Search-caching and threshold alerting for commerce sites
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorThomas McElroy
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Abstract
Users can be notified when information becomes available, such as when an item is available for purchase at some point in the future. Users can indicate to receive information about the item using a desired notification type, such as an email message or text message. A notification then can be sent to the user using the indicated type of notification when the item, or information about the item, subsequently becomes available through the system.
Claims26
A computer-implemented method for notifying a user when information related to one or more items becomes available, comprising:
- under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,
- receiving a search query submitted by a user seeking to obtain information related to the one or more items;
- if information related to the one or more items is not available,
- allowing the user to submit a request to receive a notification when information related to the one or more items becomes available;
- storing the search query submitted by the user, wherein the search query is capable of being re-run at a future time to attempt to locate information that becomes available and that relates to the one or more items;
- running the search query at least once subsequent to the storing;
- and
- if information that at least meets a relevancy threshold with respect to the search query becomes available, and is located as a result of running the search query subsequent to the storing, providing to the user the notification that information related to the one or more items has become available.
A system for notifying a user when information related to one or more items becomes available, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive a search query submitted by a user seeking to obtain information related to the one or more items;
- if information related to the one or more items is not available,
- allow the user to submit a request to receive a notification when information related to the one or more items becomes available;
- store the search query submitted by the user seeking to obtain information related to the one or more items, wherein the search query is capable of being re-run at a future time to attempt to locate information that becomes available and that relates to the one or more items;
- run the search query at least once subsequent to the storing;
- and
- if information that at least meets a relevancy threshold with respect to the search query becomes available, and is located as a result of running the search query subsequent to the storing, provide to the user the notification that information related to the one or more items has become available.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
- receive a search query submitted by a user seeking to obtain information related to one or more items;
- allow the user to submit a request to receive a notification when information related to the one or more items becomes available;
- store the search query submitted by the user seeking to obtain information related to the one or more items, wherein the search query is capable of being re-run at a future time to attempt to locate information that becomes available and that relates to the one or more items;
- run the search query at least once subsequent to the storing;
- and
- provide to the user the notification that information related to the one or more items has become available if information that at least meets a relevancy threshold with respect to the search query becomes available and is located as a result of running the search query subsequent to the storing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.