NEAR-IDENTICAL MULTI-FACETED ENTITY IDENTIFICATION IN SEARCH

摘要

Example embodiments described herein disclose systems and methods for near-identical multi-faceted entity identification within search results from an online marketplace. The online marketplace may be or include a group of one or more server machines configured to provide one or more online marketplace services, including the near-identical multi-faceted entity identification system. A user device may accordingly request and receive, from the online marketplace, a set of item listings based on submitted search criteria. The online marketplace may then access the set of item listings and identify one or more similar item listings among the set of item listings in order to demote a ranking of the similar item listings within the set.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a client device, a search request; retrieving a set of search results based on the search request, the set of search results including a plurality of item listings, the plurality of item listings being ranked based on relevance to the search request; accessing a first listing from the plurality of item listings, the first item listing referencing a tangible item; identifying a second item listing from the plurality of search results that references the tangible item, marking the second item listings as duplicate item listings based on the second item listing referencing the tangible item referenced by the first item listing; modifying the ranking of the second item listing based on the second item listing being identified as the duplicate item listing; and causing display of the set of search results at the client device, the set of search results being ranked in accordance with the modified ranking of the second item.