Patent Document ID: 9081857
Application ID: 12563696
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method for ranking items to be presented in an electronic marketplace, comprising: under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, in response to receiving a request from a user to browse an electronic list of physical items available for purchase via the electronic marketplace, determining a plurality of physical items satisfying the request; calculating for each of the plurality of physical items, a relevance score based upon relevance information, the relevance information comprising at least one of behavioral, historical, performance, or preference information of the user; determining for each of the plurality of physical items, whether at least one freshness function is associated with each of the plurality of physical items; for each of the plurality of physical items associated with at least one freshness function, calculating a freshness factor for a physical item, the freshness factor based at least in part upon a date associated with the request and a date of first availability associated with the physical item, each freshness function of the at least one freshness function varying based at least in part on a respective physical item category, wherein the freshness factor associated with each freshness function incrementally increases more than one time over a first period of time, the first period of time starting from the date of first availability, and wherein the freshness factor associated with each freshness function decreases for a second period of time, the second period of time being subsequent to the first period of time; determining whether at least one seasonality function is associated with each of the plurality of physical items; for each of the plurality of physical items associated with at least one seasonality functions, calculating at least one seasonality factor for the physical item, the seasonality factor based at least in part upon a date associated with the request; calculating a ranking score for each of the plurality of physical items at least in part by applying any calculated freshness factor and any calculated seasonality factor for the item; and providing at least one of the physical items for display based upon the calculated ranking scores, wherein at least some of the plurality of physical items has at least one attribute associating the physical item to at least one of a freshness function and a seasonality function.