Temperature-based determination of business objects

• US 9,633,387 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2013
• Issued: 04/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Yuan, Huaibin
• Primary Examiner(s): Rosen, Nicholas D
• Application Number:
  US13/865,663
• Publication Number:
  US 20130290130A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,468 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261, 705 267
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/022 for recording
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 2203/00 Real-time site-specific personalized weather information, e.g. nowcasting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0252 based on events or environment, e.g. weather or festivals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0627 using item specifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations

Abstract

Determining business objects is disclosed, including: receiving an access request from a client device; determining a set of relevant business objects based at least in part on information included in the access request; determining a location associated with the client device; determining temperature information associated with the location; and selecting at least a subset of business objects from the set of relevant business objects based at least in part on the temperature information.

Claims

1. A system to determine business objects, comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

receive an access request from a client device;

determine a set of relevant business objects based at least in part on information included in the access request, wherein the set of relevant business objects is associated with a corresponding set of season attributes;

determine a location associated with the client device;

determine temperature information associated with the location, wherein to determine the temperature information associated with the location comprises to send a temperature acquisition request to a temperature acquisition interface established at a weather forecasting system, wherein the temperature acquisition request includes the location associated with the client device;

select at least a subset of business objects from the set of relevant business objects based at least in part on the temperature information, wherein to select the at least a subset of business objects includes to;

determine stored preset temperature information corresponding to the set of season attributes associated with the set of relevant business objects;

compare the temperature information associated with the location to the stored preset temperature information corresponding to the set of season attributes associated with the set of relevant business objects; and

select a business object from the set of relevant business objects in the event that the temperature information associated with the location corresponds to a portion of the stored preset temperature information corresponding to a season attribute associated with the business object; and

send information associated with the selected at least a subset of business objects to the client device, wherein the information associated with the selected at least a subset of business objects is caused to be presented at the client device; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide instructions for the one or more processors.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the information included in the access request includes one or more keywords.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the location associated with the client device includes using an Internet Protocol (IP) address included in the access request.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the location associated with the client device includes using user input location information.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the location associated with the client device includes using previously stored shipping information associated with a user associated with the access request.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the temperature information associated with the location includes receiving temperature information.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the portion of the stored preset temperature information corresponding to the season attribute associated with the business object comprises a temperature range and wherein the temperature information associated with the location corresponds to the temperature range in the event that a temperature included in the temperature information associated with the location falls within a range of values of the temperature range.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein to determine the location associated with the client device comprises to:

determine an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the client device, wherein the IP address associated with the client device is included in the access request;

determine that the IP address associated with the client device corresponds to a matching IP address range from a database of IP addresses and corrresponding locations; and

determine that a location corresponding to the matching IP address range from the database is the location associated with the client device.

9. A method for determining business objects, comprising:

receiving, using one or more processors, an access request from a client device;

determining a set of relevant business objects based at least in part on information included in the access request, wherein the set of relevant business objects is associated with a corresponding set of season attributes;

determining a location associated with the client device;

determining temperature information associated with the location, wherein determining the temperature information associated with the location comprises sending, using the one or more processors, a temperature acquisition request to a temperature acquisition interface established at a weather forecasting system, wherein the temperature acquisition request includes the location associated with the client device;

selecting at least a subset of business objects from the set of relevant business objects based at least in part on the temperature information, wherein selecting the at least a subset of business objects includes;

determining stored preset temperature information corresponding to the set of season attributes associated with the set of relevant business objects;

comparing the temperature information associated with the location to the stored preset temperature information corresponding to the set of season attributes associated with the set of relevant business objects; and

selecting a business object from the set of relevant business objects in the event that the temperature information associated with the location corresponds to a portion of the stored preset temperature information corresponding to a season attribute associated with the business object; and

sending information associated with the selected at least a subset of business objects to the client device, wherein the information associated with the selected at least a subset of business objects is caused to be presented at the client device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the location associated with the client device includes using an Internet Protocol (IP) address included in the access request.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the location associated with the client device includes using user input location information.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the location associated with the client device includes using previously stored shipping information associated with a user associated with the access request.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the temperature information associated with the location includes receiving temperature information.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the portion of the stored preset temperature information corresponding to the season attribute comprises a temperature range associated with the business object and wherein the temperature information associated with the location corresponds to the temperature range in the event that a temperature included in the temperature information associated with the location falls within a range of values of the temperature range.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the location associated with the client device comprises:

determining an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the client device, wherein the IP address associated with the client device is included in the access request;

determining that the IP address associated with the client device corresponds to a matching IP address range from a database of IP addresses and corrresponding locations; and

determining that a location corresponding to the matching IP address range from the database is the location associated with the client device.

16. A computer program product for determining business objects, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving an access request from a client device;

determining a set of relevant business objects based at least in part on information included in the access request, wherein the set of relevant business objects is associated with a corresponding set of season attributes;

determining a location associated with the client device;

determining temperature information associated with the location, wherein determining the temperature information associated with the location comprises sending, using one or more processors, a temperature acquisition request to a temperature acquisition interface established at a weather forecasting system, wherein the temperature acquisition request includes the location associated with the client device;

selecting at least a subset of business objects from the set of relevant business objects based at least in part on the temperature information, wherein selecting the at least a subset of business objects includes;

determining stored preset temperature information corresponding to the set of season attributes associated with the set of relevant business objects;

comparing the temperature information associated with the location to the stored preset temperature information corresponding to the set of season attributes associated with the set of relevant business objects; and

selecting a business object from the set of relevant business objects in the event that the temperature information associated with the location corresponds to a portion of the stored preset temperature information corresponding to a season attribute associated with the business object; and

sending information associated with the selected at least a subset of business objects to the client device, wherein the information associated with the selected at least a subset of business objects is caused to be presented at the client device.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein determining the location associated with the client device comprises:

determining an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the client device, wherein the IP address associated with the client device is included in the access request;

determining that the IP address associated with the client device corresponds to a matching IP address range from a database of IP addresses and corrresponding locations; and

determining that a location corresponding to the matching IP address range from the database is the location associated with the client device.