System and method for searching for products in catalogs

A method for searching for products in catalogs, characterized in that it includes the following steps:

• a. user entry of a query into a device with a network connection via an installed application and delivery of the query to a processing unit;
• b. receipt of the query by a processing unit to:
• i. extract visual features of the query;
• ii. perform a visual similarity search between a query and all the products stored in a data storage unit using visual features;
• iii. automatically generate a set of labels for the query;
• iv. perform a search based on similarity restricted to the subgroup of products that match the query by at least one label;
• v. mix the results of searches ii and iv to generate the response to the query;
• c. receipt of the query response by the device with a network connection and generation of the user display.