Title:
ITEM NAME NORMALIZATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002021309
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A computer-implemented approach for processing search queries generally involves normalizing names and descriptions of items. The various forms of a name or description of an item is referred to as an item name variant. The normalized form of the name or description of an item is referred to as a normalized item name. Item name variants that are similar are grouped together to form clusters. Each cluster of item name variants is mapped to a normalized item name. A dictionary of normalized item names are created by storing: 1) the item name variant, 2) the information that is obtained from the item source and which is associated with the item name variant, and 3) the mapping information that maps the item name variant to the corresponding normalized item name.
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Inventors:
BORKOVSKY ARKADY
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/026629
Publication Date:
October 02, 2003
Filing Date:
August 23, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CENTIVES INC E (US)
International Classes:
G06F17/30; (IPC1-7): G06F17/30
Foreign References:
| US5960430A | 1999-09-28 | |||
| US5781772A | 1998-07-14 |
Other References:
CARRICK C ET AL: "Automatic association of news items", INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT, ELSEVIER, BARKING, GB, vol. 33, no. 5, 1 September 1997 (1997-09-01), pages 615 - 632, XP004089624, ISSN: 0306-4573
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 09 13 October 2000 (2000-10-13)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 09 13 October 2000 (2000-10-13)
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