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Identifying an item based on data associated with the item

  • US 8,909,594 B2
  • Filed: 08/13/2012
  • Issued: 12/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a data item pertaining to a listing of a good or service on an information storage and retrieval platform;

    associating an additional data item with the data item, the additional data item including an aspect-value pair, the aspect-value pair being an aspect of the good or service and a value of the aspect, the aspect of the good or service being a physical characteristic of the good or service, the value of the aspect being one value of a plurality of values associated with the physical characteristic of the good or service;

    receiving a search query;

    associating the search query with the aspect-value pair based on a correspondence between the search query and the aspect of the good or service and a correspondence between the search query and the value of the aspect;

    selecting the listing from a plurality of listings on the information storage and retrieval platform based on the associating of the search query with the aspect-value pair, the selecting being implemented by a processor; and

    providing the data item in response to the search query.

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