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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2009
Xin Xin Bai, Beijing, CN;
Jin Dong, Beijing, CN;
Ta-hsin LI, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Zhong Lin Lin, Beijing, CN;
Hai Rong LV, Beijing, CN;
Wen Jun Yin, Beijing, CN;
Xin Xin Bai, Beijing, CN;
Jin Dong, Beijing, CN;
Ta-Hsin Li, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Zhong Lin Lin, Beijing, CN;
Hai Rong Lv, Beijing, CN;
Wen Jun Yin, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
System, method and computer program product for adjusting a representation of a merchandise hierarchy associated with an entity such as a retailer or wholesaler of products. Product correlation information discovered in that entity's customers' shopping records are obtained and incorporated into an existing merchandise hierarchy with a constraint on the consistency with the existing hierarchy.