Patent ID: 8086620
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. 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: identifying at least one common term between the plurality of first terms and the plurality of second terms; relating the first query to the second query based on the identifying of the at least one common term; identifying at least one dissimilar term between the plurality of first terms and the plurality of second terms; assigning a weight to the relationship between the first query and the second query based on the identifying of the at least one dissimilar term; identifying a first number of the at least one dissimilar term that is included in the first query; and identifying a second number of the at least one dissimilar term that is included in the second query, wherein the weight is based on a difference between the first number and the second number and wherein the difference is based on a direction traversed between the first query and the second query, and wherein the first query and the second query are submitted to locate an item for purchase.