Best Buy’s patent involves a system and method using facet modifications to refine user input for facet searches on data records. The method includes establishing item records, identifying facet modifier records, altering user input based on facet modifications, and narrowing down search results. GlobalData’s report on Best Buy gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Facet search method for narrowing item records in database
The granted patent (Publication Number: US11954096B2) outlines a method that involves establishing item records in a database with attributes, performing searches on these records, and presenting query information to a user interface. The method includes altering user input based on facet modifications to generate facet search parameters, narrowing down the found set of item records, and presenting the narrowed set to the user interface. The patent details various scenarios where the input can be numerical or text-based, and how facet modifications define mathematical alterations or establish numeric ranges for search parameters.
Furthermore, the patent describes a method where facets are established based on attributes in the found set of item records, and multiple facet modifications are identified to match subsets of item records. The method involves presenting queries to the user interface, altering input based on facet modifications to generate search parameters for different subsets of item records, and performing facet searches accordingly. The results of these facet searches are then presented to the user interface. The patent also highlights the differentiation in mathematical alterations based on different facet modifications and the generation of numerical values from text-based inputs for effective search parameter generation.
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