Methods and Apparatuses for Prioritizing Featured Listings
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a memory storing a set of listings; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor to select a first subset of listings from a set of listings according to one or more predetermined criteria, to determine value scores of the first subset of listings based on an indicator of advertisement earning potential and an indicator of transaction earning potential, and to provide the first subset of listings for presentation in an order according to the value scores of the first subset of listings;
wherein at least one listing from the first subset of listings offers an advertisement fee for preferential placement; and
wherein at least one listing from the first subset of listings offers a commission fee for revenue generated from a service provided over a communication connection established via listing presentation.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for presenting selected listings as featured listings sorted based on value scores. One embodiment includes: selecting a first subset of listings from a set of listings according to one or more predetermined criteria; computing value scores of the first subset of listings based on an indicator of advertisement earning potential and an indicator of transaction earning potential, at least one listing from the first subset of listings offering an advertisement fee for preferential placement, at least one listing from the first subset of listings offering a commission fee for revenue generated from a service provided over a communication connection established via listing presentation; and presenting the first subset of listings in an order according to the value scores of the first subset of listings.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory storing a set of listings; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor to select a first subset of listings from a set of listings according to one or more predetermined criteria, to determine value scores of the first subset of listings based on an indicator of advertisement earning potential and an indicator of transaction earning potential, and to provide the first subset of listings for presentation in an order according to the value scores of the first subset of listings;
wherein at least one listing from the first subset of listings offers an advertisement fee for preferential placement; and
wherein at least one listing from the first subset of listings offers a commission fee for revenue generated from a service provided over a communication connection established via listing presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method, comprising:
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selecting a first subset of listings from a set of listings according to one or more predetermined criteria;
computing value scores of the first subset of listings based on an indicator of advertisement earning potential and an indicator of transaction earning potential, at least one listing from the first subset of listings offering an advertisement fee for preferential placement, at least one listing from the first subset of listings offering a commission fee for revenue generated from a service provided over a communication connection established via listing presentation; and
presenting the first subset of listings in an order according to the value scores of the first subset of listings. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A machine readable media embodying instructions, the instructions causing a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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selecting a first subset of listings from a set of listings according to one or more predetermined criteria;
computing value scores of the first subset of listings based on an indicator of advertisement earning potential and an indicator of transaction earning potential, at least one listing from the first subset of listings offering an advertisement fee for preferential placement, at least one listing from the first subset of listings offering a commission fee for revenue generated from a service provided over a communication connection established via listing presentation; and
presenting the first subset of listings in an order according to the value scores of the first subset of listings.
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