Detection and breaking of pricing loops in an e-commerce marketplace

    公开(公告)号:US11568428B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16710471

    申请日:2019-12-11

    Abstract: A system and method of automatically detecting pricing loops by generating a price-history database and searching the database for recurring pricing update patterns. If a price update pattern is detected, then the price republishing is blocked until a next event occurs to interrupt the pricing loop. A pricing engine searches the price-history database before publishing a new price. If a past price recurs multiple times over a predetermined time period, then it is saved as a candidate value for a pricing loop. A current price to be published is compared to the candidate value, and if there is a match, then the current price is suppressed.

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