System and method for providing real-time search results on merchandise
US7831584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9535
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A search suggestion system and method for a product/service database which provides an improved, bifurcated search result search result algorithm. A vectored index of a product/service database is first generated. As a search query is typed, the letters/words are processed through a lexographical matching module, compared to the index, and a subset of the index is identified. The subset is then ranked according to (1) the user's history, (2) most popular sales data, (3) most often viewed products, and (4) lexographical weights. The highest ranked items are then displayed in a drop-down list to the user.
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