INFERENCE OF QUERY RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON RETRIEVED ATTRIBUTES
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1. A method of inferring a relationship between a first query and a second query, the method comprising:
- accessing a first attribute of a first item retrieved from the first query;
accessing a second attribute of a second item retrieved from the second query;
identifying a further relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute; and
relating the first query to the second query based on the identifying of the further relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute.
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Abstract
Various example embodiments are provided for inferring relationships between queries. In an example, queries are related based on the identification of common terms between the queries. Another example is to relate queries based on the identification that the queries are associated with a single search session. Yet another example is to infer relationships based on the identification of relationships between item attributes retrieved from the submission of the queries.
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1. A method of inferring a relationship between a first query and a second query, the method comprising:
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accessing a first attribute of a first item retrieved from the first query; accessing a second attribute of a second item retrieved from the second query; identifying a further relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute; and relating the first query to the second query based on the identifying of the further relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine-readable medium that stores instructions, which when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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accessing a plurality of first attributes of a first purchased item retrieved from a search based on the first query; accessing a plurality of second attributes of a second purchased item retrieved from a search based on the second query; identifying at least one semantically related attribute between the plurality of first attributes and the plurality of second attributes; relating the first query to the second query based on the identifying of the at least one semantically related attribute; and assigning a weight to a relationship between the first query and the second query. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A processing system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory in communication with the at least one processor, the memory being configured to store a relationship identification module that is executable by the at least one processor, the relationship identification module having instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, comprising; accessing a first attribute of a first item retrieved from a first query; accessing a second attribute of a second item retrieved from a second query; identifying a relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute; and relating the first query to the second query based on the identifying of the relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of inferring a relationship between a first query comprising a plurality of first terms and a second query comprising a plurality of second terms, the method comprising:
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identifying at least one common term between the plurality of first terms and the plurality of second terms; identifying that the first query and the second query are associated with a single search session; accessing a first attribute of a first item retrieved from the first query; accessing a second attribute of a second item retrieved from the second query; identifying a further relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute; and relating the first query to the second query based on at least one of the identifying of at least one common term, the identifying that the first query and the second query are associated with a single search session or the identifying of the further relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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