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Product synthesis from multiple sources

A technology for product, product information, applied in the field of product synthesis from multiple sources

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-01-02
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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The many types and structures of information from diverse and massive data sources and the data itself present formidable challenges in populating product descriptions that are concise, comprehensive, meaningful, and useful to users of online product catalogs

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[0018] While numerous different embodiments are described in detail below, it should be understood that the claims at the conclusion of this patent define the legal scope of the description. Since describing every possible embodiment would be impractical, if not impossible, this specific example is to be construed as exemplary only and does not describe every possible embodiment. Numerous alternative embodiments could be implemented, using technology known or developed after the filing date of this patent, which would also fall within the scope of the claims.

[0019] It should be understood that unless a term in this patent is expressly defined using the following formula or a similar sentence: "As used herein, the term '______' is hereby defined to mean...", no intention is intended for the literal meaning of the term or are not limited to their ordinary meaning, either explicitly or implicitly, nor should this term be construed as limiting the scope according to the languag...

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Methods and systems for automatically synthesizing product information from multiple data sources into an on-line catalog are disclosed, and in particular, for automatically synthesizing the product information based on attribute-value pairs. Information for a product may be obtained, via entity extraction, feed ingestion, and other mechanisms, from a plurality of structured and unstructured data sources having different taxonomies and schemas. Product information may additionally or alternatively be obtained or derived based on popularity data. The product information may be cleansed, segmented and normalized. The product information may be clustered so closest products, attribute names and attribute values are associated.; A representative value for an attribute name may be determined, and the on-line catalog may be updated so that entries are comprehensive, meaningful and useful to a catalog user. Updates from at least 500 million different data sources may be scheduled to occur as frequently as several times daily.

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Background technique [0001] The background art is intended to provide a basic context of the patent application, not to describe a specific problem to be solved. A very comprehensive online product catalog is critical to e-commerce success. With countless product introductions and new manufacturers, keeping product catalogs up to date can be daunting work. Typically, online catalogs build product entries from product offerings and information from multiple sources. However, different merchants or other sources (such as review sites, manufacturer listings, etc.) may provide different subsets of information or data for the same product. Furthermore, different sources may use different schemas to provide their product information, and the way product attributes are presented can vary widely. For example, different sources may use different schemas for naming product attributes (for example, "dimensions" versus "length," "width," and "height"). Attributes can also be described...

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IPC IPC(8): G06Q30/06
CPCG06Q30/0603G06F17/30386G06Q30/0281G06F16/24G06F17/00G06Q30/00
Inventor A.福西曼H.阮J.F.D.L.E.斯瓦S.帕帕里佐斯R.阿格拉瓦陈志敏L.W.科拉吉奥范尼P.斯克奇
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC