System and method for social data mining that learns from a dynamic taxonomy
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsSudha Jamthe, Zih-Hao Lin
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Abstract
A system, method and article of manufacture that selects at least keyword from a taxonomy of a publication system; used the at least one keyword for performing data mining of a social network to detect conversations relating to products; compared elements of the conversations with functions of the publication system; and responsive to comparing, uses the elements of the conversation to change the taxonomy or the offering of products on the publication system. The conversations comprise posts relating to a product, the functions of the publication system comprise searches relating to the product, and changing the taxonomy comprises adding a category to the taxonomy
Claims21
A system comprising at least one computer processor configured to:
- select one or more keywords from a taxonomy of a publication system;
- use the keyword for performing data mining of a social network to detect conversations relating to products;
- compare elements of the conversations with functions of the publication system;
- and
- responsive to comparing, use the elements of the conversation to change the taxonomy or the offering of products on the publication system.
A computer implemented method comprising:
- selecting, by a computer processor, one or more keywords from a taxonomy of a publication system;
- using the keyword for performing data mining of a social network to detect conversations relating to products;
- comparing elements of the conversations with functions of the publication system;
- and
- responsive to comparing, using the elements of the conversation to change the taxonomy or the offering of products on the publication system.
A machine-readable storage device having embedded therein a set of instructions which, when executed by a machine, causes execution of the following operations:
- selecting one or more keywords from a taxonomy of a publication system;
- using the keyword for performing data mining of a social network to detect conversations relating to products;
- comparing elements of the conversations with functions of the publication system;
- and
- responsive to comparing, using the elements of the conversation to change the taxonomy or the offering of products on the publication system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.