SYSTEM TO GENERATE AN AGGREGATE INTEREST INDICATION WITH RESPECT TO AN INFORMATION ITEM
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1. A computer system to process listing data, the system including:
- a database storing a plurality of listings published over a network; and
a processor-implemented ranking module, of the computer system, to;
determine a number of users from a plurality of users of the computer system that are monitoring at least one listing, andgenerate a ranking for the at least one listing based on the number of users monitoring the at least one listing.
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Abstract
A system is provided to establish a ranking for published data. The system may include ranking and monitoring components. A number of registrations of user interest in an instance of published data may be determined. A ranking for the instance of published data may be generated based on the number of registrations of user interest in the instance of published data. A user of the system may be enabled to activate a monitoring process to monitor activity pertaining to the instance of published data.
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1. A computer system to process listing data, the system including:
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a database storing a plurality of listings published over a network; and a processor-implemented ranking module, of the computer system, to; determine a number of users from a plurality of users of the computer system that are monitoring at least one listing, and generate a ranking for the at least one listing based on the number of users monitoring the at least one listing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer system to process published listings, the system including:
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means for determining a number of users flagging a listing to monitor subsequent activity; and means for generating a ranking for the listing based on the number of users flagging the listing to monitor subsequent activity, wherein each said means are processor-implemented components of the computer system.
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6. A computer-implemented method to establish a ranking for published data, the method including:
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determining a number of registrations of user interest in an instance of published data; and generating, by a computer, a ranking for the instance of published data based on the number of registrations of user interest in the instance of published data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A machine-readable medium embodying instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to execute a method to establish a ranking for an instance of published data of a plurality of instances of published data published over a network, the method comprising:
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determining a number of users who have registered interest in an instance of published data; and generating a ranking for the instance of published data based on the determined number of users.
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