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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Graeme Smith, Dalkeith, GB;
Matthew J. Round, Westfield, GB;
Andrew Birkett, Edinburgh, GB;
Elinor Trotter, Edinburgh, GB;
Michael Davidson, Livingston, GB;
Gregory Huczynski, Edinburgh, GB;
Jason King, Linlithgow, GB;
Haakon Sorensen, Leavenworth, WA (US);
Jason Kilar, Seattle, WA (US);
Graeme Smith, Dalkeith, GB;
Matthew J. Round, Westfield, GB;
Andrew Birkett, Edinburgh, GB;
Elinor Trotter, Edinburgh, GB;
Michael Davidson, Livingston, GB;
Gregory Huczynski, Edinburgh, GB;
Jason King, Linlithgow, GB;
Haakon Sorensen, Leavenworth, WA (US);
Jason Kilar, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
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.