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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Ebay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Kerry Clendinning, Austin, TX (US);
Michael McCartney, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew Mengerink, San Jose, CA (US);
Fred Garfield Robinette, IV, Austin, TX (US);
David J. Wilson, Austin, TX (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for retrieving and normalizing product information are described. The system retrieves product information from sources that are accessed over a network. Next, the system creates markup language based on the product information. The markup language includes a first attribute-value pair that includes a first attribute and a first value. Next, the system normalizes the markup language by translating the first attribute to a second attribute responsive to an identification of the first attribute in a list that includes a plurality of attributes that are associated with a first product and the second attribute. The second attribute is a canonical representation of the plurality of attributes respectively.