Patent ID: 7542929
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for displaying information about items available from a web site, comprising: for each of a plurality of time periods, determining a consumption ranking, in which a rank value is attributed to at least a subset of items available from the web site, each rank value reflecting a rate of consumption by visitors of the web site for the corresponding item during the current time period, a smaller consumption ranking reflecting a higher rate of consumption than a larger consumption ranking; selecting items having a current rank value that does not exceed a rank value threshold and for which the consumption rate during the current time period exceeds a consumption threshold; for each selected item: identifying a first and second rank value for the selected item for a predetermined number of time periods immediately preceding the current time period, the first rank value corresponding to a rank value of the selected item at a first time period preceding the current time period and the second rank value corresponding to a rank value of the selected item at a second time period preceding the current time period; determining scores for the selected item based upon the current rank value of the selected item and the first and second rank value of the selected item, the scores characterizing the change in consumption ranking undergone by the selected item; and generating a display showing, for at least a portion of the selected items, an indication of the score determined for each item; and wherein the method is performed by a computer system.