DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR UPDATING A USER PROFILE
First Claim
1. A device for updating a user profile stored in a memory accessible to the device, the device comprising:
- a display screen for displaying a graphical user interface representing a product page showing a plurality of descriptors, wherein each of at least some of the plurality of descriptors of the displayed product page is associated with an interest indicator linked to the user profile and represented on the graphical user interface by an illustration; and
user interface means for selecting an illustration representing an interest indicator for a descriptor from the product page and for selecting an illustration from a set of illustrations representing different levels of interest, the level of interest corresponding to the selected illustration being stored for updating the user profile.
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Abstract
A device is provided for updating a user profile stored in a memory accessible to the device. The device includes a display screen for displaying a graphical user interface representing a product page showing a plurality of descriptors. The device is such that each of at least some of the plurality of descriptors of the viewed product page is associated with an interest indicator linked to the user profile and represented on the graphical user interface by an illustration. The device includes a user interface for selecting an illustration representing an interest indicator for a descriptor from the product page and for selecting an illustration from a set of illustrations representing different levels of interest. The level of interest corresponds to the selected illustration being stored for updating the user profile. Also, methods are provided for updating a user profile and providing product recommendations using such a profile.
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11 Claims
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1. A device for updating a user profile stored in a memory accessible to the device, the device comprising:
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a display screen for displaying a graphical user interface representing a product page showing a plurality of descriptors, wherein each of at least some of the plurality of descriptors of the displayed product page is associated with an interest indicator linked to the user profile and represented on the graphical user interface by an illustration; and user interface means for selecting an illustration representing an interest indicator for a descriptor from the product page and for selecting an illustration from a set of illustrations representing different levels of interest, the level of interest corresponding to the selected illustration being stored for updating the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of updating a user profile via a graphical user interface representing a product page on which a plurality of descriptors of the product is displayed, wherein each of at least some of the descriptors of the product page is associated with an interest indicator linked to the user profile and represented by an illustration, and the method includes the following steps:
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selecting an illustration representing an interest indicator for a descriptor from the product page; displaying a set of illustrations representing different levels of interest; selecting an illustration in the displayed set; and updating the user profile by storing the level of interest corresponding to the illustration selected for the corresponding descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A computer program including code instructions, which when executed by a processor, perform a method of updating a user profile via a graphical user interface representing a product page on which a plurality of descriptors of the product is displayed, wherein each of at least some of the descriptors of the product page is associated with an interest indicator linked to the user profile and represented by an illustration, wherein the method comprises:
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selecting an illustration representing an interest indicator for a descriptor from the product page; displaying a set of illustrations representing different levels of interest; selecting an illustration in the displayed set; and updating the user profile by storing the level of interest corresponding to the illustration selected for the corresponding descriptor.
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