Automated selection of three of more items to recommend as a bundle
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1. A computer-implemented method of selecting items to include in item bundles, the method comprising:
- maintaining purchase data in computer storage, said purchase data reflective of item purchases of each of a plurality of users;
detecting pairwise purchase relationships between particular items based, at least in part, on how frequently particular items are purchased in combination by users, as determined by analyzing said purchase data;
identifying, based on the detected pairwise purchase relationships, a set of three pairwise purchase relationships said set composed of a pairwise purchase relationship between a first item and a second item, a pairwise purchase relationship between the first item and a third item, and a pairwise purchase relationship between the second item and the third item, said first, second and third items each having a respective item detail page in an electronic catalog; and
based on at least the identified set of three pairwise purchase relationships, supplementing the item detail page of the first item with (1) a description of a three-item bundle composed of the first, second and third items, and (2) an option to select the three-item bundle for purchase;
wherein the method, including maintaining the purchase data, detecting the pairwise purchase relationships, identifying the set of three pairwise purchase relationships, and supplementing the item detail page, is performed programmatically by a computerized system that comprises one or more physical computing devices.
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Automated processes are disclosed for identifying bundles of three or more items to suggest to users. In one embodiment, item action data, such as item purchase data reflective of the item purchases of a user population, is used to detect pairwise (item to item) associations between particular items represented in an electronic catalog. These pairwise associations are then used (optionally in combination with other information) to select bundles of three or more items to recommend to users. The bundles may, for example, be suggested on item detail pages of the electronic catalog.
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1. A computer-implemented method of selecting items to include in item bundles, the method comprising:
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maintaining purchase data in computer storage, said purchase data reflective of item purchases of each of a plurality of users; detecting pairwise purchase relationships between particular items based, at least in part, on how frequently particular items are purchased in combination by users, as determined by analyzing said purchase data; identifying, based on the detected pairwise purchase relationships, a set of three pairwise purchase relationships said set composed of a pairwise purchase relationship between a first item and a second item, a pairwise purchase relationship between the first item and a third item, and a pairwise purchase relationship between the second item and the third item, said first, second and third items each having a respective item detail page in an electronic catalog; and based on at least the identified set of three pairwise purchase relationships, supplementing the item detail page of the first item with (1) a description of a three-item bundle composed of the first, second and third items, and (2) an option to select the three-item bundle for purchase; wherein the method, including maintaining the purchase data, detecting the pairwise purchase relationships, identifying the set of three pairwise purchase relationships, and supplementing the item detail page, is performed programmatically by a computerized system that comprises one or more physical computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for selecting items to include in bundles, the system comprising:
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a data storage system that stores purchase data reflective of item purchases of each of a plurality of users; and a computer system comprising one or more physical computing devices, said computer system programmed to implement a process that comprises; detecting pairwise purchase relationships between particular items based, at least in part, on how frequently particular items are purchased in combination by users, as determined by analyzing said purchase data; identifying, based on the detected pairwise purchase relationships, a set of three pairwise purchase relationships, said set composed of a pairwise purchase relationship between a first item and a second item, a pairwise purchase relationship between the first item and a third item, and a pairwise purchase relationship between the second item and the third item, said first, second and third items each having a respective item page in an electronic catalog; and based at least partly on the identified set of three pairwise purchase relationships, causing the item page of the first item to be supplemented with (1) a description of a three-item bundle composed of the first, second and third items, and (2) an option to select the three-item bundle for purchase. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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