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US 9,870,582 B2Granted
System and method for browsing a product catalog and for dynamically generated product paths
AssigneeMcMaster-Carr Supply Company
InventorsBen Callanta, Hui Kang, Charleston Noble, Eric Olson, Tom Sherman, Alison Tisza
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Abstract
A mobile device such as a tablet computer accesses a server to search a product catalog. The catalog is displayed as a broad classifications of products, which when selected result in the display of sub-classifications within the classification. Levels of searching are provided to the product level, and movement within each level is possible.
Claims18
A method for searching a product catalog, comprising:
- in a computer device, displaying a plurality of classifications of items from the catalog on a display of a computer device;
- in a computer device, receiving a user selection of a classification from the plurality of classifications as a selected classification;
- in a computer device, displaying a plurality of product families within the selected classification;
- in a computer device, displaying path indicators of classifications related to the displayed selected classification while the selected classification is being displayed;
- in a computer device, receiving a user selection of a path indicator to a related classification as a selected related classification;
- in a computer device, displaying a related classification corresponding to the selected related classification;
- in a computer device, receiving a user selection of a product family within a displayed classification as a selected product family;
- in a computer device, displaying a plurality of products within the selected product family;
- in a computer device, displaying path indicators of related product families while displaying the selected product family;
- in a computer device, receiving a user selection of a product within the selected product family as a selected product;
- in a computer device, displaying product characteristics of the selected product;
- and
- preloading at least one of product family information and product information based on a prediction of a user selection.
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A system for searching a product catalog, comprising:
- a computer device having a processor programmed to execute a program, wherein the programmed computer device performs the steps of:
- displaying a plurality of classifications of items from the catalog on a display of a computer device;
- receiving a user selection of a classification from the plurality of classifications as a selected classification;
- displaying a plurality of product families within the selected classification;
- predicting a related classification based on at least one of a current request and historical requests;
- displaying path indicators of classifications related to the displayed selected classification while the selected classification is being displayed, the related classifications being based on the predicted classification;
- receiving a user selection of a path indicator to a related classification as a selected related classification;
- displaying a related classification corresponding to the selected related classification;
- receiving a user selection of a product family within a displayed classification as a selected product family;
- displaying a plurality of products within the selected product family;
- predicting a related product family based on a least one of a current required and historical requests;
- displaying path indicators of related product families while displaying the selected product family, the related product families being based on the predicted product family;
- receiving a user selection of a product within the selected product family as a selected product;
- and
- displaying product characteristics of the selected product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.