CLUSTER-BASED CATEGORIZATION AND PRESENTATION OF ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- generating a set of recommended items for a user;
dividing at least a portion of the set of recommended items into multiple clusters of recommended items, wherein the clusters are generated based, at least in part, on calculated item distances;
assigning a category name to each cluster of recommended items; and
exposing each cluster of recommended items to the user in association with its respective assigned category name to facilitate viewing of the set of recommended items.
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Abstract
Computer-implemented processes are disclosed for clustering items and improving the utility of item recommendations. One process involves applying a clustering algorithm to a user'"'"'s collection of items. Information about the resulting clusters is then used to select items to use as recommendation sources. Another process involves displaying the clusters of items to the user via a collection management interface that enables the user to attach cluster-level metadata, such as by rating or tagging entire clusters of items. The resulting metadata may be used to improve the recommendations generated by a recommendation engine. Another process involves forming clusters of items in which a user has indicated a lack of interest, and using these clusters to filter the output of a recommendation engine. Yet another process involves applying a clustering algorithm to the output of a recommendation engine to arrange the recommended items into cluster-based categories for presentation to the user.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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generating a set of recommended items for a user; dividing at least a portion of the set of recommended items into multiple clusters of recommended items, wherein the clusters are generated based, at least in part, on calculated item distances; assigning a category name to each cluster of recommended items; and exposing each cluster of recommended items to the user in association with its respective assigned category name to facilitate viewing of the set of recommended items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system, comprising:
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a recommendation system that generates personalized item recommendations for a user; a clustering system that uses distance calculations to divide at least a portion of the personalized item recommendations into multiple clusters of recommended items, and assigns category names to said clusters of recommended items; and a display system that exposes the clusters of recommended items to the user in association with said category names to facilitate viewing of the recommended items. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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