Systems, methods, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items
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1. A computer-based recommendation system for generating recommendations of unique items, the recommendation system comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage devices configured to store;
a plurality of computer executable instructions; and
an items information database comprising data relating to a plurality of unique items; and
one or more hardware computer processors in communication with the one or more computer readable storage devices and configured to execute the plurality of computer executable instructions in order to cause the computer system to;
render an electronic user interface for users to interact with listings of unique items;
receive, via the electronic user interface, user data, the user data comprising at least user inputs comprising user-expressed preferences associated with the plurality of unique items;
calculate a status score for each unique item in the plurality of unique items, the status score at least partially based on an estimated preference impact of at least one status attribute associated with that unique item;
calculate a customization score for each unique item in the plurality of unique items, the customization score at least partially based on an estimated preference impact of at least one customization attribute associated with that unique item;
generate a dissimilarity penalty for each unique item in the plurality of unique items by combining at least the status score and the customization score for that unique item, the dissimilarity penalty at least partially based on a magnitude of dissimilarity between the user-expressed preferences and the unique item;
generate a recommendation of unique items by ranking at least a portion of the plurality of the unique items based at least partially on the calculated dissimilarity penalties; and
render a visual representation of the recommendation of unique items via the electronic user interface.
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Abstract
The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
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1. A computer-based recommendation system for generating recommendations of unique items, the recommendation system comprising:
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one or more computer readable storage devices configured to store; a plurality of computer executable instructions; and an items information database comprising data relating to a plurality of unique items; and one or more hardware computer processors in communication with the one or more computer readable storage devices and configured to execute the plurality of computer executable instructions in order to cause the computer system to; render an electronic user interface for users to interact with listings of unique items; receive, via the electronic user interface, user data, the user data comprising at least user inputs comprising user-expressed preferences associated with the plurality of unique items; calculate a status score for each unique item in the plurality of unique items, the status score at least partially based on an estimated preference impact of at least one status attribute associated with that unique item; calculate a customization score for each unique item in the plurality of unique items, the customization score at least partially based on an estimated preference impact of at least one customization attribute associated with that unique item; generate a dissimilarity penalty for each unique item in the plurality of unique items by combining at least the status score and the customization score for that unique item, the dissimilarity penalty at least partially based on a magnitude of dissimilarity between the user-expressed preferences and the unique item; generate a recommendation of unique items by ranking at least a portion of the plurality of the unique items based at least partially on the calculated dissimilarity penalties; and render a visual representation of the recommendation of unique items via the electronic user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for generating recommendations of unique items, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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rendering an electronic user interface for users to interact with listings of unique items; receiving, via the electronic user interface, user data, the user data comprising at least user inputs comprising user-expressed preferences associated with a plurality of unique items; calculating, by a computer system, a status score for each unique item in the plurality of unique items, the status score at least partially based on an estimated preference impact of at least one status attribute associated with that unique item; calculating, by the computer system, a customization score for each unique item in the plurality of unique items, the customization score at least partially based on an estimated preference impact of at least one customization attribute associated with that unique item; generating, by the computer system, a dissimilarity penalty for each unique item in the plurality of unique items by combining at least the status score and the customization score for that unique item, the dissimilarity penalty at least partially based on a magnitude of dissimilarity between the user-expressed preferences and the unique item; generating, by the computer system, a recommendation of unique items by ranking at least a portion of the plurality of the unique items based at least partially on the calculated dissimilarity penalties; and rendering a visual representation of the recommendation of unique items via the electronic user interface, wherein the computer system comprises a computer processor and electronic memory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for causing a suitably programmed computer system to process by one or more processors computer-program code by performing a method for generating recommendations of unique items when the computer program is executed on the suitably programmed computer system, the method comprising:
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rendering an electronic user interface for users to interact with listings of unique items; receiving, via the electronic user interface, user data, the user data comprising at least user inputs comprising user-expressed preferences associated with a plurality of unique items; calculating, by a computer system, a status score for each unique item in the plurality of unique items, the status score at least partially based on an estimated preference impact of at least one status attribute associated with that unique item; calculating, by the computer system, a customization score for each unique item in the plurality of unique items, the customization score at least partially based on an estimated preference impact of at least one customization attribute associated with that unique item; generating, by the computer system, a dissimilarity penalty for each unique item in the plurality of unique items by combining at least the status score and the customization score for that unique item, the dissimilarity penalty at least partially based on a magnitude of dissimilarity between the user-expressed preferences and the unique item; generating, by the computer system, a recommendation of unique items by ranking at least a portion of the plurality of the unique items based at least partially on the calculated dissimilarity penalties; and rendering a visual representation of the recommendation of unique items via the electronic user interface, wherein the computer system comprises a computer processor and electronic memory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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