Method of and system for assignment of price groups

• US 20050197972A1
• Filed: 11/10/2004
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Haupenthal, Jorg, Kettner, Bjorn
• Granted Patent: US 8,484,135 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/400
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A method of classifying retail products and services includes providing a listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services in a computerized system, and providing a listing of price level groups defined within the computerized system. The method also includes receiving a user selection of groupings of at least one of retail products and services from the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services and a user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups. The method also includes and assigning the user-selected price level group to the user selection of groupings.

Claims

1. A method of classifying retail products and services, the method comprising:

providing a listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services in a computerized system;

providing a listing of price level groups defined within the computerized system;

receiving a user selection of groupings of at least one of retail products and services from the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services and a user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups; and

assigning the user-selected price level group to the user selection of groupings.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each price level group in the listing of price level groups includes a price schema having a plurality of price levels, and wherein each price level is associated with a price band category.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user selection of groupings and the user-selected price level group are received as input from a graphical user interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services is a hierarchical listing of groupings, and wherein each grouping in the hierarchical list of groupings is represented by a node in the hierarchical listing of groupings.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the listing of price level groups is a hierarchical listing of price level groups, and wherein each price level group is represented by a node in the hierarchical listing of price level groups.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-selected price level group is a first user-selected price level group;

wherein the user selection of groupings is a first user selection of groupings, and further comprising receiving a second user selection of groupings including at least one of the groupings in the first user selection of groupings assigned to the first user-selected price level, receiving a second user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups, and reassigning the second user selection of groupings to the second user-selected price level group.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user selection of groupings is a first user selection of groupings, and further comprising receiving a third user selection of groupings including at least one of the groupings in the first user selection of groupings assigned to the user-selected price level group, and deleting the assignment of the third user selection of groupings to the user-selected price level group.

8. A system for classifying retail products and services, the system comprising:

means for providing a listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services;

means for providing a listing of price level groups;

means for receiving a user selection of groupings of at least one of retail products and services from the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services and a user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups; and

means for assigning the user-selected price level group to each of the groupings in the user selection of groupings.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein each price level group in the listing of price level groups includes a price schema having a plurality of price levels, and wherein each price level is associated with a price band category.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the user selection of groupings and the user-selected price level group are received as input from a graphical user interface.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services is a hierarchical listing of groupings, and wherein each grouping in the hierarchical list of groupings is represented by a node in the hierarchical listing of groupings.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the listing of price level groups is a hierarchical listing of price level groups, and wherein each price level group is represented by a node in the hierarchical listing of price level groups.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the user-selected price level group is a first user-selected price level group, wherein the user selection of groupings is a first user selection of groupings, and further comprising means for receiving a second user selection of groupings including at least one of the groupings in the first user selection of groupings assigned to the first user-selected price level, means for receiving a second user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups, and means for reassigning the second user selection of groupings to the second user-selected price level group.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the user selection of groupings is a first user selection, and further comprising means for receiving a third user selection of groupings including at least one of the groupings in the first user selection of groupings assigned to the user-selected price level group, and means for deleting the assignment of the third user selection of groupings to the user-selected price level group.

15. A program product for classifying retail products and services, the program product comprising machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, one or more machines to perform the following method steps:

providing a listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services in a computerized system;

providing a listing of price level groups defined within the computerized system;

receiving a user selection of groupings of at least one of retail products and services from the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services and a user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups; and

assigning the user-selected price level group to each of the groupings in the user selection of groupings.

16. The program product of claim 15, wherein each price level group in the listing of price level groups includes a price schema having a plurality of price levels, and wherein each price level is associated with a price band category.

17. The program product of claim 15, wherein the user selection of groupings and the user-selected price level group are received as input from a graphical user interface.

18. The program product of claim 15, wherein the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services is a hierarchical listing of groupings, and wherein each grouping in the hierarchical listing of groupings is represented by a node in the hierarchical listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services.

19. The program product of claim 15, wherein the listing of price level groups is a hierarchical listing of price level groups, and wherein each price level group is represented by a node in the hierarchical listing of price level groups.

20. The program product of claim 15, wherein the user-selected price level group is a first user-selected price level group, wherein the user selection of groupings is a first user selection of groupings, and wherein the machine-readable program code is further configured to cause, when executed, the one or more machines to perform the method steps of receiving a second user selection of groupings including at least one of the groupings in the first user selection of groupings assigned to the first user-selected price level, receiving a second user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups, and reassigning the second user selection of groupings to the second user-selected price level group.

21. The program product of claim 15, wherein the user selection of groupings is a first user selection of groupings, and wherein the machine-readable program code is further configured to cause, when executed, the one or more machines to perform the method steps of receiving a third user selection of groupings including at least one of the groupings in the first user selection assigned to the user-selected price level group, and deleting the assignment of the third user selection of groupings to the user-selected price level group.

22. A graphical user interface for classifying retail products and services, the graphical user interface comprising:

a screen configured to be displayed in a computerized system and having a first area including a listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services, and a second area including a listing of price level groups defined within the computerized system;

wherein the screen is configured to facilitate assignment of a user-selected price level group from the listing of price level groups to a user selection of groupings of at least one of retail products and services from the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services.

23. The graphical user interface of claim 22, wherein each price level group in the listing of price level groups includes a price schema having a plurality of price levels, and wherein each price level is associated with a price band category.

24. The graphical user interface of claim 22, wherein the listing of groupings of at least one of retail products and services is a hierarchical listing of groupings, and wherein each grouping in the hierarchical list of groupings is represented by a corresponding node in the hierarchical listing of groupings.

25. The graphical user interface of claim 24, wherein the listing of price level groups is a hierarchical listing of price level groups, and wherein each price level group is represented by a corresponding node in the hierarchical listing of price level groups.

26. The graphical user interface of claim 25, wherein the screen is configured to facilitate the assignment of the user-selected price level group to the user selection of groupings in response to a first user input, the first user input including a movement of the nodes in the hierarchical listing of groupings corresponding to the user selection of groupings from the first area to the second area.

27. The graphical user interface of claim 26, wherein the user-selected price level group is a first user-selected price level group, wherein the user selection of groupings is a first user selection of groupings, and wherein the screen is further configured to facilitate reassignment of a second user selection of groupings including at least one of the groupings in the first user selection of groupings from the first user-selected price level group to a second user-selected price level group in response to a second user input.

28. The graphical user interface of claim 27, wherein the second user input includes a movement of the nodes corresponding to the groupings in the second user selection of groupings from a node corresponding to the first user-selected price level group in the hierarchical listing of price level groups to a node corresponding to the second user-selected price level group in the hierarchical listing of price level groups.

29. The graphical user interface of claim 27, wherein the screen is further configured to facilitate deletion of assignment of a third user selection of groupings including at least one of the groupings in the first user selection of groupings from the first user-selected price level group to the first user-selected price level group in response to a third user input.

30. The graphical user interface of claim 29, wherein the third user input includes a movement of the nodes corresponding to the groupings in the third user selection of groupings from the second area to the first area.