WEB-BASED SERVICES FOR QUERYING AND MATCHING LIKES AND DISLIKES OF INDIVIDUALS
First Claim
1. A method for centrally providing a profile of a user'"'"'s degree of preference for one or more items across categories in a plurality of domains of interest in a taxonomy of preferences, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying a user'"'"'s degree of preference for an item from a plurality of predetermined indicators of degrees of preference;
(b) associating the user'"'"'s degree of preference for the item with a category in a domain of interest of a plurality of domains of interest; and
(c) storing, in a profile of the user, the user'"'"'s degree of preference for the item in association with the category of the domain of interest, the profile identifying preferences of the user in a taxonomy of preferences across categories in the plurality of domains of interest.
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Abstract
A method for centrally providing a profile of a user'"'"'s degree of preference for one or more items across categories in a plurality of domains of interest in a taxonomy of preferences is described. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a user'"'"'s degree of preference for an item from a plurality of indicators. The user'"'"'s degree of preference for the item is associated with a category in a domain of interest and is stored in a profile of the user. In another embodiment, the profile identifies preferences of the user in a taxonomy of preferences across categories in a plurality of domains of interest.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for centrally providing a profile of a user'"'"'s degree of preference for one or more items across categories in a plurality of domains of interest in a taxonomy of preferences, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) identifying a user'"'"'s degree of preference for an item from a plurality of predetermined indicators of degrees of preference; (b) associating the user'"'"'s degree of preference for the item with a category in a domain of interest of a plurality of domains of interest; and (c) storing, in a profile of the user, the user'"'"'s degree of preference for the item in association with the category of the domain of interest, the profile identifying preferences of the user in a taxonomy of preferences across categories in the plurality of domains of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for centrally accessing a profile of a user identifying the user'"'"'s degree of preference for one or more items across categories in a plurality of domains of interest of a taxonomy of preferences, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a request to identify a user'"'"'s degree of preference for an item; (b) determining, via a profile of the user, the user'"'"'s degree of preference for the item, the profile identifying preferences of the user in a taxonomy of preferences across categories in a plurality of domains of interest; and (c) providing, in response to the request, a predetermined indicator identifying the user'"'"'s degree of preference for the item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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