Methods and systems for reducing item selection error in an e-commerce environment

A system for a publication system comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage device with an executable program stored thereon, which program, when executed, instructs the at least one hardware processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, via a wireless communication channel, a query from a client machine, the query comprising a selection of a product category;
• responsive to receiving the query, presenting, via the wireless communication channel, a first interface at the client machine, the first interface displaying a plurality of selectable brands and a plurality of selectable first images for the product category, wherein each brand represents a respective brand of products within the product category and each of the plurality of selectable first images visually indicates a product style within the product category;
• detecting selection of one of the plurality of selectable brands and one of the plurality of selectable first images on the first interface;
• responsive to detecting selection of the one of the plurality of selectable brands and the one of the plurality of selectable first images, mapping the selected brand and the product style indicated by the selected first image to at least one value;
• querying computer storage, using the at least one value, to identify a plurality of second images of products represented by the selected brand and the product style indicated by the selected first image, each of the second images displaying at least one attribute of a product listed on the publication system;
• presenting a second interface at the client machine displaying at least some of the plurality of second images;
• detecting selection of one of the plurality of second images on the second interface;
• and
• responsive to detecting selection of the one of the plurality of second images, presenting a third interface at the client machine displaying one or more selectable product listings related to one or more of the products represented by the selected brand and the product style indicated by the selected first image, wherein the one or more selectable product listings each include the at least one attribute displayed in the selected second image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage device with an executable program stored thereon, which program, when executed, instructs one or more hardware processors to perform operations for a publication system comprising:

• receiving, via a wireless communication channel, a query from a client machine, the query comprising a selection of a product category;
• responsive to receiving the query, presenting, via the wireless communication channel, a first interface at the client machine, the first interface displaying a plurality of selectable brands and a plurality of selectable first images for the product category, wherein each brand represents a respective brand of products within the product category and each of the plurality of selectable first images visually indicates a product style within the product category;
• detecting selection of one of the plurality of selectable brands and one of the plurality of selectable first images on the first interface;
• responsive to detecting selection of the one of the plurality of selectable brands and the one of the plurality of selectable first images, mapping the selected brand and the product style indicated by the selected first image to at least one value;
• querying computer storage, using the at least one value, to identify a plurality of second images of products represented by the selected brand and the product style indicated by the selected first image, each of the second images displaying at least one attribute of a product listed on the publication system;
• presenting a second interface at the client machine displaying at least some of the plurality of second images;
• detecting selection of one of the plurality of second images on the second interface;
• and
• responsive to detecting selection of the one of the plurality of second images, presenting a third interface at the client machine displaying one or more selectable product listings related to one or more of the products represented by the selected brand and the product style indicated by the selected first image, wherein the one or more selectable product listings each include the at least one attribute displayed in the selected second image.