INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM BASED ON USER PROFILE DATA WITH ASSISTED AND EXPLICIT PROFILE MODIFICATION

• US 20090254838A1
• Filed: 04/02/2009
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Graham Holdings Company
• Original Assignee: iCurrent, Inc. (Graham Holdings Company)
• Inventors: RAO, RAMANA B., Uyechi, Linda, Neumann, Brian L., Cohen, Moshe, Cass, Todd A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,081,853 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/749
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/337 Profile generation, learning or modification

Abstract

A data processing system for delivering an open profile personalization system based profile data structures that contain one or more interest nodes. The interest nodes include respective sets of targets and qualifiers, where the targets and qualifiers comprise typed-attributes to be used in the filtering of information files for delivery as a result set for the interest nodes. Targets and qualifiers are applied the typed-attributes of available information files to produce the filtered set. Web pages showing the personalized results include tools based on sophisticated content analysis to assist the user in creation and editing of the open profile. A method for presenting and updating the web pages is responsive to the use of these tools.

Claims

1. A data processing system, comprising:

storage to store information files and associated metadata, the metadata indicating information about the associated information files, said metadata including typed-attributes usable in processing the information files;

a database including a plurality of user records, the user records including respective profile data structures, the respective profile data structures including one or more interest nodes, the interest nodes including respective sets of targets, wherein a target comprises a typed-attribute;

logic executable to process the information files and associated metadata in response to a selected interest node to produce a filtered set of information files using said targets in said selected interest node;

logic executable to compose and send executable documents via a network interface according to a communication protocol to a user terminal for rendition of a graphical interface at a user terminal, wherein the executable documents comprise data specifying a representation of the filtered set of information files and a representation of user selectable mark-up identifying typed-attributes represented by said metadata associated with the filtered set of information files; and

logic to receive messages via a network interface according to a communication protocol indicating selection of particular mark-up in the graphical interface at the user terminal, and executable to modify the selected interest node in response to said messages to add a target corresponding to the typed-attribute identified by the particular mark-up.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said targets comprise typed-attributes including entity type attributes identifying entities named in the associated information files.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said targets comprise typed-attributes including topic type attributes identifying topics from a taxonomy addressed in the associated information files.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said targets comprise typed-attributes including entity type attributes identifying entities named in the associated information files, and topic type attributes identifying topics from a taxonomy addressed in the associated information files.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said targets comprise typed-attributes including entity type attributes identifying entities named in the associated information files, topic type attributes identifying topics from a taxonomy addressed in the associated information files, source type attributes identifying sources of the associated information files, and phrase type attributes identifying key words or phrases used in the associated information files.

6. The system of claim 1, including logic executable to receive information files and associated metadata from sources of information files via a data network interface, and store the received information files and associated metadata in said storage.

7. The system of claim 1, including logic executable to process information files stored in said storage to produce metadata identifying targets reflecting information about the associated information files.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected interest node in the profile data structure includes a qualifier, said qualifier being a typed-attribute usable by logic to rank information files, and including said logic executable to rank information files using said qualifiers, and to select information files for the filtered set using said rank.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the profile data structure includes user specified qualifiers, and said logic executable to rank information files applies said user specified qualifiers.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the executable documents include data structures specifying user selectable mark-up enabling the user to produce messages to the data processing system to add or modify qualifiers in the profile data structure.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the executable documents include data structures specifying user selectable mark-up for generating an indication of interest in specific information files represented on the graphical interface, and executable elements to produce a menu in response to said indication enabling the user to produce messages to the data processing system to add or modify qualifiers in the selected interest node.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected interest node includes delivery qualifiers, said delivery qualifiers being typed-attributes usable by logic executable to process information files using said delivery qualifiers to produce said filtered set of information files, said delivery qualifiers including time and location factors in the selected interest node.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the interest nodes in the profile data structure includes data structures arranged to contain sets of targets, and said executable document includes data structures specifying user selectable mark-up for generating an indication that the user intends to create an interest node, and further including logic executable to create a new interest node in a profile data structure associated with the user in response to said indication.

14. A method for processing information files characterized by containing or pertaining to targets of analysis, comprising:

storing information files and associated metadata in computer readable storage, the metadata including targets indicating information about the associated information files, said targets being typed-attributes usable by logic to process the information files;

storing a profile data structure in a database including a plurality of interest nodes, the interest nodes including respective sets of targets;

filtering the information files and metadata using targets in a selected interest node to produce a filtered set of information files, by executing a procedure on a data processing system in communication with the storage and the database;

composing, using the data processing system, a first executable document for rendition of a graphical user interface, including a representation of the filtered set of information files with user selectable mark-up identifying typed-attributes represented in the filtered set of information files and a representation of the profile data structure;

sending said first executable document on a data network across a data network from the data processing system to a user terminal;

modifying, using the data processing system, the selected interest node in the profile data structure in response to an indication of a selected mark-up by adding the identified target;

composing, using the data processing system, a second executable document for rendition of a graphical user interface using said modified interest node; and

sending said second executable document across the data network from the data processing system to the user terminal.

15. The method of claim 14, including analyzing the information files to produce at least some of the associated metadata.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein said second executable document includes a representation of a second filtered set of information files with user selectable mark-up identifying typed-attributes represented in the second filtered set of information files, and a representation of the modified interest node.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein said first executable document includes a first pane displaying the representation of the selected interest node, a second pane displaying the representation of the filtered set of information files, and a third pane including a list of mark-up identifying typed-attributes represented in the filtered of information files.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein said first executable document includes a status bar indicating the selected interest node, and including changing the filtered set of information files in response to said indication of the selected mark-up, and wherein said second executable document includes a representation of the changed filtered set of information files and an indication in the status bar of a target corresponding to the typed-attribute identified by the selected mark-up.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein said user selectable mark-up include a first mark-up marking a particular typed-attribute and selectable to cause execution of a program to change the filtered set of information files in response to the particular typed-attribute, and a second annotation marking said particular typed-attribute selectable to cause execution of a program to update the selected interest node with the a target corresponding to the particular typed-attribute.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein said targets comprise typed-attributes including entity type attributes identifying entities named in the associated information files.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein said targets comprise typed-attributes including topic type attributes identifying topics from a taxonomy addressed in the associated information files.

22. The method of claim 14, wherein said targets comprise typed-attributes including entity type attributes identifying entities named in the associated information files, and topic type attributes identifying topics from a taxonomy addressed in the associated information files.

23. The method of claim 14, wherein said targets comprise typed-attributes including entity type attributes identifying entities named in the associated information files, topic type attributes identifying topics from a taxonomy addressed in the associated information files, source type attributes identifying sources of the associated information files, and phrase type attributes identifying key words or phrases used in the associated information files.