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Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Marco Deluca, Maple, CA;

Leho Nigul, Richmond Hill, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0603 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an approach to automated merchandising, one or more computer processors detect access to an electronic store by a user. The one or more computer processors determine a location of the user. The one or more computer processors retrieve a plurality of social media communications associated with the location of the user, where social media communications include one or more publically available entries made by one or more users of one or more social media applications. The one or more computer processors determine whether the retrieved social media communications are associated with one or more merchandise associated with the electronic store. In response to determining the retrieved social media communications are associated with the one or more merchandise associated with the electronic store, the one or more computer processors determine a position of the one or more merchandise in one or more communication channels.


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