
John Charles Torres - San Diego CA, US
Wei Xie - Woodridge IL, US
Jennifer A. Bukich - San Diego CA, US
Peter Lipa - Tucson AZ, US
Song Lin - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus to estimate market opportunities for an object class are disclosed. An example method includes obtaining first measurements of a set of characteristics for a first area, the set of characteristics being associated with an item class; determining a first relationship between a first probability of a population in the first area to purchase the item class and the first measurements of the set of characteristics; obtaining second measurements of the set of characteristics for a second area; and estimating a second probability of a population of the second area purchasing the item class based on applying the first relationship to the second measurements.