Product substitution search method
US7117163B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0601
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for responding to user requests for a product provides a selection of alternate products that are similar to the requested product. Available products each have a plurality of attributes, which are compared to corresponding attributes of the requested product. Available products having attributes which are similar to those of the requested product are ranked in order of a similarity measure, and presented to the user.
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