Item matching

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12204572-B2
Application number	US-202318120214-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2023
Priority date	Sep 19, 2008
Publication date	Jan 21, 2025
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025

Abstract

Methods and system for item matching are described. In one embodiment, compatibility-based text for an item may be accessed. A compatibility identifier may be identified based on the compatibility-based text. The compatibility identifier may be associated with an item cluster. The compatibility identifier may be used to identify a plurality of matching items. A result may be provided based on identification of the plurality of matching items. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computerized method comprising:
receiving a query;
in response to receiving the query, identifying an item from a category;
identifying a product from a different category, wherein the item comprises a part that works with the product;
based on identification of the product, automatically constructing a compatibility-based search query;
utilizing the compatibility-based search query, identifying a plurality of items that are compatible with the product;
receiving a request for compatibility verification of an item of the plurality of items; and
in response to the request, providing a notification corresponding to the item.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining availability of the plurality of items that are compatible with the product.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising providing available items of the plurality of items.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a compatibility identifier corresponding to the product.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the compatibility identifier is associated with an item cluster.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the notification is an incompatibility notification indicating the item is incompatible with the product.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising removing the item from the item cluster.

8. One or more non-transitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:
receiving a query;
in response to receiving the query, identifying an item from a category;
identifying a product from a different category, wherein the item comprises a part that works with the product;
based on identification of the product, automatically constructing a compatibility-based search query;
utilizing the compatibility-based search query, identifying a plurality of items that are compatible with the product;
receiving a request for compatibility verification of an item of the plurality of items; and
in response to the request, providing a notification corresponding to the item.

9. The media of claim 8 , further comprising determining availability of the plurality of items that are compatible with the product.

10. The media of claim 9 , further comprising providing available items of the plurality of items.

11. The media of claim 8 , further comprising identifying a compatibility identifier corresponding to the product.

12. The media of claim 11 , wherein the compatibility identifier is associated with an item cluster.

13. The media of claim 12 , wherein the notification is an incompatibility notification indicating the item is incompatible with the product.

14. The media of claim 13 , further comprising removing the item from the item cluster.

15. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive a query;
in response to receiving the query, identify an item from a category;
identify a product from a different category, wherein the item comprises a part that works with the product;
based on identification of the product, automatically construct a compatibility-based search query;
utilizing the compatibility-based search query, identify a plurality of items that are compatible with the product;
receiving a request for compatibility verification of an item of the plurality of items; and
in response to the request, providing a notification corresponding to the item.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the notification is an incompatibility notification indicating the item is incompatible with the product.

17. The system of claim 16 , further comprising removing the item from the item cluster.

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Arora Aditya
• Shivaswamy Gurudatta Horantur
• Johnson Brian M
• Henderson Richard D
• Agarwal Swati
• Dante Jennifer M

Classifications

• G06F16/3344

  using natural language analysis · CPC title

• G06F16/338

  Presentation of query results · CPC title

• G06F16/243 Primary

  Natural language query formulation · CPC title

• G06F16/35

  Clustering; Classification · CPC title

• G06F16/334 Primary

  Query execution (filtering based on additional data G06F16/335) · CPC title