Patent ID: 8655868
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of inferring a relationship between a first query and a second query, the method comprising: accessing a first attribute of a first item retrieved from the first query, the first attribute being a property belonging to the first item that is extracted based on buying behavior of at least one user as a result of a submission of the first query; accessing a second attribute of a second item retrieved from the second query, the second attribute being a property belonging to the second item that is extracted based on buying behavior of at least one user as a result of a submission of the second query; identifying, using at least one processor, a further relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute that are extracted based on the buying behaviors; relating the first query to the second query based on the identifying of the further relationship between the first attribute and the second attribute; and assigning a weight to the relationship between the first query and the second query that is derived from a weight assigned to the first attribute and a weight assigned to the second attribute.