Data mining for targeted republishing

• US 8,346,585 B1
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Frazzini, Michael Anthony, Griffith, Victoria A., Belle, Jeffrey L., Fullhart, Mary Ellen, Leng, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): MANSFIELD, THOMAS L
• Application Number:
  US12/464,053
• Time in Patent Office: 1,331 Days
• Field of Search: 705/7.11, 705/7.29
• US Class Current: 705/7.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation

Abstract

A system and method of data mining for republishing is described. In some embodiments products having a high potential for increased sales through republishing are identified based on relationships with products having consistent sales. In some embodiments products having a high potential for increased sales through republishing are identified based on sales in one language and availability of rights in another language. In one aspect, translations are facilitated via a translations marketplace.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, from a database on a computer system, products having a sales rank above a predetermined threshold in a first language;

determining, via a processor of the computer system, a product printed in the first language without being printed in a second language from among the products having the sales rank above a predetermined threshold in the first language;

ascertaining, via the processor computer system, whether rights to print the product in the second language are available;

acquiring the rights to print the product in the second language when the rights to print the product in the second language are available; and

recommending printing a translation of the product in the second language.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining one or more bids for translating the product into the second language; and

providing a forum for contracting for translation of the product into the second language.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining a review of the product in the second language.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising publicizing the product in the second language based at least in part on the review of the product in the second language.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the product for sale in the second language.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising evaluating a return on investment of the product in the second language.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying particular products from a product catalog for possible targeted republication based at least in part on mined information associated with the particular products;

analyzing data on the identified particular products to be targeted for republication including data gathered from market research; and

designating one or more of the particular products for republication based at least in part on the market research.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the database comprises a database of printed works and the products comprise printed works.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the sales rank in the first language is based at least in part on a received review.

10. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory operably coupled to the processor and storing instructions to configure the processor to perform operations comprising;

mining product information to identify information to generate increased product sales;

filtering product information to identify products with a potential for sales above a sales expectation, the potential for sales being based at least in part on minimum sales thresholds in a first language and relationships with other products having consistent sales in the first language; and

producing a candidate list of product identifiers of products as candidates for translation into another language based at least in part on the mining and filtering.

11. The system recited in claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

creating a preview space for the products identified by the product identifiers on the candidate list;

inviting one or more reviewers to review, via the preview space, the products identified; and

ingesting for publication, based at least in part on reviews from the preview space, selected of the products identified.

12. The system recited in claim 10, wherein the filtering further comprises identifying products having been printed in the first language without having been printed in a second language.

13. The system recited in claim 10, wherein the filtering further comprises identifying one or more of the other products having consistent sales in a first country and having been printed in a first language as a language of the first country, the one or more other products also having been printed in a second language and having consistent sales in the second language.

14. The system recited in claim 10, wherein the product identifiers comprise unique product identifiers.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon computer-readable instructions to program a computer to perform acts comprising:

identifying, from a database on the computer, products having a sales rank above a predetermined threshold in a first language;

determining a product printed in the first language without being printed in a second language from among the products having the sales rank above a predetermined threshold in the first language;

ascertaining whether rights to print the product in the second language are available;

acquiring the rights to print the product in the second language when the rights to print the product in the second language are available; and

recommending creating a translation of the product in the second language.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the acts further comprising:

obtaining one or more bids for translating the product into the second language; and

providing a forum for contracting for translation of the product into the second language.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the acts further comprising obtaining a review of the product in the second language.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, the acts further comprising publicizing the product in the second language based at least in part on the review of the product in the second language.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the acts further comprising providing the product for sale in the second language.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the acts further comprising evaluating a return on investment of the product in the second language.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the acts further comprising:

identifying particular products from a product catalog for possible targeted republication based at least in part on mined information associated with the particular products;

analyzing data on the identified particular products to be targeted for republication including data gathered from market research; and

designating one or more of the particular products for republication based at least in part on the market research.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the database comprises a database of printed works and the products comprise printed works.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the sales rank in the first language is based at least in part on a received review.

24. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions to configure the processor to perform operations comprising;

identifying, from a datastore on a computer system, products having a sales rank above a predetermined threshold in a first language;

determining a product printed in the first language without being printed in a second language from among the products having the sales rank above a predetermined threshold in the first language;

ascertaining whether rights to print the product in the second language are available;

acquiring the rights to print the product in the second language when the rights to print the product in the second language are available; and

recommending creating a translation of the product in the second language.

25. The system of claim 24, the operations further comprising:

obtaining one or more bids for translating the product into the second language; and

providing a forum for contracting for translation of the product into the second language.

26. The system of claim 24, the operations obtaining a review of the product in the second language.

27. The system of claim 26, the operations publicizing the product in the second language based at least in part on the review of the product in the second language.

28. The system of claim 24, the operations providing the product for sale in the second language.

29. The system of claim 24, the operations evaluating a return on investment of the product in the second language.

30. The system of claim 24, the operations:

identifying particular products from a product catalog for possible targeted republication based at least in part on mined information associated with the particular products;

analyzing data on the identified particular products to be targeted for republication including data gathered from market research; and

designating one or more of the particular products for republication based at least in part on the market research.

31. The system of claim 24, wherein the database comprises a database of printed works and the products comprise printed works.

32. The system of claim 24, wherein the sales rank in the first language is based at least in part on a received review.

33. A memory having recorded thereon computer-readable instructions to program a computer to perform acts comprising:

mining product information to identify information to generate increased product sales;

filtering product information to identify products with a potential for sales above a sales expectation, the potential for sales being based at least in part on minimum sales thresholds in a first language and relationships with other products having consistent sales in the first language; and

producing a candidate list of product identifiers of products as candidates for translation into another language based at least in part on the mining and filtering.

34. The memory recited in claim 33, wherein the acts further comprise:

creating a preview space for the products identified by the product identifiers on the candidate list;

inviting one or more reviewers to review, via the preview space, the products identified; and

ingesting for publication, based at least in part on reviews from the preview space, selected of the products identified.

35. The memory recited in claim 33, wherein the filtering further comprises identifying products having been printed in the first language without having been printed in a second language.

36. The memory recited in claim 33, wherein the filtering further comprises identifying one or more of the other products having consistent sales in a first country and having been printed in the first language as a language of the first country, the one or more other products also having been printed in a second language and having consistent sales in the second language.

37. The memory recited in claim 33, wherein the product identifiers comprise unique product identifiers.

38. A method comprising:

mining, via a processor of a computer system, product information to identify information to generate increased product sales;

filtering, via the processor of the computer system, the product information to identify products with a potential for sales above a sales expectation, the potential for sales being based at least in part on minimum sales thresholds in a first language and relationships with other products having consistent sales in the first language; and

producing, via the processor of the computer system, a candidate list of product identifiers of products as candidates for translation into another language based at least in part on the mining and filtering.

39. The method recited in claim 38, further comprising:

creating a preview space for the products identified by the product identifiers on the candidate list;

inviting one or more reviewers to review, via the preview space, the products identified; and

ingesting for publication, based at least in part on reviews from the preview space, selected of the products identified.

40. The method recited in claim 38, wherein the filtering further comprises identifying products having been printed in the first language without having been printed in a second language.

41. The method recited in claim 38, wherein the filtering further comprises identifying one or more of the other products having consistent sales in a first country and having been printed in a first language as a language of the first country, the one or more other products also having been printed in a second language and having consistent sales in the second language.