Product relationship, recommendation, and inventory management systems, methods, and computer program products

A system for product relationship, recommendation, and inventory management, the system comprising:

• an application server configured to provide a graphical user interface to a user;
• and
• a processing server coupled to the application server and comprising one or more processors, the processing server configured to:
• receive a first product data provided by the user via the graphical user interface, wherein the first product data includes a first list of one or more attributes of a first product, and wherein each attribute is associated with predefined classifications;
• compare the first list of one or more attributes of the first product with a plurality of lists of one or more attributes for a plurality of product data stored in one or more databases;
• automatically relate the first product data with at least one or more of the plurality of product data stored in the one or more databases based on a similarity of attributes;
• generate a product relationship graph, wherein the product relationship graph indicates a relationship between the first product data and the at least one or more of the plurality of product data stored in the one or more databases;
• store the product relationship graph and the first product data in the one or more databases;
• receive a product recommendation request from the user via the graphical user interface, wherein the product recommendation request comprises a criteria selected by the user for a product recommendation;
• generate, in response to the product recommendation request, the product recommendation by analyzing the plurality of product data stored in the one or more databases and the product relationship graph in accordance to the criteria selected by the user;
• and
• manage inventory for a plurality of physical products corresponding to the plurality of product data based on Automated Identification and Data Capture, wherein the plurality of product data includes the received first product data, and wherein managing inventory for each of the plurality of physical products further comprising:
• create a product instance for a physical product, wherein the physical product is marked with a unique AIDC tag, and wherein the product instance indicates a current location of the physical product,
• monitor a location of the physical product marked with the AIDC tag using AIDC scanning capable devices, wherein the AIDC scanning capable devices are associated with inventory locations,
• track the location of the physical product when an AIDC scanning capable device detects the AIDC tag, and
• automatically update the current location of the product instance associated with the physical product.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for product relationship, recommendation, and inventory management, said computer program comprises code which when run by a processor causes the processor to:

• provide a graphical user interface to a user;
• receive a first product data provided by the user via the graphical user interface, wherein the first product data includes a first list of one or more attributes of a first product, and wherein each attribute is associated with predefined classifications;
• compare the first list of one or more attributes of the first product with a plurality of lists of one or more attributes for a plurality of product data stored in one or more databases;
• automatically relate the first product data with at least one or more of the plurality of product data stored in the one or more databases based on a similarity of attributes;
• generate a product relationship graph, wherein the product relationship graph indicates a relationship between the first product data and the at least one or more of the plurality of product data stored in the one or more databases;
• store the product relationship graph and the first product data in the one or more databases;
• receive a product recommendation request from the user via the graphical user interface, wherein the product recommendation request comprises a criteria selected by the user for a product recommendation;
• generate in response to the product recommendation request, the product recommendation by analyzing the plurality of product data stored in the one or more databases and the product relationship graph in accordance to the criteria selected by the user and manage inventory for a plurality of physical products corresponding to the plurality of product data based on Automated Identification and Data Capture, wherein the plurality of product data includes the received first product data, and wherein managing inventory for each of the plurality of physical products further comprising:
• create a product instance for a physical product, wherein the physical product is marked with a unique AIDC tag, and wherein the product instance indicates a current location of the physical product,
• monitor a location of the physical product marked with the AIDC tag using AIDC scanning capable devices, wherein the AIDC scanning capable devices are associated with inventory locations,
• track the location of the physical product when an AIDC scanning capable device detects the AIDC tag, and
• automatically update the current location of the product instance associated with the physical product.