System and method for providing dynamic product offerings

Abstract

A system and method for dynamically selecting products for presentation to consumers in a hands-on environment of a merchant, based upon social signals acquired from consumers in an online environment.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A system comprising:
 a plurality of in-store displays, each store being in a different one of a plurality of geographic locations; and   a computer system operable to:
 receive indications of user sentiment towards products resulting from a plurality of user interactions with graphical user interface elements associated with the products on a website, wherein the indications of user sentiment include geographic locations of the users; 
 determine, based on the indications of user sentiment and the geographic locations of the users, which product or products to present on each of the in-store displays; and 
 communicate with each in-store display of the plurality of in-store displays to configure the in-store display for presentation of the product or products determined for that in-store display. 
   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system comprises a sentiment database operable to store information about the indications of user sentiment. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the information stored in the sentiment database comprises, for each of a plurality of products, a numeric sentiment value calculated based on the indications of user sentiment. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the numeric sentiment value is calculated based on a quantity of “like,” “want,” and/or “have” sentiment indications received for each of the plurality of products and the plurality of geographic locations. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the information stored in the sentiment database comprises, for each of a plurality of products and a plurality of geographic locations, a numeric sentiment value calculated based on the indications of user sentiment. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the numeric sentiment value is calculated based on a quantity of “like,” “want,” and/or “have” sentiment indications received for each of the plurality of products. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user interactions are via one or more of the following:
 an interface element for user expression of liking the associated product;   an interface element for user expression of wanting the associated product;   an interface element for user expression of owning the associated product; and   an interface element for user purchase of the associated product.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the in-store displays is part of a self-service terminal; and   the communication with the in-store display enables configuration of the in-store display to enable purchase of the presented product or products via the self-service terminal.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user interactions are via one or more of the following:
 an interface element for submitting a product review;   an interface element for a product related message communicated from one consumer to another consumer; and   an interface element that is an icon associated with a product.   
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 in a network comprising a computer system and a plurality of in-store displays, each store being in a different one of a plurality of geographic locations:
 receiving, by the computer system, indications of user sentiment towards products resulting from a plurality of user interactions with graphical user interface elements associated with the products on a website, wherein the indications of user sentiment include geographic locations of the users; 
 determining, by the computer system based on the indications of user sentiment and the geographic locations of the users, which product or products to present on each of the in-store displays; and 
 communicating, by the computer system, with each in-store display of the plurality of in-store displays to configure the in-store display for presentation of the product or products determined for that in-store display. 
   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising storing, by the computer system, in a sentiment database, information about the indications of user sentiment. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the information stored in the sentiment database comprises, for each of a plurality of products, a numeric sentiment value; and   the method comprises calculating, by the computer system, the numeric sentiment value based on the indications of user sentiment.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , comprising calculating, by the computer system, the numeric sentiment value based on a quantity of “like,” “want,” and/or “have” sentiment indications received for each of the plurality of products. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the information stored in the sentiment database comprises, for each of a plurality of products and a plurality of geographic locations, a numeric sentiment value; and   the method comprises calculating, by the computer system, the numeric sentiment value based on the indications of user sentiment.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , comprising calculating, by the computer system, the numeric sentiment value based on a quantity of “like,” “want,” and/or “have” sentiment indications received for each of the plurality of products and the plurality of geographic locations. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the user interactions are via one or more of the following:
 an interface element for user expression of liking the associated product;   an interface element for user expression of wanting the associated product;   an interface element for user expression of owning the associated product; and   an interface element for user purchase of the associated product.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein:
 each of the in-store displays is part of a self-service terminal; and   the communicating with the in-store display configures the in-store display to enable purchase of the presented product or products via the self-service terminal.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the user interactions are via one or more of the following:
 an interface element for submitting a product review;   an interface element for a product related message communicated from one consumer to another consumer; and   an interface element that is an icon associated with a product.