Multi-variable product rank

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for ranking products using multiple data sources are provided. A computerized ranking system includes a ranking engine, loaders, and a presentation component. The ranking engine calculates a score for each product based on multiple counts logged by data sources. Loaders communicatively connected to the ranking engine provide the counts to the data sources. The presentation component generates a ranked product list for display on client devices in response to requests for a list of popular products.

1 . One or more computer-readable media storing computer-usable instructions that cause one or more processors to perform a method that displays products, the method comprising:
 obtaining a multivariable score for a product's relative popularity within a collection of products;   generating a graphical user interface to display the product and the multivariable score; and   updating the graphical user interface to show changes to the multivariable score of the product on a scale relative to a life of the product.   
     
     
         2 . The media of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface illustrates changes in the multivariable score over a specified period time. 
     
     
         3 . The media of  claim 1 , wherein products are classified as climbers or decliners based on the magnitude and direction of the change associated with the product's multivariable score. 
     
     
         4 . A computer-implemented method to display popular products, the method comprising:
 obtaining a multivariable score for a product's relative popularity within a collection of products;   generating a graphical user interface to display the product and the multivariable score; and   updating the graphical user interface to show changes to the multivariable score of the product on a scale relative to a life of the product.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the graphical user interface illustrates changes in the multivariable score over a specified period time. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein products are classified as climbers or decliners based on the magnitude and direction of the change associated with the product's multivariable score. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a comparison chart that provides a visual graph of the differences between multivariable scores for a number of products over a number of time periods. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the number of products is four. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the chart includes trend lines that illustrate the variability of each product's multivariable score over the number of time periods. 
     
     
         10 . A computerized system that generates a user interface for popular products, the computerized system having a processor that executes the following:
 a user interface component that receives multivariable scores for products and formats the multivariable scores in an ordered list; wherein the format is one of HTML, XML, or RSS; and   a presentation component receives the formatted lists, wherein the HTML format of the ordered list is received in response to a request for the current list of popular items, the XML format of the list is received to periodically update a number or products in a dynamic section of web site that is dedicated to showing the number products having the largest scores, and the RSS format of the list is received to periodically update a feed that is accessed to determine, among other things, the popular products in a product database without requiring repeated requests for the list.   
     
     
         11 . The computerized system of  claim 10 , wherein the score is based on normalized counts logged by the plurality of data sources. 
     
     
         12 . The computerized system of  claim 11 , wherein the counts include number of page views, number of clicks, amount of revenue, number of entries in a search log. 
     
     
         13 . The computerized system of  claim 11 , wherein the counts include offline store transaction data. 
     
     
         14 . The computerized system of  claim 11 , wherein the counts include number of sales generates, number of seconds a user dwells on a product displayed on the computer. 
     
     
         15 . The computerized system of  claim 10 , wherein the ordered list is organized based on decreasing product scores. 
     
     
         16 . The computerized system of  claim 10 , wherein the user interface illustrates changes in the products' multivariable scores over a specified period time. 
     
     
         17 . The computerized system of  claim 16 , wherein products are classified as climbers or decliners based on the magnitude and direction of the change associated with the products' multivariable scores. 
     
     
         18 . The computerized system of  claim 16 , wherein the user interface includes a comparison chart that provides a visual graph of the differences between multivariable scores for a number of products over a number of time periods. 
     
     
         19 . The computerized system of  claim 18 , wherein the number of products is four. 
     
     
         20 . The computerized system of  claim 18 , wherein the chart includes trend lines that illustrate the variability of each product's multivariable score over the number of time periods.