Patent ID: 11869058
Assignee: HOME DEPOT PRODUCT AUTHORITY, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A system for returning a results page responsive to a user search query, the system comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
receiving a search query from a user;
determining, responsive to the query, a set of relevant products from a plurality of product listings based on a similarity of the user query to the respective product listings;
retrieving inventory information respective of each of the relevant products, the inventory information comprising one or more available fulfillment channels respective of each of the relevant products;
calculating a respective fulfillment score for each of the relevant products;
scaling a respective relevance score of each of the relevant products by the respective fulfillment scores;
ranking the relevant products according to the scaled relevance scores; and
returning, to the user, a search result comprising a list of the relevant products, ordered according to the ranking.