METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PREFERRED MEDIA SOURCES FOR CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method for providing preferred media sources of content, comprising:
- receiving a profile of preferred content providers and corresponding uniform resource locators (URLs), each of the preferred content providers selected for a category of content, the preferred content providers selected from a group of content providers that provide syndicated content to subscribing entities, the profile created by one of the subscribing entities;
analyzing content feeds from the group of content providers to identify similarities in content items and to identify the categories to which each of the content items belong;
determining from the profile a preferred content provider for the category identified in response to the analyzing when a threshold level of similarities among two or more of the content items are found; and
presenting the content item, which is associated with the preferred content provider and the identified category, to the subscribing entity.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing preferred media sources of content is provided. The method includes receiving a profile of preferred content providers and corresponding uniform resource locators (URLs), each of the preferred content providers selected for a category of content. The preferred content providers are selected from a group of content providers that provide syndicated content to subscribing entities. The method also includes analyzing content feeds from the group of content providers to identify similarities in content items and to identify the categories to which each of the content items belong. The method further includes determining from the profile a preferred content provider for the category identified in response to the analyzing when a threshold level of similarities among two or more of the content items are found. The method also includes presenting the content item, which is associated with the preferred content provider and the identified category, to the subscribing entity.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for providing preferred media sources of content, comprising:
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receiving a profile of preferred content providers and corresponding uniform resource locators (URLs), each of the preferred content providers selected for a category of content, the preferred content providers selected from a group of content providers that provide syndicated content to subscribing entities, the profile created by one of the subscribing entities; analyzing content feeds from the group of content providers to identify similarities in content items and to identify the categories to which each of the content items belong; determining from the profile a preferred content provider for the category identified in response to the analyzing when a threshold level of similarities among two or more of the content items are found; and presenting the content item, which is associated with the preferred content provider and the identified category, to the subscribing entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for providing preferred media sources of content, comprising:
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a host system; and a media source application executing on the host system, the media source application performing a method, comprising; receiving a profile of preferred content providers and corresponding uniform resource locators (URLs), each of the preferred content providers selected for a category of content, the preferred content providers selected from a group of content providers that provide syndicated content to subscribing entities, the profile created by one of the subscribing entities; analyzing content feeds from the group of content providers to identify similarities in content items and to identify the categories to which each of the content items belong; determining from the profile a preferred content provider for the category identified in response to the analyzing when a threshold level of similarities among two or more of the content items are found; and presenting the content item, which is associated with the preferred content provider and the identified category, to the subscribing entity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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Current AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
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Original AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
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InventorsGarbow, Zachary A., Paterson, Kevin G.
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Application NumberUS11/461,184Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current709/219CPC Class CodesG06F 16/437 Administration of user prof...G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based ...
