Website Hosting Recommendation Engine for Feature Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems do not provide potential customers with adequate tools to determine which website hosting applications to purchase and implement on their websites, as they cannot model their websites after the features of another example website.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a Search Webpage with a data field for entering a URL, a Recommendation Engine that analyzes the submitted website, generates a Website Profile listing its features, and recommends matching hosting applications for sale, allowing potential customers to view and purchase these applications through a Shopping Cart.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing systems are used for selecting hosting applications, then customers can access hosting services, but they cannot effectively determine which applications to purchase or model their websites after example websites
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback by analyzing an example website's features and automatically generating a list of recommended hosting applications that match those features. This feedback loop enables customers to see what applications are needed based on the example website's functionality, directly addressing the information gap in selecting hosting applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (the recommendation engine) that acts as a mediator between the customer and the hosting applications. This intermediary analyzes the example website, extracts feature information, and translates it into specific application recommendations, making the selection process easier and more informed.
2Productivity
If customers manually research hosting applications, then they can find available options, but they cannot efficiently match applications to desired website features
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically analyzing the example website's features and pre-generating a matched list of hosting applications before the customer makes a selection. This eliminates the need for customers to manually research and match applications, significantly improving efficiency and reducing time investment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by replicating the feature set of an example website and automatically identifying applications that replicate or provide those same features. This allows customers to copy the functionality they observe in example websites through the recommended applications, streamlining the selection process.
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AI summary
Systems and methods of the present invention allow for recommending hosting applications. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving a URL for a Submitted Website from a potential customer, determining the features of the Submitted Website, and offering Hosting Applications (that implement the Submitted Website's features) for sale to said potential customer.