SUPPRESSING DUPLICATE LISTINGS ON MULTIPLE SEARCH ENGINE WEB SITES FROM A SINGLE SOURCE SYSTEM GIVEN THAT A PUBLISHER SELECTS A DIFFERENT LISTING AS A SYNCHRONIZED LISTING

摘要

In one implementation, a method is provided that comprises receiving a plurality of potential listings associated with an entity from a provider system. Each listing comprises a confidence score assigned by the provider system. A representative listing of the entity located on the provider system is designated from amongst the plurality of potential listings based on the confidence score. A first request is transmitted to synchronize the representative listing with the entity on the provider system. Responsive to receiving an indication that the request to synchronize is complete, a second request to suppress remaining listings of the potential listings as duplicates is provided. The remaining listings having confidence scores lower than the confidence score associated with the representative listing. The second request to suppress the remaining listings as duplicate listings is provided to the provider system using an API and a confirmation that the remaining listings are suppressed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by the processing device from a provider system, a plurality of potential listings associated with an entity, each listing of the plurality of potential listings comprises a confidence score assigned by the provider system; designating, by the processing device, a representative listing of the entity located on the provider system from amongst the plurality of potential listings based on the confidence score; transmitting, by the processing device to the provider system, a first request to synchronize the representative listing with the entity on the provider system; and responsive to receiving an indication that the synchronized is complete, providing a second request to suppress one or more remaining listings of the plurality of potential listings as one or more duplicate listings, the one or more remaining listings having confidence scores lower than the confidence score associated with the representative listing, wherein the second request to suppress the one or more remaining listings as one or more duplicate listings is provided to the provider system using an application programming interface and at least one confirmation that the provider system suppressed the one or more remaining listings as one or more duplicate listings is received by the processing device from the provider system using the application programming interface.