SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PRODUCT MATCHING
First Claim
1. A method for automatically matching products, the method comprising:
- extracting at least one attribute of a source product from source product information received from a user;
generating a search term from the at least one extracted attribute;
using the search term to search for competitor product information; and
computing a similarity score between the source product information and the competitor product information, wherein computing the similarity score comprises;
generating a first value pair for the source product and a first competitor product, and for the first value pair;
assigning a value to a degree of similarity between the source product and the first competitor product with respect to a first common feature; and
finding the product of the assigned value and a weight value assigned to the first common feature.
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Abstract
A source product and a competitor product are automatically matched by computing similarity scores between the products. An attribute of a source product is extracted from information received from a user. The extracted attribute is then used to generate a search term. A search for competitor product information is performed using the search term and a similarity score between the source product and the competitor product is calculated. In one implementation, the similarity score is calculated by generating a first value pair for the source product and the competitor product, and for the first value pair, (1) assigning a value to a degree of similarity between the source product and the competitor product with respect to a common feature, and (2) finding the product of the assigned value and a weight value assigned to the common feature.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for automatically matching products, the method comprising:
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extracting at least one attribute of a source product from source product information received from a user; generating a search term from the at least one extracted attribute; using the search term to search for competitor product information; and computing a similarity score between the source product information and the competitor product information, wherein computing the similarity score comprises; generating a first value pair for the source product and a first competitor product, and for the first value pair; assigning a value to a degree of similarity between the source product and the first competitor product with respect to a first common feature; and finding the product of the assigned value and a weight value assigned to the first common feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for automatically matching products, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to said memory, said processor configured to; extracting at least one attribute of a source product from source product information received from a user; generate a search term from the at least one extracted attribute; use the search term to search for competitor product information; and compute a similarity score between the source product information and the competitor product information, wherein computing the similarity score comprises; generate a first value pair for the source product and a first competitor product, and for the first value pair; assign a value to a degree of similarity between the source product and the first competitor product with respect to a first common feature; and find the product of the assigned value and a weight value assigned to the first common feature. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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