Automatic user profiling
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11. A method of describing video content comprising:
- (a) providing a profile that contains preferences that describe video content that is potentially desirable to said user;
(b) removing preferences from said profile free from intervention from said user.
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Abstract
A user profiling system preferably includes a set of fuzzy logic operators. Based upon the fuzzy logic operators the user profile may be updated.
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11. A method of describing video content comprising:
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(a) providing a profile that contains preferences that describe video content that is potentially desirable to said user;
(b) removing preferences from said profile free from intervention from said user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of modifying a profile of a user comprising:
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(a) providing said profile that contains preferences that describe video content that is potentially desirable to said user;
(b) modifying said profile based upon video content selected by said user free from intervention by said user; and
(c) wherein said profile is hierarchical. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of describing to video content comprising:
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(a) providing a profile that contains preferences that describe video content that is potentially desirable to a user;
(b) modifying at least a first portion of said profile based upon video content selected by said user free from intervention by said user; and
(c) modifying at least a second portion of said profile based upon video content selected by said user with intervention by said user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of modifying a profile of a user comprising:
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(a) providing said profile that contains preferences that describe video content that is potentially desirable to said user;
(b) modifying said profile based upon video content selected by said user; and
(c) wherein said modification is based upon different degrees of membership of said preferences in different sets. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of describing to video content comprising:
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(a) providing a first profile that contains preferences that describe video content that is potentially desirable to a first user;
(b) providing a second profile that contains preferences that describe video content that is potentially desirable to a second user;
(c) modifying at least a portion of said first profile based upon video content selected by said second user. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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31-1. The method of claim 30 wherein said modified includes mapping using a rule base, a fuzzy inference engine, a fuzzification module, and a defuzzification module.
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32-2. The method of claim 30 wherein said modification is based, at least in part, upon the duration that a particular audio is listened to.
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33-3. The method of claim 30 wherein said modification is different, based, at least in part, upon said user listening to a portion of a audio and said listener listening to the entire said audio.
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