METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME CURATED CATEGORY AND SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING
A system and method for real-time curated category and social media advertising is presented. A system can include a modulator module, a syncer module, a ranking module, a database interface, and a sharing module. The syncer is configured to monitor the modulator module to ensure that new custom-curated shelves or collections are accounted for. The ranking module is configured to track the ranking of each product in a shelf such that the products are listed according to rankings. The database interface allows the system to display relevant information regarding each item in a shelf. The sharing module is configured to interface with social media services to promote shelves. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
1 . A system comprising:
a modulator module configured to allow the creation of an on-line shelf comprising a list of item identifiers for display as a custom curation of related items;
a syncer module coupled to the modulator module;
a ranking module coupled to the syncer module, the ranking module configured to provide information related to sales to the syncer module; and
a database interface coupled to the syncer module, the database interface configured to allow the syncer module to access an external database;
wherein the syncer module is configured to:
receive the on-line shelf from the modulator module;
retrieve information about each item identifier using a database interface module; and
cause the information about each item identifier to be displayed to a user after a request from the user.
2 . The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a sharing module coupled to the syncer module;
wherein:
the sharing module is configured to cause an update to be posted on a social media platform featuring the on-line shelf by accessing an application program interface (API) related to the social media platform.
3 . A system comprising:
one or more processing modules; and
one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform the acts of:
receiving an on-line shelf from a modulator module, wherein the on-line shelf comprises an electronic list of item identifiers for display as a custom curation of related items;
retrieving information about each item identifier using a database interface module;
causing the information about each item identifier to be displayed to a user after a request from the user.
4 . The system of claim 3 wherein the computing instructions further comprise:
receiving ranking information about each item identifier; and
using the ranking information to determine an order in which to display the electronic list of item identifiers of the on-line shelf.
5 . The system of claim 3 wherein the computing instructions further comprise:
causing an update to be posted on a social media platform featuring the on-line shelf, by accessing an application program interface (API) related to the social media platform.
6 . The system of claim 3 wherein the computing instructions further comprise:
periodically accessing the modulator module to determine if the on-line shelf has been modified; and
if the on-line shelf has been modified, causing information about the modified on-line shelf to be displayed.
7 . The system of claim 3 wherein:
the on-line shelf further comprises a scheduled time configured to indicate a time at which the on-line shelf is to be modified; and
the method further comprises:
comparing a present time to the scheduled time; and
causing information about the modified on-line shelf to be displayed when the present time is past the scheduled time.
8 . The system of claim 7 wherein:
the on-line shelf further comprises a version number; and
the computing instructions further comprise:
comparing the version number to a version number of an active on-line shelf; and
causing the on-line shelf with a higher version number to be displayed.
9 . The system of claim 3 wherein:
the on-line shelf further comprises an expiration time configured to indicate a time after which the on-line shelf become inactive.
10 . The system of claim 10 wherein:
causing the information about each item identifier to be displayed comprises:
retrieving information associated with each item identifier to be displayed from an external database; and
transmitting the information associated with each item identifier in a format that is configured to be displayed to the user.
11 . The system of claim 10 wherein:
the information associated with each item identifier includes description information and price information associated with each item identifier.
12 . A method comprising:
receiving an on-line shelf from a modulator module, wherein the on-line shelf comprises an electronic list of item identifiers for display as a custom curation of related items;
retrieving information about each item identifier using a database interface module; and
causing the information about each item identifier to be displayed to a user after a request from the user.
13 . The method of claim 12 further comprising:
receiving ranking information about each item identifier; and
using the ranking information to determine an order in which to display the electronic list of item identifiers of the on-line shelf.
14 . The method of claim 12 further comprising:
causing an update to be posted on a social media platform featuring the on-line shelf, by accessing an application program interface (API) related to the social media platform.
15 . The method of claim 12 further comprising:
periodically accessing the modulator module to determine if the on-line shelf has been modified; and
if the on-line shelf has been modified, causing information about the modified on-line shelf to be displayed.
16 . The method of claim 12 wherein:
the on-line shelf further comprises a scheduled time configured to indicate a time at which the on-line shelf is to be modified; and
the method further comprises:
comparing a present time to the scheduled time; and
causing information about the modified on-line shelf to be displayed when the present time is past the scheduled time.
17 . The method of claim 16 wherein:
the on-line shelf further comprises a version number; and
the method further comprises:
comparing the version number to a version number of an active on-line shelf; and
causing the on-line shelf with a higher version number to be displayed.
18 . The method of claim 12 wherein:
the on-line shelf further comprises an expiration time configured to indicate a time after which the on-line shelf become inactive; and
the method further comprises:
preventing inactive on-line shelves from being displayed to the user.
19 . The method of claim 12 wherein:
causing the information about each item identifier to be displayed comprises:
retrieving information associated with each item identifier to be displayed from an external database; and
transmitting the information associated with each item identifier in a format that is configured to be displayed to the user.
20 . The method of claim 19 wherein:
the information associated with each item identifier includes description information and price information associated with each item identifier.