ENHANCED SEARCH SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF DOMINANT OBJECT OF SEARCH QUERY

    公开(公告)号:US20190272274A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-05

    申请号:US16290567

    申请日:2019-03-01

    申请人: eBay Inc.

    摘要: Various methods and systems for determining a dominant object of a query and employing the dominant object to provide enhanced search services are discussed. A query is segmented into a set of n_grams. Entity extraction and resolution (EER) methods are employed to determine implicit and explicit aspects for each n_gram. N_grams that include explicit aspects are pruned from the set of n_grams and a pruned set of candidate n_grams is generated from the non-pruned n_grams. Knowledge graphs are employed to generate a ranked list of associated categories for each candidate n_gram. A ranked list of categories associated with the un-segmented query is generated based on knowledge graphs. The candidate n_gram with the highest ranked associated category that is also a highly ranked category associated with the un-segmented query is selected as the dominant object of the query. Enhanced search results are provided based on the determined dominant object.

    KNOWLEDGE GRAPH CONSTRUCTION FOR INTELLIGENT ONLINE PERSONAL ASSISTANT

    公开(公告)号:US20180052884A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-22

    申请号:US15238679

    申请日:2016-08-16

    申请人: eBay Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30 G06N5/04

    摘要: Processing natural language user inputs into a more formal, machine-readable, structured query representation used for making an item recommendation. Analyses of user inputs are coordinated via a knowledge graph constructed from categories, attributes, and attribute values describing relatively frequently occurring prior interactions of various users with an electronic marketplace. The knowledge graph has directed edges each with a score value based on: the conditional probabilities of category/attribute/attribute value interactions calculated from user behavioral patterns, associations between user queries and structured data based on historical buyer behavioral patterns in the marketplace, metadata from items made available for purchase by sellers used to better define buyers' requirements, and/or world knowledge of weather, locations/places, occasions, and item recipients that map to inventory-related data, for generating relevant prompts for further user input. The knowledge graph may be dynamically updated during a multi-turn interactive dialog.

    INTELLIGENT ONLINE PERSONAL ASSISTANT WITH NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING

    公开(公告)号:US20180052842A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-22

    申请号:US15238675

    申请日:2016-08-16

    申请人: eBay Inc.

    摘要: Systems and methods for transforming formal and informal natural language user inputs into a more formal, machine-readable, structured representation of a search query. In one scenario, a processed sequence of user inputs and machine-generated prompts for further data from a user in a multi-turn interactive dialog improves the efficiency and accuracy of automated searches for the most relevant items available for purchase in an electronic marketplace. Analysis of user inputs may discern user intent, user input type, a dominant object of user interest, item categories, item attributes, attribute values, and item recipients. Other inputs considered may include dialog context, item inventory-related information, and external knowledge to improve inference of user intent from user input. Different types of analyses of the inputs each yield results that are interpreted in aggregate and coordinated via a knowledge graph based on past users' interactions with the electronic marketplace and/or inventory-related data.

    Enhanced search system for automatic detection of dominant object of search query

    公开(公告)号:US11829375B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-28

    申请号:US17318653

    申请日:2021-05-12

    申请人: eBay Inc.

    摘要: Various methods and systems for determining a dominant object of a query and employing the dominant object to provide enhanced search services are discussed. A query is segmented into a set of n_grams. Entity extraction and resolution (EER) methods are employed to determine implicit and explicit aspects for each n_gram. N_grams that include explicit aspects are pruned from the set of n_grams and a pruned set of candidate n_grams is generated from the non-pruned n_grams. Knowledge graphs are employed to generate a ranked list of associated categories for each candidate n_gram. A ranked list of categories associated with the un-segmented query is generated based on knowledge graphs. The candidate n_gram with the highest ranked associated category that is also a highly ranked category associated with the un-segmented query is selected as the dominant object of the query. Enhanced search results are provided based on the determined dominant object.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF SPAM PUBLICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220122122A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17564000

    申请日:2021-12-28

    申请人: eBay Inc.

    摘要: In various example embodiments, a system and method for determining a spam publication using a spam detection system are presented. The spam detection system receives, from a device, an image of an item and an item attribute for the item. Additionally, the spam detection system extracts an image attribute based on the received image, and compares the item attribute and the image attribute. Moreover, the spam detection system calculates a confidence score based on the comparison. Furthermore, the spam detection system determines that the item attribute is incorrect based on the confidence score transgressing a predetermined threshold. In response to the determination that the item attribute is incorrect, the spam detection system causes presentation, on a display of the device, of a notification.

    Enhanced search system for automatic detection of dominant object of search query

    公开(公告)号:US11036746B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16290567

    申请日:2019-03-01

    申请人: eBay Inc.

    摘要: Various methods and systems for determining a dominant object of a query and employing the dominant object to provide enhanced search services are discussed. A query is segmented into a set of n_grams. Entity extraction and resolution (EER) methods are employed to determine implicit and explicit aspects for each n_gram. N_grams that include explicit aspects are pruned from the set of n_grams and a pruned set of candidate n_grams is generated from the non-pruned n_grams. Knowledge graphs are employed to generate a ranked list of associated categories for each candidate n_gram. A ranked list of categories associated with the un-segmented query is generated based on knowledge graphs. The candidate n_gram with the highest ranked associated category that is also a highly ranked category associated with the un-segmented query is selected as the dominant object of the query. Enhanced search results are provided based on the determined dominant object.