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System for directing relevance-ranked data objects to computer users

  • US 5,724,567 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1994
  • Issued: 03/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An information access system for automatically presenting users with information items of interest, comprising:

  • a computer system containing a database of information items available to be presented to users of the system;

    at least one access device for enabling users to communicate with the computer system and access any of the items of available information;

    means for storing a user profile for each user having access to the available items of information;

    means for raking the likely degree of interest for each of the available items of information in accordance with a user profile;

    means for presenting the items of information to an access device in order of ranking and enabling a user to retrieve each item;

    means for enabling the user to indicate that user'"'"'s interest in each retrieved item of information; and

    means for updating the user'"'"'s profile in response to indications of interest provided by the user.

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