Method and apparatus for generating a keyword list from tables to facilitate searching an electronic catalog
US6728696B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99943
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method is described, for searching for items in an electronic catalog, e.g. an on-line catalog accessible over the Internet. A hierarchy of category names is defined, each item in the electronic catalog being associated with one of those category names. When a search page is accessed, the category names are scanned, to generate a list of words that appear in the category names at any level of the hierarchy. The list of words is displayed in the search page, allowing a user to select one. When the user selects a word from the list, a list of items whose category names contain the selected word is displayed.
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