Patent ID: 9152724
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, comprising: code that selects an electronic category entry from an electronic catalog; code that selects a plurality of suppression rules based on a product category associated with the electronic catalog entry and a merchant associated with the electronic catalog entry; code that determines if the electronic catalog entry is a suppressed entry by applying the suppression rules to the electronic catalog entry; code that, in response to the electronic catalog entry being a suppressed entry, modifies a search index associated with the electronic catalog such that the electronic catalog entry is excluded from a search result when the search result is generated responsive to a search query applied to the electronic catalog; code that, in response to the electronic catalog entry being a suppressed entry, communicates an email notification message to the merchant; and wherein the suppression rules comprise at least one of: a number of product returns or a number of customer complaints corresponding to the electronic catalog entry meeting a predefined threshold, the electronic catalog entry lacking a required product information, or the electronic catalog entry lacking a corresponding image.