IP Library Granted Patent US 12670515
Granted Patent B2
US 12670515 · App. 18/590,773 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Method and electronic device for providing commodity object search information

Inventors: Kezheng Liao (Hangzhou, CN); Zhenfang Wu (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Hangzhou Alibaba International Internet Industry Co., Ltd.
G06Q30/0627G06Q30/0631G06Q30/0643
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12670515
App. No.
18/590,773
Filed
Feb 28, 2024
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2166
USPC
707/769
Abstract

A method comprising determining a plurality of commodity objects meeting a search intent according to a commodity object search request submitted by a user; analyzing the plurality of commodity objects to obtain a plurality of commodity object combinations, and generating text content in units of commodity object combinations, wherein the text content is used for showing recommendation reason information corresponding to the commodity object combinations; and providing, to a client, the commodity object combinations and the corresponding text content to be displayed in a commodity search result page of the client. According to the present disclosure, information displayed on the commodity search result page can guide shopping, thus improving the browsing efficiency of users.

Claims (64)

1 . A method for providing commodity object search information, the method comprising:

determining, according to a commodity object search request submitted by a user, a plurality of commodity objects meeting a search intent;

analyzing the plurality of commodity objects to obtain a plurality of commodity object combinations;

generating text contents corresponding to the plurality of commodity object combinations under a plurality of categories, a respective text content showing recommendation reason information corresponding to a respective commodity object combination, the recommendation reason information including a recommendation reason to display a respective commodity under a respective category; and

providing, to a client, the plurality of commodity object combinations and the text contents under the plurality of categories to be displayed in a commodity search result page of the client.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the commodity object search request comprises initial search condition information input by the user; and

the initial search condition information comprises a long statement expressed in a natural language.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining, according to the commodity object search request submitted by the user, the plurality of commodity objects meeting the search intent comprises:

performing model understanding on the long statement expressed in the natural language by using an artificial intelligence (AI) large-scale parametric model to acquire search intent information of the user; and

determining the plurality of commodity objects meeting the search intent based on the search intent information.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

before receiving the commodity object search request, generating a prompt text content for guiding a search initiated by inputting the long statement expressed in the natural language.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising providing the prompt text content to the client to display the prompt text content in an interface used for receiving a search input condition.

6 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

using an AI large-scale parametric model to perform model understanding on user behavior information generated by the user while browsing the commodity search result page or related commodity object information;

generating a question text content for questions to be raised to the user;

providing the question text content to the client to display the question text content on the commodity search result page;

after receiving a response content that the user submits based on the question text content, performing model understanding on a question-and-response content and the initial search condition information through the AI large-scale parametric model; and

updating the search intent information of the user, and providing a new commodity object search result according to updated search intent information.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein:

a process of generating a dialogue text content and receiving the response content from a user has multiple rounds, so that the AI large-scale parametric model gradually acquires and updates the search intent information of the user by performing model understanding on a dialogue content accumulated in the multiple rounds of question-and-response processes and the initial search condition information.

8 . A method for providing commodity object search information, the method comprising:

receiving a commodity object search request initiated by a user inputting initial search condition information on a target page;

submitting the commodity object search request to a server to acquire commodity object search results;

generating, according to the commodity object search results returned by the server, a search result page; and

displaying the commodity object search results, the commodity object search results including a plurality of commodity object combinations and generated text contents, a respective text content showing recommendation reason information corresponding to a respective commodity object combination.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving a question text content provided by the server; and

displaying the question text content on the search result page.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the question text content comprises: text content used for questions to be raised to the user and generated after an artificial intelligence (AI) large-scale parametric model performs model understanding on user behavior information generated by the user when browsing the search result page or related commodity object information.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

after receiving a response content from the user with respect to the question text content, submitting the response content to the server, so that the server performs model understanding on a question-and-response content and the initial search condition information using an AI large-scale parametric model and provides a new commodity object search result after updating search intent information of the user; and

according to a new commodity object search result returned by the server, refreshing and displaying the search result page.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein:

a process of generating dialogue text content and receiving response content from a user has multiple rounds, so that model understanding is performed on a dialogue content accumulated in the multiple rounds of question-and-response processes and the initial search condition information, and the search intent information of the user is gradually acquired and updated.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

providing a dialogue content display area in the search result page, wherein the dialogue content display area, by default, is configured to display a latest round of dialogue content; and

after receiving a request for backtracking a historical dialogue content, displaying the historical dialogue content in the dialogue content display area.

14 . An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

determining, according to a commodity object search request submitted by a user, a plurality of commodity objects meeting a search intent;

analyzing the plurality of commodity objects to obtain a plurality of commodity object combinations;

generating text contents corresponding to the plurality of commodity object combinations, a respective text content showing recommendation reason information corresponding to a respective commodity object combination; and

providing, to a client, the plurality of commodity object combinations and the text contents to be displayed in a commodity search result page of the client.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein:

the commodity object search request comprises initial search condition information input by the user; and

the initial search condition information comprises a long statement expressed in a natural language.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the determining, according to the commodity object search request submitted by the user, the plurality of commodity objects meeting the search intent comprises:

performing model understanding on the long statement expressed in the natural language by using an artificial intelligence (AI) large-scale parametric model to acquire search intent information of the user; and

determining the plurality of commodity objects meeting the search intent based on the search intent information.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the acts further comprise:

using an AI large-scale parametric model to perform model understanding on user behavior information generated by the user while browsing the search result page or related commodity object information;

generating a question text content for questions to be raised to the user;

providing the question text content to the client to display the question text content on the commodity search result page;

after receiving a response content that the user submits based on the question text content, performing model understanding on a question-and-response content and initial search condition information through the AI large-scale parametric model; and

updating the search intent information of the user, and providing a new commodity object search result according to updated search intent information.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein:

a process of generating a dialogue text content and receiving the response content from a user has multiple rounds, so that the AI large-scale parametric model gradually acquires and updates the search intent information of the user by performing model understanding on a dialogue content accumulated in the multiple rounds of question-and-response processes and the initial search condition information.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the acts further comprise:

before receiving the commodity object search request, generating a prompt text content for guiding a search initiated by inputting the long statement expressed in the natural language.

20 . The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the acts further comprise:

providing the prompt text content to the client to display the prompt text content in an interface used for receiving a search input condition.