DETERMINING A LIKELIHOOD OF SUITABILITY BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA
First Claim
1. A method of determining a likelihood that a subject item will suit a subject consumer in a dimension, the method comprising:
- (A) receiving data describing previous experiences by the subject consumer with each of a plurality of items, each of the plurality of items and the subject item being susceptible to characterization along a dimension, the dimension having a plurality of possible values;
(B) receiving data indicating a value for the dimension for each of the plurality of items;
(C) based at least in part on the data received in (A) describing previous experiences with each of the plurality of items and in (B) indicating a value for the dimension for each of the plurality of items, determining whether an item exhibiting a value for the dimension is likely to suit the consumer; and
(D) based at least in part on the value for the dimension for the subject item and the determination in (C), determining whether the subject item is likely to suit the subject consumer along the dimension.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention determine whether a particular item is likely to suit a consumer from a fit and/or style standpoint, using objective data produced as a result of the consumer'"'"'s experiences. For example, some embodiments of the invention analyze information regarding a consumer'"'"'s experiences with certain products (e.g., purchase and return history, identification of “favorite” items, etc.) and data regarding attributes of those items (e.g., technical dimension data, stylistic and fit attributes, etc.) to determine the consumer'"'"'s measurements and fit and/or style preferences, so that a prediction may be made regarding how a particular size of an item may suit the consumer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of determining a likelihood that a subject item will suit a subject consumer in a dimension, the method comprising:
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(A) receiving data describing previous experiences by the subject consumer with each of a plurality of items, each of the plurality of items and the subject item being susceptible to characterization along a dimension, the dimension having a plurality of possible values; (B) receiving data indicating a value for the dimension for each of the plurality of items; (C) based at least in part on the data received in (A) describing previous experiences with each of the plurality of items and in (B) indicating a value for the dimension for each of the plurality of items, determining whether an item exhibiting a value for the dimension is likely to suit the consumer; and (D) based at least in part on the value for the dimension for the subject item and the determination in (C), determining whether the subject item is likely to suit the subject consumer along the dimension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. At least one computer readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon which, when executed, perform a method comprising:
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(A) receiving a request for a recommendation of a size of a particular item that will suit a consumer; (B) analyzing data describing the consumer'"'"'s previous experiences with each of a plurality of items and data describing at least one characteristic of each of the plurality of items to identify a size of the particular item that will suit the consumer; and (C) provide a recommendation specifying the size of the particular item identified in (B). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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at least one storage repository, storing; first data describing previous experiences by each of a plurality of consumers with a plurality of items; and second data characterizing each of the plurality of items along each of a plurality of dimensions, each dimension having a plurality of possible values, the second data comprising a value for each of the plurality of items along each of the plurality of dimensions; at least one controller operable to access the first and second data stored by the at least one storage repository to determine whether an item is likely to suit one of the plurality of consumers along at least one of the plurality of dimensions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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