	US 12,106,351 B1
	System and method for automatic product matching
Nitin Verma, Natick, MA (US); Randall L. Cogill, Dedham, MA (US); and Michael Bhaskaran, Sherborn, MA (US)
Assigned to Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US)
Filed by Staples, Inc., Framingham, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,861.
Application 17/807,861 is a continuation of application No. 16/288,105, filed on Feb. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,367,116.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/778,195, filed on Dec. 11, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06F 18/2431 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01)

CPC G06Q 30/0629 (2013.01) [G06F 18/2431 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)]

20 Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining, by a processor, a first attribute-type weight for a first attribute type, the first attribute-type weight indicating an impact of the first attribute type in determining similarity between items;

determining, by the processor, a first attribute of the first attribute type for a first item and a second attribute of the first attribute type for a second item, a first and second item pairing including the first item and the second item;

determining, by the processor, a first attribute value for the first attribute and the second attribute, the first attribute value indicating a first level of similarity between the first attribute and the second attribute;

modifying, by the processor, the first attribute value using the first attribute-type weight;

computing, by the processor, a match score for the first and second item pairing based on the modified first attribute value; and

in response to receiving a data query identifying the first item, providing, by the processor, a graphical user interface including a graphical element representing the second item based on the match score.