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DETERMINING QUERY INTENT

  • US 20110314012A1
  • Filed: 06/16/2010
  • Published: 12/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of nodes by a computing device, wherein each node is associated with an item category with a plurality of queries and a count for each associated query;

    receiving a query by the computing device;

    receiving a classifier by the computing device, wherein the classifier, when applied to a node of the plurality of nodes using the received query by the computing device, results in a generated probability that the received query is intended for an item category associated with the node;

    applying the classifier to the plurality of nodes using the received query by the computing device until a generated probability for a node is below a threshold probability resulting in a list of item categories and a generated probability for each item category;

    ranking the item categories in the list of item categories based on the generated probabilities by the computing device; and

    providing the item categories in a ranked order by the computing device through a network.

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