Methods and systems for intermingling hetergeneous listing types when presenting search results
US8224814B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for managing how merchandise listings satisfying a search query are processed and presented to a user of a computer-based trading or e-commerce application when the listings are of heterogeneous types. Consistent with some embodiments, in response to a user-initiated search query, item listings and product listings are displayed intermingled in a set of search results pages. The item listings and product listings are positioned relative to one another, in part, based on a level of demand associated with the product listings and the item listings, where demand is measured by monitoring user-initiated activities in connection with the item and product listings.
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