Selection of content for downloading
First Claim
1. A method of selecting categorised content items for download to a mobile device, the method involving the steps of:
- (a) monitoring, at the device, use of content items downloaded to the device by detecting both positive usage events indicative of a user'"'"'s preference for a particular content item and negative usage events indicative of a user'"'"'s dislike of a particular content item, (b) deriving a category-based user-preference profile on the basis of the detected usage events and category indicator information associated with each item, the detected positive and negative usage events being respectively used to increase and decrease preferences indicated by the profile, for the content item categories associated with the content items to which the events relate; and
(c) controlling the download of content items to the device from a content source on the basis of the preference profile and the categorisation of the content items available from the content source.
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Abstract
A method is provided for selecting categorized content items for download to a mobile device (10E). The method involves monitoring, at the device (10E), use of content items (67) downloaded to the device, in order to derive (30) usage data providing an indication of use of the content items by content-item category as indicated by category indicator information (68) associated with each item. The usage data is processed (31) to provide a category-based user-preference profile (71). Subsequent downloading of content items to the device from a content source (16E) is then controlled (32) on the basis of the preference profile (71) and the categorization of the content items available from the content source.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of selecting categorised content items for download to a mobile device, the method involving the steps of:
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(a) monitoring, at the device, use of content items downloaded to the device by detecting both positive usage events indicative of a user'"'"'s preference for a particular content item and negative usage events indicative of a user'"'"'s dislike of a particular content item, (b) deriving a category-based user-preference profile on the basis of the detected usage events and category indicator information associated with each item, the detected positive and negative usage events being respectively used to increase and decrease preferences indicated by the profile, for the content item categories associated with the content items to which the events relate; and
(c) controlling the download of content items to the device from a content source on the basis of the preference profile and the categorisation of the content items available from the content source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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15. A mobile device comprising:
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a communications interface for downloading categorised content items;
a content handling subsystem for storing and playing downloaded content items to a user; and
a usage monitor for deriving usage data concerning use of the downloaded content items, the monitor comprising a first arrangement for detecting positive usage events indicative of a user'"'"'s preference for a particular content item, and a second arrangement for detecting negative usage events indicative of a user'"'"'s dislike of a particular content item.
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24. A method of selecting categorised content items for download to a mobile device, the method involving the steps of:
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(a) monitoring, at the device, use of content items downloaded to the device whereby to derive usage data providing an indication of use ofthe content items by content-item category as indicated by category indicator information associated with each item;
(b) deriving a category-based user-preference profile on the basis of the usage data; and
(c) controlling the download of content items to the device from a content source on the basis of the preference profile and the categorisation of the content items available from the content source;
at least one of steps (b) and (c) being effected off the device.
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