Identifying early adopters and items adopted by them
First Claim
1. A method in a computing system for assisting users in selecting items to order, comprising:
- determining, for each of a plurality of items, via execution of instructions by a computing device, a score reflecting the extent to which the respective item has been ordered by customers who have been determined to commonly order items promptly after they become available, each score corresponding to a respective item; and
incorporating information pertaining to said scores into item detail pages of an electronic catalog that provides functionality for customers to browse and place orders for items, said information enabling customers to compare at least some of the items in terms of an extent to which such items have been ordered by customers who commonly order items promptly after they become available;
wherein the method comprises using said scores to select a subset of items that represent early adopter selections, and incorporating information into corresponding item detail pages identifying each item in said subset as an early adopter selection.
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Abstract
Computer processes are disclosed for identifying and informing users of early adopter items. In one embodiment, scores are generated for particular items represented in an electronic catalog, with each score reflecting an extent to which a corresponding item has been ordered by customers who tend to order items promptly after they become available. Information pertaining to such scores may be incorporated into item detail pages of the electronic catalog to assist customers in making item selection decisions. For example, the electronic catalog may identify specific items as early adopter items, and/or may display information pertaining to the degree to which specific items are early adopter items.
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1. A method in a computing system for assisting users in selecting items to order, comprising:
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determining, for each of a plurality of items, via execution of instructions by a computing device, a score reflecting the extent to which the respective item has been ordered by customers who have been determined to commonly order items promptly after they become available, each score corresponding to a respective item; and incorporating information pertaining to said scores into item detail pages of an electronic catalog that provides functionality for customers to browse and place orders for items, said information enabling customers to compare at least some of the items in terms of an extent to which such items have been ordered by customers who commonly order items promptly after they become available; wherein the method comprises using said scores to select a subset of items that represent early adopter selections, and incorporating information into corresponding item detail pages identifying each item in said subset as an early adopter selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method that comprises:
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for each of a plurality of items, determining a score for the item in a manner that causes it to (1) positively relate to the extent to which the item has been ordered by customers who have been determined to commonly order items promptly after they become available, (2) positively relate to the item'"'"'s price, and (3) negatively relate to the amount of time that has elapsed since the item became available for ordering; storing, in physical computer storage, indications identifying at least a portion of the items having the highest scores; and responsive to a user accessing an item detail page for a first item of said items having the highest scores during browsing of an electronic catalog of items, outputting information to the user, via the item detail page, that reveals at least a range in which the first item'"'"'s score falls, said item detail page being specific to said first item and providing functionality for placing an order for the first item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a computer data repository that stores purchase history data of each of a plurality of users, said purchase history data identifying purchases made by users of items represented in an electronic catalog of items, and specifying dates of said purchases, said electronic catalog including item detail pages corresponding to respective items; a computer data repository that stores data regarding dates that particular items represented in the electronic catalog became available; a data analyzer operative to use the purchase history data, in combination with the data regarding dates that particular items became available, to generate, for each of a plurality of said items, a score reflecting an extent to which the respective item has been purchased by users who are early adopters of new items, said data analyzer comprising executable code stored on a computer-readable medium; and a subsystem operative to cause information pertaining to said scores to be included on at least some of the item detail pages of the electronic catalog to assist users in making item selection decisions, said information enabling users to compare items in terms of an extent to which the items have been purchased by early adopters of new items. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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