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US 9,286,412 B2Granted
Search results with uniformly distributed categories
AssigneeX. Commerce, Inc.
InventorRomualdas Maslovskis
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Abstract
A service provider presents results from a search query with dynamic category ranges, with each category range having approximately the same number of items within the category range.
Claims21
A system comprising:
- a memory comprising instructions, wherein the memory is configured to store merchant information;
- and
- one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a search query from a device;
- retrieving results from a search performed with the search query based at least on the merchant information, wherein the results indicate a plurality of items that corresponds to a plurality of prices such that each item from the plurality of items corresponds to a price from the plurality of prices;
- determining a plurality of variable ranges based at least on the plurality of prices, wherein the plurality of prices is distributable to the plurality of variable ranges such that there is an equal number of prices in each variable range of the plurality of variable ranges;
- and
- generating an indication of the determined plurality of variable ranges, wherein the indication is displayable on the device.
5 more elements
A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a server, are adapted to cause the server to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a search query from a device;
- retrieving results from a search performed based at least on the search query, wherein the results indicate a plurality of items that correspond to a plurality of prices such that each item from the plurality of items corresponds to a price from the plurality of prices;
- determining a plurality of variable ranges based at least on a manageable number of prices set for each variable range of the plurality of variable ranges, wherein the manageable number of prices is approximately 8 to 10 prices;
- and
- generating an indication of the determined plurality of variable ranges, wherein the indication is displayable on the device.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- receiving, electronically by a processor of a service provider, a search query from a device;
- retrieving, electronically by the processor, results from a search performed based at least on the search query, wherein the results indicate a plurality of items that correspond to a plurality of prices such that each item from the plurality of items corresponds to a price from the plurality of prices;
- determining, electronically by the processor, a plurality of variable ranges based at least on a manageable number of prices set for each variable range of the plurality of variable ranges, wherein the manageable number of prices is approximately 8 to 10 prices;
- and
- generating an indication of the determined plurality of variable ranges, wherein the indication is displayable on the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.