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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Inventors:
Eric B. Fox, Seattle, WA (US);
Logan Luyet Dillard, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott Allen Mongrain, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0204 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0253 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0255 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for defining subcategories of items to be used in merchandising. The subcategories may be defined on the basis of item data and/or sales data for the items. Based on a distribution of the items in accordance with one or more of the item and/or sales data, implicit groups or subcategories can be identified and selected for merchandising purposes.