Patent ID: 8433625
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, comprising: code that maintains a relationship between each of a plurality of items and a respective geographical area, each relationship being defined based at least in part upon a degree to which customers associated with the respective geographical area interact with one of the plurality of items in an electronic commerce system; code that generates an interface that facilitates a specification of at least one selected geographical area in response to a request from a client device; code that sends the interface to the client device in response to the request to obtain the specification of the at least one selected geographical area from the client device; code that determines a subset of the items in an item catalog, the subset of the items comprising top selling ones of the items within a predefined item category within the at least one selected geographical area, and recommended ones of the items that have been sold within the at least one selected geographical area; code that sends a listing of the top selling ones of the items to the client device to be rendered on a display device associated with the client device; and wherein the interface facilitates the specification of the at least one selected geographical area by facilitating a selection of at least one area on a map, and wherein the interface facilitates a selection of whether the at least one selected geographical area is inside the at least one area.