Method of providing content items
First Claim
1. Method for providing content items located on a server (2) to a client (3), the server (2) being able to communicate with the client (3) via a communication network (7), comprising the following steps:
- a) transferring a first content recommendation list request from the client (3) to the server (2), b) generating a first content recommendation list (81) comprising several content recommendation list entries (9) at the server (2) in dependence on a user feedback profile, each content recommendation list entry (9) representing a content item, c) transferring the first content recommendation list (81) from the server (2) to the client (3), d) providing a visual and/or audible representation of the first content recommendation list entries through a client user interface, each entry being selectable and arranged such that for each entry, user feedback may be generated and corresponding user feedback information sent to the server and that upon selection of an entry at a predetermined position in the first content recommendation list, a second recommendation list request is transferred to the server, e) generating at the server, a second content recommendation list in dependence on the user feedback profile and also, if received, in dependence on the user feedback information, and f) transferring the second content recommendation list from the server to the client in response to the second recommendation list request and providing a visual and/or audible representation of the second content recommendation list entries through the client user interface, wherein the client initiates at least one transfer process of content items from the server to the client based on user selections of recommendation list entries, and wherein the second content recommendation list is prepared at the server in advance of receiving the second recommendation list request from the client.
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Abstract
A method for providing content items located on a server (2) to a client (3), the server (2) being able to communicate with the client (3) via a communication network (7), comprises the following steps:
a) transferring a first content recommendation list request from the client (3) to the server (2),
b) generating a first content recommendation list (81) comprising several content recommendation list entries (9) at the server (2) in dependence on a user feedback profile, each content recommendation list entry (9) representing a content item,
c) transferring the first content recommendation list (81) from the server (2) to the client (3), d) providing a visual and/or audible representation of the first content recommendation list entries through a client user interface, each entry being selectable and arranged such that for each entry, user feedback may be generated and corresponding user feedback information sent to the server and that upon selection of an entry at a predetermined position in the first content recommendation list, a second recommendation list request is transferred to the server, e) generating at the server, a second content recommendation list in dependence on the user feedback profile and also, if received, in dependence on the user feedback information, and f) transferring the second content recommendation list from the server to the client in response to the second recommendation list request and providing a visual and/or audible representation of the second content recommendation list entries through the client user interface, wherein the client initiates at least one transfer process of content items from the server to the client based on user selections of recommendation list entries, and wherein the second content recommendation list is prepared at the server in advance of receiving the second recommendation list request from the client.
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18 Claims
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1. Method for providing content items located on a server (2) to a client (3), the server (2) being able to communicate with the client (3) via a communication network (7), comprising the following steps:
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a) transferring a first content recommendation list request from the client (3) to the server (2), b) generating a first content recommendation list (81) comprising several content recommendation list entries (9) at the server (2) in dependence on a user feedback profile, each content recommendation list entry (9) representing a content item, c) transferring the first content recommendation list (81) from the server (2) to the client (3), d) providing a visual and/or audible representation of the first content recommendation list entries through a client user interface, each entry being selectable and arranged such that for each entry, user feedback may be generated and corresponding user feedback information sent to the server and that upon selection of an entry at a predetermined position in the first content recommendation list, a second recommendation list request is transferred to the server, e) generating at the server, a second content recommendation list in dependence on the user feedback profile and also, if received, in dependence on the user feedback information, and f) transferring the second content recommendation list from the server to the client in response to the second recommendation list request and providing a visual and/or audible representation of the second content recommendation list entries through the client user interface, wherein the client initiates at least one transfer process of content items from the server to the client based on user selections of recommendation list entries, and wherein the second content recommendation list is prepared at the server in advance of receiving the second recommendation list request from the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Client-server system adapted to provide content items located on the server (2) to the client (3), the server (2) being able to communicate with the client (3) via a communication network (7), comprising:
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a) a client transmission interface controlled to transfer a first content recommendation list request from the client (3) to the server (2), b) a server processor operable to generate a first content recommendation list (81) comprising several content recommendation list entries (9) in dependence on a user feedback profile, each content recommendation list entry (9) representing a content item, c) a server transmission interface controlled to transfer the first content recommendation list (81) from the server (2) to the client (3), d) a client processor operable to provide a visual and/or audible representation of the first content recommendation list entries through a client user interface, each entry being selectable for a user, the client processor having the ability to generate user feedback on the selectable content recommendation list entries under the control of the user and to send corresponding feedback information to the server, wherein upon selection of an entry at a predetermined position in the first content recommendation list, a second recommendation list request is transferred to the server, e) the server processor further operable to generate, a second content recommendation list in dependence on the user feedback profile and also, if received, in dependence on the user feedback information, and f) the server transmission interface further controlled to transfer the second content recommendation list from the server to the client in response to the second recommendation list request and providing a visual and/or audiable representation of the second content recommendation list entries through the client user interface, wherein the client initiates at least one transfer process of content items from the server to the client based on user selections of recommendation-list entries, and wherein the second content recommendation list is prepared at the server in advance of receiving the second recommendation list request from the client.
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