Mining for Product Classification Structures for Intenet-Based Product Searching

A computer-implemented method for classifying search results responsive to a search query, comprising the steps of:

• receiving, by a computer, a search query;
• identifying, by the computer, at least one of a plurality of key words that matches at least a portion of the search query, each matched key word having associated therewith at least one structural parameter;
• associating, by the computer, each structural parameter of each matching key word with the matching portion of the search query;
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• generating, by the computer, a search results webpage comprising search suggestions that are responsive to the search query and grouped by the structural parameters.

A computer-implemented method for mining classification structures for search results from textual content, comprising the steps of:

• receiving, by a computer, textual content;
• identifying, by the computer, a match between one of a plurality of key words and at least a portion of the received textual content, the matching key word having associated therewith at least one structural parameter that classifies the key word;
• determining, by the computer, whether the match is valid;
• and
• in response to determining that the match is valid, classifying, by the computer, the at least a portion of the received textual content with the structural parameter associated with the matching key word;
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• storing, by the computer, in a product database, the at least a portion of the received textual content with its associated structural parameter.