Patent ID: 8234147
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-usable instructions that cause one or more processors to perform a method that ranks products, the method comprising: retrieving counts associated with each product from disparate data sources; normalizing counts based on all products included in the database; and assigning a rank to each product based on a score calculated from the normalized counts, wherein the score is calculated by summing the normalized counts in accordance with the following: Score=αP+βC+δR+ζS, where P is a normalized number for page view for each product, C is a normalized number of clicks, R is a normalized revenue, S is a number of appearances in search results, α is a weighting factor for P, β is a weighting factor for C, δ is a weighting factor for R, and ζ; is a weighting factor for S.