WO2004038547A8 - Listing recommendation in a network-based commerce system - Google Patents

Listing recommendation in a network-based commerce system

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WO2004038547A8
WO2004038547A8 PCT/US2003/033294 US0333294W WO2004038547A8 WO 2004038547 A8 WO2004038547 A8 WO 2004038547A8 US 0333294 W US0333294 W US 0333294W WO 2004038547 A8 WO2004038547 A8 WO 2004038547A8
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commerce system
based commerce
recommendation
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Benjamin David Foster
Leonard Robert Speiser
Lori Kathleen Stewart
Andrew Leigh Sandler
Charles Zoran Kalko
Sterling Ryan Quick
Anne Chang Raimondi
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Ebay Inc
Benjamin David Foster
Leonard Robert Speiser
Lori Kathleen Stewart
Andrew Leigh Sandler
Charles Zoran Kalko
Sterling Ryan Quick
Anne Chang Raimondi
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    • G06QINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q30/06Buying, selling or leasing transactions
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    • G06Q30/00Commerce
    • G06Q30/06Buying, selling or leasing transactions
    • G06Q30/0601Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
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Abstract

According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method to facilitate generating listing recommendations to a user of a network-based commerce system. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a term associated with a user interaction in a network-based commerce system. The method further includes generating a recommendation query (86) including the identified term. In addition, the method includes running the recommendation query (90) against a plurality of listings hosted by the network-based commerce system to identify a recommendation. Moreover, the method includes presenting the recommendation to a user of the network-based commerce system.
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