US Patent 12014404 Product category driven navigation menu

A method and system for creating a product menu for an e-commerce website has been developed. First, a product category list is created using a navigation menu editor for the website. The product category list is then organized into a tree hierarchy using the navigation menu editor. The product category list is stored in a database and accessed later through an application program interface (API). The product category list is filtered according to the tree hierarchy and displayed as a product menu to a user of the website via a user interface (UI).