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:
- (a) receiving, via a server from one or more users, identification of a user'"'"'s degree of preference for an item from a plurality of predetermined indicators of degrees of preference;
(b) associating, via the server, 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, by the server 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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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:
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(a) receiving, via a server from one or more users, identification of a user'"'"'s degree of preference for an item from a plurality of predetermined indicators of degrees of preference; (b) associating, via the server, 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, by the server 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 system 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 system comprising:
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a server configured to receive from one or more users identification of a user'"'"'s degree of preference for an item from a plurality of predetermined indicators of degrees of preference and associate 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 wherein the server is configured to store 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, and wherein the profile identifies preferences of the user in a taxonomy of preferences across categories in the plurality of domains of interest. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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