Method and apparatus for automated selection, organization, and recommendation of items

US6370513B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• PARASOFT CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Adam K. Kolawa · Bradbury, US
• Arthur R. Hicken · Upland, US
• Stephen Frankini · Arcadia, US
• Skirmantas Kligys · Pasadena, US
• Emelina Gesheshyen · Glendale, US
• Maxim Troukhan · South Pasadena, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 1999
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2002
• Expiry date: Jun 28, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/12
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An automated recommendation system keeps track of the needs and preferences of the user through a user preference vector. Each field of the user preference vector represents the user's preference for a specific item attribute. Item attributes are defined by a systems programmer. The systems programmer also creates product vectors of items in the recommendation database. A user preference vector is compared against a product vector to determine if the product is suitable for recommendation. A recommended item may be purchased by the user by submitting a purchase request over a network connection. The user preference vector is constantly refined through feedback from the user about the recommended items.