METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING AND PRESENTING CONTENT BASED ON A COMPARISON OF PREFERENCE SIGNATURES FROM MULTIPLE USERS
First Claim
1. A method of selecting and presenting a subset of content items to a user based on content item selections by other users having similar preferences as determined at least in part based on analyzing the weights of relative preferences and based on analyzing intervals of time occurring between user selection of similar content items, the method comprising:
- providing access to a set of content items, each content item having at least one associated descriptive term to describe the content item;
receiving input entered by the user for identifying content items;
in response to the input entered by the user, presenting a corresponding subset of content items;
receiving selection actions of content items from the user who entered the input for which the subset of content items was presented;
analyzing the descriptive terms associated with the selected content items to identify sets of actions resulting in the selection of similar content items, wherein similarity is determined by comparing the descriptive terms associated with any one of the selected content items with any of the previously selected content items;
analyzing the date, day, and time of at least three of the individual selection actions of the sets of actions to learn arbitrary periodicities corresponding to a particular set of actions for selecting similar content items, wherein the arbitrary periodicities each comprise repeated similar intervals of time between user actions resulting in the selections of similar content items;
for each user of the plurality of users, learning the preferences of each user by associating a weight and arbitrary periodicity with each descriptive term associated with the selection actions of the user, said weight being indicative of the amount of use by the user of the selected content items associated with each of the descriptive terms and said arbitrary periodicity being the learned arbitrary periodicity of the descriptive terms associated with the set of similar content items, so that the user preferences are specified as a set of descriptive terms, each with associated weights and arbitrary periodicities;
identifying users with similar preferences by comparing sets of learned user preferences to determine if the sets of preferences of the users match within a specified threshold; and
presenting content items to at least one user of the plurality of users by identifying for presentation content items selected by users identified as having learned user preferences that are similar to the learned user preferences of said at least one user.
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Abstract
A method of selecting and presenting content based on a comparison of preference signature from multiple users is provided. The method includes providing a set of content items having associated descriptive terms and receiving search input from users. The method includes presenting a subset of content items, receiving content selection actions, and learning users'"'"' preferences, wherein the preferences are weighted based on content items usage so that the user preferences are specified as a set of descriptive terms and associated weights. The method includes identifying users with similar preferences by comparing sets of learned user preferences and presenting content items to at least one user of the plurality of users by identifying for presentation content items selected by users identified as having learned user preferences that are similar to the learned user preferences of said at least one user.
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1. A method of selecting and presenting a subset of content items to a user based on content item selections by other users having similar preferences as determined at least in part based on analyzing the weights of relative preferences and based on analyzing intervals of time occurring between user selection of similar content items, the method comprising:
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providing access to a set of content items, each content item having at least one associated descriptive term to describe the content item; receiving input entered by the user for identifying content items; in response to the input entered by the user, presenting a corresponding subset of content items; receiving selection actions of content items from the user who entered the input for which the subset of content items was presented; analyzing the descriptive terms associated with the selected content items to identify sets of actions resulting in the selection of similar content items, wherein similarity is determined by comparing the descriptive terms associated with any one of the selected content items with any of the previously selected content items; analyzing the date, day, and time of at least three of the individual selection actions of the sets of actions to learn arbitrary periodicities corresponding to a particular set of actions for selecting similar content items, wherein the arbitrary periodicities each comprise repeated similar intervals of time between user actions resulting in the selections of similar content items; for each user of the plurality of users, learning the preferences of each user by associating a weight and arbitrary periodicity with each descriptive term associated with the selection actions of the user, said weight being indicative of the amount of use by the user of the selected content items associated with each of the descriptive terms and said arbitrary periodicity being the learned arbitrary periodicity of the descriptive terms associated with the set of similar content items, so that the user preferences are specified as a set of descriptive terms, each with associated weights and arbitrary periodicities; identifying users with similar preferences by comparing sets of learned user preferences to determine if the sets of preferences of the users match within a specified threshold; and presenting content items to at least one user of the plurality of users by identifying for presentation content items selected by users identified as having learned user preferences that are similar to the learned user preferences of said at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for of selecting and presenting a subset of content items to a user based on content item selections by other users having similar preferences as determined at least in part based on analyzing the weights of relative preferences and based on analyzing intervals of time occurring between user selection of similar content items, the system comprising:
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computer memory store comprising instructions in computer readable form that when executed cause a computer system to; provide access to a set of content items, each content item having at least one associated descriptive term to describe the content item; receive input entered by the user for identifying content items; in response to the input entered by the user, present a corresponding subset of content items; receive selection actions of content items from the user who entered the input for which the subset of content items was presented; analyze the descriptive terms associated with the selected content items to identify sets of actions resulting in the selection of similar content items, wherein similarity is determined by comparing the descriptive terms associated with any one of the selected content items with any of the previously selected content items; analyze the date, day, and time of at least three of the individual selection actions of the sets of actions to learn arbitrary periodicities corresponding to a particular set of actions for selecting similar content items, wherein the arbitrary periodicities each comprise repeated similar intervals of time between user actions resulting in the selections of similar content items; for each user of the plurality of users, learn the preferences of each user by associating a weight and arbitrary periodicity with each descriptive term associated with the selection actions of the user, said weight being indicative of the amount of use by the user of the selected content items associated with each of the descriptive terms and said arbitrary periodicity being the learned arbitrary periodicity of the descriptive terms associated with the set of similar content items, so that the user preferences are specified as a set of descriptive terms, each with associated weights and arbitrary periodicities; identify users with similar preferences by comparing sets of learned user preferences to determine if the sets of preferences of the users match within a specified threshold; and present content items to at least one user of the plurality of users by identifying for presentation content items selected by users identified as having learned user preferences that are similar to the learned user preferences of said at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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