EXPLORATION OF ITEM CONSUMPTION BY CUSTOMERS
First Claim
1. A method for exploration of item consumption by customers, comprising:
- profiling each customer with self attributes and related attributes in the form of consumed items;
profiling each item with self attributes, first order related attributes in the form of customers of the profiled item, and second order related attributes in the form of items consumed by the customers of the profiled item;
indexing the customer profiles and item profiles in a faceted search engine for exploration by a user;
wherein said profiling and indexing steps are implemented in either;
a) computer hardware configured to perform said profiling and indexing steps;
orb) computer software embodied in a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for exploration of item consumption by customers are provided. The method includes profiling each customer with self attributes and related attributes in the form of consumed items; profiling each item with self attributes, first order related attributes in the form of customers of the profiled item, and second order related attributes in the form of items consumed by the customers of the profiled item; and indexing the customer profiles and item profiles in a faceted search engine for exploration by a user. Searching the customer profiles and item profiles is carried out by user selection of one or more attributes of the customers and/or items. The method includes refining the indexed profiles to a segment of the data in the form of a compound logic condition of the attributes of the customer and/or items.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for exploration of item consumption by customers, comprising:
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profiling each customer with self attributes and related attributes in the form of consumed items; profiling each item with self attributes, first order related attributes in the form of customers of the profiled item, and second order related attributes in the form of items consumed by the customers of the profiled item; indexing the customer profiles and item profiles in a faceted search engine for exploration by a user; wherein said profiling and indexing steps are implemented in either; a) computer hardware configured to perform said profiling and indexing steps;
orb) computer software embodied in a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for exploration of item consumption by customers, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium; computer program instructions operative to; profile each customer with self attributes and related attributes in the form of consumed items; profile each item with self attributes, first order related attributes in the form of customers of the profiled item, and second order related attributes in the form of items consumed by the customers of the profiled item; index the customer profiles and item profiles in a faceted search engine for exploration by a user; wherein said program instructions are stored on said computer readable medium.
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12. A system for exploration of item consumption by customers, comprising:
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a processor; a profiling component for; profiling each customer with self attributes and related attributes in the form of consumed items; profiling each item with self attributes, first order related attributes in the form of customers of the profiled item, and second order related attributes in the form of items consumed by the customers of the profiled item; a faceted search engine including an indexing component for indexing the customer profiles and item profiles in a faceted search engine for exploration by a user; wherein any of said profiling component, faceted search engine and indexing component are implemented in either of computer hardware or computer software and embodied in a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A user interface for exploration of item consumption by customers, comprising:
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a display of aggregated customer profiles and item profiles, wherein a customer profile includes self attributes and related attributes in the form of consumed items, and an item profile includes self attributes, first order related attributes in the form of customers of the profiled item, and second order related attributes in the form of items consumed by the customers of the profiled item; a selection component for selecting one or more attributes of the customer and/or items displayed; a refining component for displaying a segment in the form of a compound logic condition of the attributes of the customer and/or items. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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