Intelligent performance-based product recommendation system
First Claim
1. A method of formulating individualized product recommendations, comprising:
- receiving a first set of data from a consumer regarding a target substrate that includes a requirement to be addressed by a product; and
generating a set of individualized product recommendations for the consumer from a plurality of products within a product category with an assistance of one or more computing devices, the generating comprising;
feeding the first set of data as inputs into an intelligent performance-based product recommendation engine;
classifying the consumer, based on the inputs, in a population of consumers who previously used a product in the product category in connection with a substantially similar substrate and who are substantially similar to the consumer;
determining, based on the inputs and the classification of the consumer, a likelihood that the products in the product category will address the requirement with a predefined level of success when used in connection with the target substrate; and
selecting a set of products from the product category having a predefined likelihood of successfully addressing the requirement, the selected set of products comprising the set of individualized product recommendations.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of utilizing communications networks and multivariate analysis to predict or recommend optimal products from a predefined population of commercially available products are disclosed. The recommendations are based on intelligence contained in processing elements and subjective and/or objective product information received from consumers or input to the systems as part of their initial setup. The output of the systems comprise sets of products that they predict the consumer will prefer and/or perform well for the problem or concern identified by the consumer. The performance and preference predictions are a function of consumer problems and product responsiveness patterns. Objective product information is generally obtained with diagnostic instruments. Data measured with the diagnostic instruments may be communicated to the data processing portions of the invention via the Internet. The outputs of the data processing portion of the system may be presented to consumers via the Internet as well.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of formulating individualized product recommendations, comprising:
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receiving a first set of data from a consumer regarding a target substrate that includes a requirement to be addressed by a product; and generating a set of individualized product recommendations for the consumer from a plurality of products within a product category with an assistance of one or more computing devices, the generating comprising; feeding the first set of data as inputs into an intelligent performance-based product recommendation engine; classifying the consumer, based on the inputs, in a population of consumers who previously used a product in the product category in connection with a substantially similar substrate and who are substantially similar to the consumer; determining, based on the inputs and the classification of the consumer, a likelihood that the products in the product category will address the requirement with a predefined level of success when used in connection with the target substrate; and selecting a set of products from the product category having a predefined likelihood of successfully addressing the requirement, the selected set of products comprising the set of individualized product recommendations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer-readable medium having a program with computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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receiving a first set of data from a consumer regarding a target substrate that includes a requirement to be addressed by a product; and generating a set of individualized product recommendations for the consumer from a plurality of products within a product category by; feeding the first set of data as inputs into an intelligent performance-based product recommendation engine; classifying the consumer, based on the inputs, in a population of consumers who are substantially similar to the consumer and who previously used a product in the product category in connection with a substantially similar substrate; determining, based on the inputs and the classification of the consumer, a likelihood that the products in the product category will address the requirement with a predefined level of success when used in connection with the target substrate; and selecting a set of products from the product category having a predefined likelihood of successfully addressing the requirement, the selected set of products comprising the set of individualized product recommendations.
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