Methods and systems using demand metrics for presenting aspects for item listings presented in a search results page
AssigneePaypal, Inc.
InventorsAshita Achuthan, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Julie Netzloff, Ken Sun
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Abstract
Methods and systems for using a demand metric for disambiguating a keyword entered from a client machine, the keyword identifying a product brand and ambiguously identifying a product category of the product brand; computing the dominant product category that indicates the probable identity of the product category; and providing signals representing selectable images of aspects of the dominant product category for rendering at the client machine.
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A method in a networked electronic publication system, the method comprising:
- detecting over the network the entry of a keyword from a client machine, the keyword identifying a product brand and ambiguously identifying a product category of the product brand;
- responsive to the detecting of the entry of the keyword, computing the dominant product category that indicates the probable identity of the product category;
- and
- responsive to the computing of the dominant product category that indicates the probable identity of the product category, providing signals representing selectable images of aspects of the dominant product category for rendering at the client machine.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embedded therein a set of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a computer, causes the computer to execute operations comprising:
- detecting over a network the entry of a keyword from a client machine, the keyword identifying a product brand and ambiguously identifying a product category of the product brand;
- responsive to detecting the entry of the keyword, computing the dominant product category that indicates the probable identity of the product category;
- and
- responsive to computing the dominant product category that indicates the probable identity of the product category, providing signals representing selectable images of aspects of the dominant product category tier rendering at the client machine.
An networked electronic publication system comprising:
- a computer processor and computer storage configured to execute:
- a software module for detecting over the network the entry of a keyword from a client machine, the keyword identifying a product brand and ambiguously identifying a product category of the product brand;
- a software module responsive to detecting the entry of the keyword, computing the dominant product category that indicates the probable identity of the product category;
- and
- a software module responsive to computing the dominant product category that indicates the probable identity of the product category, providing signals representing selectable images of aspects of the dominant product category for rendering at the client machine.
A method in a networked electronic publication system, the method comprising:
- providing over the network signals representing a plurality of images of hierarchical related selectable product category aspects for rendering from a client machine;
- detecting over the network the selection of more than one of the plurality of images that unambiguously identifies a product category;
- and
- responsive to the detecting of the selection, providing signals representing one or more selectable images of additional aspects of the product category for rendering at the client machine.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embedded therein a set of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a computer, causes the computer to execute the following operations:
- providing over a network signals representing a plurality of images of hierarchically related selectable product category aspects for rendering from a client machine;
- detecting over the network the selection of more than one of the plurality of images that unambiguously identifies a product category;
- and
- responsive to detecting the selection, providing signals representing one or more selectable images of additional aspects of the product category for rendering at the client machine.
A networked electronic publication system comprising:
- a computer processor and computer storage configured to execute:
- a software module for providing signals representing a plurality of images of hierarchically related selectable product category aspects for rendering from a client machine;
- a software module for detecting over the network the selection of more than one of the plurality of images that unambiguously identifies a product category;
- and
- a software module responsive to detecting the selection, providing signals representing one or more selectable images of additional aspects of the product category for rendering at the client machine.
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