System and method for defining a sales promotion

• US 20050197899A1
• Filed: 08/26/2004
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Walle, Andreas, Veit, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,478,632 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.49
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements

Abstract

A method of defining a sales promotion for a plurality of products includes determining a group of sales promotion sites to be included in the sales promotion from a plurality of sites using a computerized system, wherein the plurality of sites have been previously organized according to a predetermined grouping structure, and wherein the group of sales promotion sites is independent of the predetermined grouping structure. The method also includes determining a list of products associated with the group of sales promotion sites, and determining the products to be included in the sales promotion from the list of products associated with the group of sales promotion sites.

Claims

1. A method of defining a sales promotion for a plurality of items, the method comprising

determining a group of sales promotion sites to be included in the sales promotion from a plurality of sites using a computerized system, wherein the plurality of sites have been previously organized according to a predetermined site grouping structure, and wherein the group of sales promotion sites is independent of the predetermined site grouping structure;

determining a list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites; and

determining the items to be included in the sales promotion from the list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determinable based on a geographic location of each site.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determinable in response to user input.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determinable in response to user input received from a graphical user interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites is a hierarchical list of items, and wherein the hierarchical list is structured according to a hierarchical structure which includes a plurality of levels.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the items to be included in the sales promotion are determinable from the hierarchical list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites by selecting at least one level from the hierarchical list.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determinable based on the predetermined site grouping structure.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of items includes at least one of a service and a retail product.

9. A program product for defining a sales promotion for a plurality of items, said program product comprising machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, one or more machines to perform the following method steps:

determining a group of sales promotion sites to be included in the sales promotion from a plurality of sites, wherein the plurality of sites have been previously organized according to a predetermined site grouping structure, and wherein the group of sales promotion sites is independent of the predetermined site grouping structure;

determining a list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites; and

determining the items to be included in the sales promotion from the list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites.

10. The program product of claim 9, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determinable based on the geographic location of each site.

11. The program product of claim 9, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determinable in response to user input.

12. The program product of claim 11, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determinable in response to user input received from a graphical user interface.

13. The program product of claim 9, wherein the list of items or associated with the group of sales promotion sites is a hierarchical list of items, and wherein the hierarchical list is structured according to a hierarchical structure which includes a plurality of levels.

14. The program product of claim 13, wherein the items to be included in the sales promotion are determinable from the hierarchical list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites by selecting at least one level from the hierarchical list.

15. The program product of claim 9, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determinable based on the predetermined site grouping structure.

16. The program product of claim 9, wherein the list of items includes at least one of a service and a retail product.

17. A system for defining a sales promotion for a plurality of items, the system comprising:

means for determining a group of sales promotion sites to be included in the sales promotion from a plurality of sites, wherein the plurality of sites have been previously organized according to a predetermined site grouping structure, and wherein the group of sales promotion sites is independent of the predetermined site grouping structure;

means for determining a list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites; and

means for determining the items to be included in the sales promotion from the list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determined based on the geographic location of each site.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determined in response to user input.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the group of sales promotion sites is determinable in response to user input received from a graphical user interface.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites is a hierarchical list of items, and wherein the hierarchical list is structured according to a hierarchical structure which includes a plurality of levels.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the items to be included in the sales promotion are determinable from the hierarchical list of items associated with the group of sales promotion sites by selecting at least one level from the hierarchical list.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein group of sales promotion sites is determinable based on the predetermined site grouping structure.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the list of items includes at least one of a service and a retail product.