Product Variants Search and Retrieval Based on the Semantically Annotated Product Family Using Multi-Facet Domain Ontology

Abstract:

For the purpose of solving product variant search and retrieval problems for non-professional customers, a search and retrieval framework is proposed based on the semantically annotated product family using multi-facet domain ontology. The method of developing multi-faceted domain ontology is discussed, and the annotation model is constructed，then the methodology of search and retrieval is presented in detail. Finally, an example of a digital camera family is employed to illustrate the proposed approach.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 403-408)
• Pages: 4114-4118
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.403-408.4114
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Bin Dan, Shuang Peng, Xu Mei Zhang, Kai Rao
• Keywords: Multi-Facet Domain Ontology, Product Family, Retrieval, Search, Semantic Annotation

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