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Enhanced search with user suggested search information

Granted 25 Feb 2014 · 8 office actions

Current assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc · originally Amazon, Inc.

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Inventors: Jason Kilar, Andrew Birkett, Haakon Sorensen, Gregory Huczynski +5 · Examiner: Wilson Lee · AU 2157 · TC 2100

Application
11/961,892
filed 20 Dec 2007
Publication
Not published
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US 8,661,007
granted 25 Feb 2014

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Abstract

A method and system are disclosed for allowing a user to suggest information about content that can be utilized in processing subsequent searches. The suggested information may be different from a fixed set of information about an item, such as keywords, attributes, or characteristics of an item, generally provided by a manufacturer or seller of the item. Users can submit to a service the information that they feel is relevant to the item, such as a brief explanation of relevance and a detailed explanation that would help other users to make a decision about the item. The submitted information may be associated with the item information and stored in a data store and utilized as additional attributes of the item for a search. In addition, when a user requests detail information about an item, the user-submitted information may be displayed to the user.

Claims

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Classifications

3 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G06F17/30
  • G06F7/00
USPC · US Patent Classification
707/705

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Pendency
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2
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Interviews
3
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Examiner
Wilson Lee
art unit 2157 · TC 2100
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Priority chain

1 priority documents
Priority
26 Mar 2007
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provisionalUS 6090815726 Mar 2007

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