Defining a Selection Process
AssigneeAttraqt Limited
InventorAndré Brown
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Abstract
A selection process is defined for items provided by an e-commerce site to shoppers' web browsers. One or more selection attributes are identified for each e-commerce shop item. A selection function is defined in association with each selected attribute. At least one rule is defined for combining one or many of selection scores from respective selection functions to obtain an item score. The selection process is then defined as selecting items in response to the item scores.
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A method of defining a selection process for items provided by an e-commerce site to shoppers' web browsers, comprising steps of:
- a) identifying at least one selection attribute for each said e-commerce shop item;
- b) defining a selection function in association with each said selection attribute;
- c) defining at least one rule for combining at least one selection score from respective said selection functions to obtain an item score;
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- d) defining the selection process as selecting items in response to said item scores.
A method of selecting items to be provided by an e-commerce site for display on shoppers' web browsers, comprising steps applied to candidate items of:
- a) identifying at least one selection attribute for each said candidate item;
- b) evaluating a selection function associated with each said selection attribute to obtain a selection score;
- c) applying a rule for combining a plurality of selection scores to obtain an item score for each respective item;
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- d) selecting preferred items in response to said item scores.
A method of defining a selection process for shop items provided by an e-commerce site to shoppers' web browsers, comprising steps performed on a graphical user interface of:
- a) identifying at least one selection attribute for each said e-commerce shop item;
- b) defining a selection function in association with each said selection attribute;
- c) defining at least one rule for combining selection scores from respective said selection functions to obtain an item score.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.