Patent ID: 11907996
Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An item recommendation control platform comprising:
a computing device having a processor and a memory, the computing device being communicatively connected to a retail web server, the memory storing instructions which, when executed, cause the computing device to:
expose a portal to an administrative user, the portal generating a rules user interface having a plurality of item recommendation rule definition options that allow the administrative user to define an item recommendation rule for a particular node within a retail website;
receive, prior to displaying the rules user interface, a selection of the particular node from a plurality of nodes corresponding to a plurality of webpages of the retail website;
display the rules user interface;
receive, via one or more of the plurality of item recommendation rule definition options, a definition of at least one item recommendation rule at the portal associated with the particular node;
publish the at least one item recommendation rule to a data store; and
upon receipt of a request from a retail web server regarding an item recommendation rule in association with the particular node, serve an item recommendation rule to the web server, the item recommendation rule defining a selection or prioritization of items to be displayed on a web page corresponding to the particular node;

wherein the selection or prioritization of items is based, at least in part, on at least one of inventory availability or shipping eligibility within a predetermined timeframe.