Enhanced client relationship management systems and methods with a recommendation engine
First Claim
1. A method of providing a user with information that is of interest to at least one individual comprising:
- storing in a database profile data for the at least one individual, wherein the profile data includes at least one keyphrase associated with the at least one individual;
searching in at least one external database for objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized;
identifying the objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized;
ranking the relevance of the identified objects using the profile data and ranking information, wherein the ranking information includes information for determining the relevance of the identified objects to the at least one individual; and
displaying to the user at least one list of the identified objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized, wherein the identified objects in the at least one list are displayed in the order in which the identified objects were ranked as relevant for the at least one individual.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an enhanced customer relationship management systems and methods for receiving information objects in a variety of formats from a variety of information sources and communicating the objects to contact. A CRM application may be provided for storing contact-associated information (e.g., keyphrases related to contact interests, contact holdings, etc.), user-associated information in an application database and used to search for objects in at least one information source. Objects retrieved from a search may be presented to the user according to their relevance to the search. The relevance of an object may be determined in accordance with a scoring system where objects are scored and provided in order of their score.
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54 Claims
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1. A method of providing a user with information that is of interest to at least one individual comprising:
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storing in a database profile data for the at least one individual, wherein the profile data includes at least one keyphrase associated with the at least one individual;
searching in at least one external database for objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized;
identifying the objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized;
ranking the relevance of the identified objects using the profile data and ranking information, wherein the ranking information includes information for determining the relevance of the identified objects to the at least one individual; and
displaying to the user at least one list of the identified objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized, wherein the identified objects in the at least one list are displayed in the order in which the identified objects were ranked as relevant for the at least one individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a user with information that is of interest to at least one individual, the system comprising:
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a computing device;
a display device;
a database;
at least one external database; and
a software application implemented at least partially on the computing device configured to;
store in the database profile data for the at least one individual, wherein the profile data includes at least one keyphrase associated with the at least one of individual;
search in the at least one external database for objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized;
identify the objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized;
rank the relevance of the identified objects using the profile data and ranking information, wherein the ranking information includes information for determining the relevance of the identified objects to the at least one individual; and
display to the user on the display device at least one list of the identified objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized, wherein the identified objects in the at least one list are displayed in the order in which the identified objects were ranked as relevant for the at least one individual. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. Machine-readable media for providing a user with information that is of interest to at least one individual, the machine-readable media comprising machine-readable instructions recorded thereon for:
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storing in a database profile data for the at least one individual, wherein the profile data includes at least one keyphrase associated with the at least one of individual;
searching in at least one external database for objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized;
identifying the objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized;
ranking the relevance of the identified objects using the profile data and ranking information, wherein the ranking information includes information for determining the relevance of the identified objects to the at least one individual; and
displaying to the user at least one list of the identified objects in which the at least one keyphrase is utilized, wherein the identified objects in the at least one list are displayed in the order in which the identified objects were ranked as relevant for the at least one individual. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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