Method and system for classifying retail products and services using characteristic-basedgrouping structures
First Claim
1. A method of classifying retail products and services, the method comprising:
- determining a grouping of characteristic values in a computerized system, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic; and
associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services.
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Abstract
A method of and system for classifying retail products and services is disclosed. The method includes determining a grouping of characteristic values in a computerized system, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic. The method also includes associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services. The system includes means for determining a grouping of characteristic values, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic. The system also includes means for associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of classifying retail products and services, the method comprising:
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determining a grouping of characteristic values in a computerized system, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic; and
associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for classifying retail products and services, the system comprising:
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means for determining a grouping of characteristic values, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic; and
means for associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A program product for classifying retail products and services, the program product comprising machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, one or more machines to perform the following method steps:
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determining a grouping of characteristic values, wherein the grouping of characteristic values includes a subset of a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic; and
associating the grouping of characteristic values with a grouping of at least one of retail products and services. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A data structure for classifying retail products and services, the data structure comprising:
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a plurality of predetermined values for a characteristic; and
a plurality of characteristic value groupings, wherein each characteristic value grouping includes a subset of the plurality of predetermined values for the characteristic, and wherein the plurality of characteristic value groupings form hierarchical structure within the data structure.
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