Method and System for Recommending Products Based on a Ranking Cocktail
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Systems and methods for e-commerce personalization and merchandising are provided herein. In some instances, methods may include determining triggers for a consumer, where the triggers being associated with objective consumer preferences and subjective consumer preferences for the consumer. Also, the method includes selecting a ranking cocktail for the consumer that includes a plurality of attributes that each includes a weight. The method also includes utilizing the ranking cocktail to select recommended products from an inventory of products in a database of a merchant, and providing the recommended products for display to the consumer.
16 Citations
40 Claims
-
1-20. -20. (canceled)
-
21. A method for generating a ranking cocktail for a product recommendation system, the method comprising:
-
receiving selections of a plurality of attributes from a consumer; calculating a weight for at least one of the plurality of attributes, wherein some of the plurality of attributes are non-weighted, the weighting based on the selections; automatically distributing unallocated weight to the non-weighted attributes such that a total weight of the ranking cocktail equals 100%; and storing the ranking cocktail in a database. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
-
-
31. A method for generating a ranking cocktail for a product recommendation system, the method comprising:
-
determining objective and subjective preferences of a consumer; generating a ranking cocktail by; calculating a weight for a portion of a plurality of attributes, wherein the attributes are based on the objective and subjective preferences of the consumer, wherein each weight is normalized; and applying the ranking cocktail to select recommended products to display to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
-
-
36. A method for generating a ranking cocktail for a product recommendation system, the method comprising:
-
determining objective and subjective preferences of a consumer; segmenting the consumer according to their objective and subjective preferences; selecting a ranking cocktail for a segment to which the consumer belongs, wherein the ranking cocktail comprises weightings for a portion of a plurality of attributes, wherein the attributes are based on the objective and subjective preferences of the consumer and based on the segment of the consumer; determining that one or more triggers have been met based on actions performed by the consumer; applying the ranking cocktail to select recommended products to display to the consumer; and selecting one or more complementary products based on the recommended products selected for the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
-
Specification