Automated creation of collages from a collection of assets

• US 9,805,408 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2013
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Whisnant, Rodney T., Langeway, Joseph D., Howe, Christopher H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Airapetian, Mila
• Application Number:
  US13/891,666
• Publication Number:
  US 20140372249A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,597 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261, 705 267, 705 271
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for automating the provision of social media product recommendations in an electronic commerce environment. A user selects one or more products from one or more Pick Lists, which are a pictorial grouping of products that the user has selected, assembled and named. The user then selects a Pick Collage template, which is then populated with the selected product(s). Once populated, the Pick Collage template is processed to generate a Pick Collage, which provides a more stylized presentation of the selected product(s). Once generated, the Pick Collage is provided to a website associated with a merchant that provides the selected product(s).

Claims

1. A computer-implementable method for automating provision of social media product recommendations in an electronic commerce environment, the electronic commerce environment comprising a cloud computing environment executing a Pick System and a merchant system communicating with the Pick System, comprising:

receiving product selection data from a user, the product selection data corresponding to a product provided by a merchant;

receiving user input data from a user, the user input data comprising a request to generate a Pick Collage to be displayed on a web page of a website associated with the merchant, the website executing on the merchant system;

processing the product selection data and the user input data to generate the Pick Collage, the Pick Collage corresponding to a set of products selected from a Pick List, the Pick Collage comprising content cached in and served from a content delivery network associated with the Pick System, the content delivery network storing product images, Pick Collage images, consolidated Picks Javascript and merchant product images within a Picks database, the Picks database storing large data sets within a plurality of database shards, each of the plurality of database shards corresponding to an individual partition within the Picks database;

providing the Pick Collage to the website for display on the web page, the Pick Collage comprising pictorially arranged representations of products based upon the product selection data from the user; and

,

displaying the Pick Collage within a user interface, the displaying being presented via a display associated with a computer system and automating provision of social media product recommendations via the computer system; and

wherein

the receiving product selection data, receiving user input, and displaying the Pick Collage executing on the merchant system;

the processing the product selection data and providing the Pick Collage being performed by the Pick System executing on the cloud computing environment; and

,

the Pick System accessing the website associated with the merchant to obtain the product selection data.

2. The computer-implementable method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving template selection data from the user, the template selection data corresponding to the selection of a Pick Collage template; and

using the Pick Collage template to generate the Pick Collage.

3. The computer-implementable method of claim 2, wherein:

the Pick Collage is displayed on the web page subsequent to its receipt by the website.

4. The computer-implementable method of claim 2, wherein:

the product selection data corresponds to a product that is a member of a Pick List associated with the user.

5. The computer-implementable method of claim 2, wherein:

the Pick Collage template comprises predetermined Pick Collage design parameters.

6. The computer-implementable method of claim 5, wherein the Pick Collage design parameters comprises at least one member of the set of:

a visual layout;

a background image;

a color palette; and

a typeface.

7. The computer-implementable method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving editing data from a user, the editing data comprising Pick Collage editing instructions; and

processing the editing data to edit the Pick Collage.

8. The computer-implementable method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving naming data from a user, the naming data comprising Pick Collage naming instructions; and

processing the naming data to assign a name to the Pick Collage.

9. The computer-implementable method of claim 1, wherein:

the Pick Collage is provided to the website from a server at a remote location.

10. The computer-implementable method of claim 1, wherein:

the Pick Collage is provided to the website by a service provider on an on-demand basis.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving template selection data from the user, the template selection data corresponding to the selection of a Pick Collage template; and

using the Pick Collage template to generate the Pick Collage.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein:

the Pick Collage is displayed on the web page subsequent to its receipt by the website.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein:

the product selection data corresponds to a product that is a member of a Pick List associated with the user.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein:

the Pick Collage template comprises predetermined Pick Collage design parameters.

17. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving editing data from a user, the editing data comprising Pick Collage editing instructions; and

processing the editing data to edit the Pick Collage.

18. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving naming data from a user, the naming data comprising Pick Collage naming instructions; and

processing the naming data to assign a name to the Pick Collage.

11. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for;

receiving product selection data from a user, the product selection data corresponding to a product provided by a merchant;

receiving user input data from a user, the user input data comprising a request to generate a Pick Collage to be displayed on a web page of a website associated with the merchant;

processing the product selection data and the user input data to generate the Pick Collage, the Pick Collage corresponding to a set of products selected from a Pick List, the Pick Collage comprising content cached in and served from a content delivery network, the content delivery network storing product images, Pick Collage images, consolidated Picks Javascript and merchant product images within a Picks database, the Picks database storing large data sets within a plurality of database shards, each of the plurality of database shards corresponding to an individual partition within the Picks database;

providing the Pick Collage to the website;

displaying the Pick Collage on the web page, the Pick Collage comprising pictorially arranged representations of products based upon the product selection data from the user; and

,

displaying the Pick Collage within a user interface, the displaying being presented via a display associated with a computer system and automating provision of social media product recommendations via the computer system; and

wherein

the receiving product selection data, receiving user input, and displaying the Pick Collage executing on the merchant system;

the processing the product selection data and providing the Pick Collage being performed by the Pick System executing on the cloud computing environment; and

,

the Pick System accessing the web site associated with the merchant to obtain the product selection data.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the Pick Collage design parameters comprises at least one member of the set of:

a visual layout;

a background image;

a color palette; and

a typeface.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the Pick Collage is provided to the website from a server at a remote location.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the Pick Collage is provided to the website by a service provider on an on-demand basis.