Patent ID: 6853982
Filing Date: 2005-02-08
Classification: G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of assisting a user in locating products while browsing an online catalog of products, comprising, during a browsing session: maintaining a history of products viewed by the user during the browsing session (“viewed products”); selecting a set of additional products to present to the user based on the history of viewed products, wherein a product is selected to include in the list of additional products based at least in part on whether that product is related to more than one of the viewed products; outputting to the user the list of the additional products and a list of the viewed products such that the list of additional products and the list of viewed products are displayed concurrently; and presenting to the user an option to individually de-select the viewed products and to thereafter view a refined set of additional products which reflects de-selection of one or more of the viewed products.