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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
Coupa Software Incorporated, San Mateo, CA (US);
Scott Harris, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Vincent Toesca, San Francisco, CA (US);
Prasanna Kumar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Amit Vijayant, San Jose, CA (US);
Coupa Software Incorporated, San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating recommendation data for cataloging items in an e-procurement system is provided. In various embodiments, a database of records is created and maintained corresponding to a plurality of transactions in an e-procurement system. In various embodiments, database records are weighted and sorted according a transaction method associated with the records. In various embodiments, recommendation data is generated for items associated with the records to suggest more efficient methods for offering items for procurement in an e-marketplace based on the weights and sort order of the records.