APTITUDE, LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150019361 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL AGGREGATION GROUP - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing virtual aggregation groups using a market platform. An example method may include establishing, using a market platform, a virtual aggregation group comprising at least two members. The method may also include generating a committed pricing agreement between the virtual aggregation group and at least one supplier. The committed pricing agreement may include compliance terms that determine at least one price parameter for a product purchase by the at least two members of the virtual aggregation group from the supplier based on a market commitment of the virtual aggregation group. The method may further include monitoring spending of the members of the virtual aggregation group, determining, using the monitored spending, whether the virtual aggregation group has met the market commitment, and notifying the supplier or the members of the virtual aggregation group of whether the virtual aggregation group has met the market commitment. | 01-15-2015 |
20140316940 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING PARTICIPANT RATINGS - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for evaluating participants in a market platform based on the performance of the participants in transactions using the market platform. These evaluations may result in ratings being assigned to the participants, where the rating provides an assessment of the desirability of contracting with the particular party. For example, a rating may provide an estimate of the likelihood that a buyer will comply with the commitment level of their committed pricing agreement, or a rating may provide an estimate of how likely a supplier is to deliver ordered goods in a timely manner and at an agreed-upon price. Implementations may further allow for configuration of a rating engine to provide a unique rating designed for a particular contracting party. | 10-23-2014 |
20130246237 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PURCHASE PLANNING - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing a market platform. The market platform may operate to inform buyers and suppliers, to allow buyers and suppliers to select products and contracting parameters to meet their needs, to allow buyers and suppliers to commit to supply agreements, and to enforce those supply agreements. These examples may provide such an integrated system by receiving buyer spend data, receiving contract offers from one or more suppliers based on the spend data, allowing the buyer to select one or more of the contract offers, and monitoring spend data to ensure compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may include dynamic pricing models, altering the price of the purchased products based on compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may also allow for various contracting models for managing the pricing of products based on the contractual terms agreed to by the buyer and supplier. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246221 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTRACT COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for monitoring and/or enforcing compliance with contract provisions. A market platform may operate to inform buyers and suppliers, to allow buyers and suppliers to select products and contracting parameters to meet their needs, to allow buyers and suppliers to commit to supply agreements, and to enforce those supply agreements. These examples may provide such an integrated system by receiving buyer spend data, receiving contract offers from one or more suppliers based on the spend data, allowing the buyer to select one or more of the contract offers, and monitoring spend data to ensure compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may include dynamic price models, altering the price of the purchased products based on compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may include provisions for monitoring achievement from buyer spend data, and monitoring and enforcing contract terms based on that achievement. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246217 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING CONTRACT ANALYTICS - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing a market platform. The market platform may operate to inform buyers and suppliers, to allow buyers and suppliers to select products and contracting parameters to meet their needs, to allow buyers and suppliers to commit to supply agreements, and to enforce those supply agreements. The market platform may be further configured to capture data related to transactions performed by buyers and suppliers that use the market platform system to perform said transactions. This data may be utilized to generate a set of analytics to assist both buyers and suppliers with making informed decisions about their transactions. The market platform may identify correlations between buyer characteristics and product selections, to assist the buyer with selecting products that are generally appropriate for their particular characteristics and/or needs. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246127 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A PRICING UTILITY - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing a market platform. The market platform may operate to inform buyers and suppliers, to allow buyers and suppliers to select products and contracting parameters to meet their needs, to allow buyers and suppliers to commit to supply agreements, and to enforce those supply agreements. The system may include a pricing utility for establishing one or more pricing models from a set of contract parameters. The pricing models may be used in conjunction with a set of product price information to generate pricing responses to requests for pricing created by buyers. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246118 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A MARKET PLATFORM - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing a market platform. The market platform may operate to inform buyers and suppliers, to allow buyers and suppliers to select products and contracting parameters to meet their needs, to allow buyers and suppliers to commit to supply agreements, and to enforce those supply agreements. These examples may provide such an integrated system by receiving buyer spend data, receiving contract offers from one or more suppliers based on the spend data, allowing the buyer to select one or more of the contract offers, and monitoring spend data to ensure compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may include dynamic pricing models, altering the price of the purchased products based on compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may also allow for various contracting models for managing the pricing of products based on the contractual terms agreed to by the buyer and supplier. | 09-19-2013 |