Biometric and geophysical sensor-based sorting and displaying of ecommerce product reviews

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10083477-B2
Application number	US-201514709565-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2015
Priority date	May 12, 2015
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product sorts and displays product reviews of ecommerce products. A system receives product reviews for ecommerce products. The product reviews are displayed on an ecommerce webpage, are generated by product reviewers, and are for different types of products. Reviewer profiles of the product reviewers are received. The reviewer profiles include characteristics of the product reviewers that affect usage of one or more of the different types of products. A user profile for a user is received. The user profile includes characteristics of the user that affect usage of one or more of the different types of products. The user profile is matched to a specific reviewer profile from the reviewer profiles. The product reviews are sorted according to the different types of products and the specific reviewer profile. The sorted product reviews are then displayed on the ecommerce webpage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, product reviews for ecommerce products, wherein the product reviews are displayed on an ecommerce webpage, wherein the product reviews are generated by product reviewers, and wherein the product reviews are for different types of products;
receiving, by one or more processors, reviewer profiles of the product reviewers, wherein the reviewer profiles comprise characteristics of the product reviewers that affect usage of one or more of the different types of products;
receiving, by one or more processors, a user profile for a user, wherein the user profile comprises characteristics of the user that affect usage of one or more of the different types of products;
receiving, by one or more processors, a biometric reading for the user from a biometric sensor, wherein the biometric sensor is a blood pressure monitor that measures blood pressure of the user, and wherein the sorted product reviews are for blood pressure lowering medication;
receiving, by one or more processors, a geophysical location reading for the user from a geophysical sensor;
utilizing, by one or more processors, the biometric reading from the biometric sensor and the geophysical location reading from the geophysical sensor to further define the user profile;
matching, by one or more processors, the further defined user profile to a specific reviewer profile from the reviewer profiles;
sorting, by one or more processors, the product reviews according to the different types of products and the specific reviewer profile, wherein the sorting sorts the product reviews according to how closely a product reviewer profile matches the further defined user profile to create a ranking of the product reviews;
visually modifying, by one or more processors, the sorted product reviews based on the further defined user profile, wherein said visually modifying displays a highest ranked product review with shading and a bold border, wherein said visually modifying displays a next lower ranked product review with shading but no bold border, and wherein said visually modifying displays a lowest ranked product review with no visual enhancement; and
displaying, by one or more processors, the visually modified sorted product reviews on the ecommerce webpage.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the further defined user profile is for a viewer of the ecommerce webpage.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the further defined user profile is for a third party chosen by a viewer of the ecommerce webpage.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
removing, by one or more processors, any product reviews from the ecommerce webpage that are from product reviewers whose reviewer profiles do not match the further defined user profile.

5. A computer program storage device, the computer program storage device comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
receiving product reviews for ecommerce products, wherein the product reviews are displayed on an ecommerce webpage, wherein the product reviews are generated by product reviewers, and wherein the product reviews are for different types of products;
receiving reviewer profiles of the product reviewers, wherein the reviewer profiles comprise characteristics of the product reviewers that affect usage of one or more of the different types of products;
receiving a user profile for a user, wherein the user profile comprises characteristics of the user that affect usage of one or more of the different types of products;
receiving a biometric reading for the user from a biometric sensor, wherein the biometric sensor is a blood pressure monitor that measures blood pressure of the user, and wherein the sorted product reviews are for blood pressure lowering medication;
receiving a geophysical location reading for the user from a geophysical sensor;
utilizing the biometric reading from the biometric sensor and the geophysical location reading from the geophysical sensor to further define the user profile;
matching the further defined user profile to a specific reviewer profile from the reviewer profiles;
sorting the product reviews according to the different types of products and the specific reviewer profile, wherein the sorting sorts the product reviews according to how closely a product reviewer profile matches the further defined user profile to create a ranking of the product reviews;
visually modifying the sorted product reviews based on the further defined user profile; and
displaying the visually modified sorted product reviews on the ecommerce webpage.

6. The computer program storage device of claim 5 , wherein the further defined user profile is for a viewer of the ecommerce webpage.

7. The computer program storage device of claim 5 , wherein the further defined user profile is for a third party chosen by a viewer of the ecommerce webpage.

8. The computer program storage device of claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises:
removing any product reviews from the ecommerce webpage that are from product reviewers whose reviewer profiles do not match the further defined user profile.

9. A computer system comprising:
a processor, a computer readable memory, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;
first program instructions to receive product reviews for ecommerce products, wherein the product reviews are displayed on an ecommerce webpage, wherein the product reviews are generated by product reviewers, and wherein the product reviews are for different types of products;
second program instructions to receive reviewer profiles of the product reviewers, wherein the reviewer profiles comprise characteristics of the product reviewers that affect usage of one or more of the different types of products;
third program instructions to receive a user profile for a user, wherein the user profile comprises characteristics of the user that affect usage of one or more of the different types of products;
fourth program instructions to receive a biometric reading for the user from a biometric sensor, wherein the biometric sensor is a blood pressure monitor that measures blood pressure of the user, and wherein the sorted product reviews are for blood pressure lowering medication;
fifth program instructions to receive a geophysical location reading for the user from a geophysical sensor;
sixth program instructions to utilize the biometric reading from the biometric sensor and the geophysical location reading from the geophysical sensor to further define the user profile;
seventh program instructions to match the further defined user profile to a specific reviewer profile from the reviewer profiles;
eighth program instructions to sort the product reviews according to the different types of products and the specific reviewer profile, wherein the sorting sorts the product reviews according to how closely a product reviewer profile matches the further defined user profile to create a ranking of the product reviews;
ninth program instructions to visually modify the sorted product reviews based on the further defined user profile; and
tenth program instructions to display the visually modified sorted product reviews on the ecommerce webpage; and wherein

the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth program instructions are stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium for execution by one or more processors via the computer readable memory.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the further defined user profile is for a third

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Allen Corville O
• Carter Bernadette A
• Ghosh Rahul
• Kozhaya Joseph N
• Price Dana L

Classifications

• G06Q30/0619

  Neutral agent · CPC title

• G06Q30/0631 Primary

  Recommending goods or services · CPC title