Apparatus and method for configuring web pages to maximize profits using sales, inventory, and cost data
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for generating advertising information offering a plurality of products for sale, comprising a plurality of locations for individual advertisements and including at least one special location for prominently advertising a special product, wherein said method comprises:
- providing a first data structure including an entry for each product within said plurality of products, wherein said first data structure includes a field identifying each said product and a field including data relating to profit from sales of each said product;
generating a score for each product within said plurality of products from said data relating to profit from sales;
comparing said score for each product within said plurality of products to determine at least one product with promising profit from sales; and
writing at least one code identifying said at least one product with promising profit from sales to a selection data structure.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method determines which products are to be advertised as specials on web pages or in another form of advertisement, based on comparing scores generated for each product within a number of products offered for sale to predict the profit potential of the product. Preferably, the score is generated by multiplying a profit factor, indicating a profit for each sale, by a sales factor, determining the likelihood of selling the product, and by an inventory factor, which is included to prevent the advertisement of a product for which an inadequate inventory is held as a special. Preferably, web pages are automatically generated at a predetermined time with products having the best scores being advertised as specials.
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating advertising information offering a plurality of products for sale, comprising a plurality of locations for individual advertisements and including at least one special location for prominently advertising a special product, wherein said method comprises:
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providing a first data structure including an entry for each product within said plurality of products, wherein said first data structure includes a field identifying each said product and a field including data relating to profit from sales of each said product;
generating a score for each product within said plurality of products from said data relating to profit from sales;
comparing said score for each product within said plurality of products to determine at least one product with promising profit from sales; and
writing at least one code identifying said at least one product with promising profit from sales to a selection data structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for generating advertising information offering a first plurality of products for sale, comprising a first plurality of locations for individual advertisements and including a second plurality of special locations for prominently advertising special products, wherein said method comprises:
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providing a first data structure including an entry for each product within said first plurality of products, wherein said first data structure includes a field identifying each said product and a field including data relating to profit from sales of each said product;
generating a score for each product within said first plurality of products from said data relating to profit from sales;
comparing said score for each product to determine a second plurality of products with promising profit from sales, wherein a number of products in said second plurality of products is equal to a number of special locations in said second plurality of special locations; and
writing a code identifying each product within said second plurality of products to an identification data field within a selection data structure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for communicating web pages having advertising information offering a plurality of products for sale, comprising a plurality of locations for individual advertisements and including at least one special location for prominently advertising a special product, wherein said system comprises:
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a server having an interface for communicating over a switched telephone network;
first data storage including a first data structure and a selection data structure, wherein said first data structure stores an entry for each product within a plurality of products, a field storing data identifying each said product, and a field storing data relating to profit from sales of each said product; and
first processor means programmed to read said data identifying each said product and said data relating to profit from sales of each said product, to generate a score for each said product from said data relating to profit from sales of said product, to compare said scores for each said product to determine at least one product with promising profit from sales, and to write at least one code identifying said at least one product with promising profit from sales to said selection data structure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for communicating web pages having advertising information offering a first plurality of products for sale, comprising a first plurality of locations in for individual advertisements and including a second plurality of special locations for prominently advertising special products, wherein said system comprises:
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a server having an interface for communicating over a switched telephone network;
first data storage including a first data structure and a selection data structure, wherein said first data structure stores an entry for each product within said first plurality of products, a field storing data identifying each said product, and a field storing data relating to profit from sales of each said product; and
first processor means programmed to read said data identifying each said product and said data relating to profit from sales of each said product, to generate a score for each said product from said data relating to profit from sales of said product, to compare said scores for each said product to determine a second plurality of products with promising profits from sales, wherein a number of products in said second plurality of products is equal to a number of special locations in said second plurality of special locations, and to write a code identifying each product within said second plurality of products to said selection data structure. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer readable medium having computer readable code stored thereon for causing a system including at least one computer to perform a method for generating advertising information offering a first plurality of products for sale, comprising a first plurality of locations for individual advertisements and including a second plurality of special locations for prominently advertising special products, wherein said method comprises:
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providing a first data structure including an entry for each product within said first plurality of products, wherein said first data structure includes a field identifying each said product and a field including data relating to profit from sales of each said product;
generating a score for each product within said first plurality of products from said data relating to profit from sales;
comparing said score for each product to determine a second plurality of products with promising profit from sales, wherein a number of products in said second plurality of products is equal to a number of special locations in said second plurality of special locations; and
writing a code identifying each product within said second plurality of products to an identification data field within a selection data structure. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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