On-line information providing scheme featuring function to dynamically account for user's interest
First Claim
1. A method for providing information on-line between an information user device located at a user side and an information provider device located at an information provider side which is connected with the information user device through a network, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing an information attribute value that indicates an information characteristic of each information numerically in correspondence to an information ID of each information in the information provider device;
sending an information ID of a specific information from the information user device to the information provider device in a case where a user makes an access through the information user device to the specific information selected out of a list of information presented by the information provider;
updating the information attribute value of the specific information corresponding to the information ID of the specific information and a user attribute value of the user that indicates a user'"'"'s interest with respect to information numerically by reflecting the information attribute value and the user attribute value with each other so as to dynamically update the user'"'"'s interest and an information characteristic of the specific information, upon receiving the information ID of the specific information at the information provider device;
selecting a first set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated user attributed value with the information attribute value of each information at the information provider device, and a second set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated information attribute value of the specific information with the information attribute value of each other information at the information provider device;
transmitting the specific information and an information list containing at least one of the first set of information and the second set of information from the information provider device to the information user device; and
presenting the specific information and the information list to the user at the information user device upon receiving the specific information and the information list from the information provider device.
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Abstract
An on-line information providing scheme capable of dynamically accounting for user'"'"'s interest with respect to information and providing appropriate information presentation according to the user'"'"'s interest. An information provider device updates the information attribute value of the specified information and a user attribute value of the user by reflecting the information attribute value and the user attribute value with each other so as to dynamically update the user'"'"'s interest and an information characteristic of the specified information, and selects a first set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated user attribute value with the information attribute value of each information, and a second set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated information attribute value of the specified information with the information attribute value of each other information. The specified information and an information list containing at least one of the first set of information and the second set of information are then transmitted from the information provider device to the information user device.
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87 Claims
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1. A method for providing information on-line between an information user device located at a user side and an information provider device located at an information provider side which is connected with the information user device through a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing an information attribute value that indicates an information characteristic of each information numerically in correspondence to an information ID of each information in the information provider device; sending an information ID of a specific information from the information user device to the information provider device in a case where a user makes an access through the information user device to the specific information selected out of a list of information presented by the information provider; updating the information attribute value of the specific information corresponding to the information ID of the specific information and a user attribute value of the user that indicates a user'"'"'s interest with respect to information numerically by reflecting the information attribute value and the user attribute value with each other so as to dynamically update the user'"'"'s interest and an information characteristic of the specific information, upon receiving the information ID of the specific information at the information provider device; selecting a first set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated user attributed value with the information attribute value of each information at the information provider device, and a second set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated information attribute value of the specific information with the information attribute value of each other information at the information provider device; transmitting the specific information and an information list containing at least one of the first set of information and the second set of information from the information provider device to the information user device; and presenting the specific information and the information list to the user at the information user device upon receiving the specific information and the information list from the information provider device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing information on-line between an information user device located at a user side and an information provider device located at an information provider side which is connected with the information user device through a network, the system comprising:
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the information user device having an information display unit for sending to the information provider device through the network an information ID of a specific information selected out of a list of information presented by the information provider, receiving the specific information and an information list selected according to a user'"'"'s interest by the information provider device which are transmitted from the information provider device in response, and displaying the specific information and the information list to a user; and the information provider device having; an information attribute storage unit for storing an information attribute value that indicates an information characteristic of each information numerically in correspondence to an information ID of each information; an information selection unit for reading from the information attribute storage unit an information attribute value of the specific information corresponding to the information ID of the specific information sent from the information user device, updating the information attribute value of the specific information and a user attribute value of the user that indicates a user'"'"'s interest with respect to information numerically by reflecting the information attribute value and the user attribute value with each other so as to dynamically update the user'"'"'s interest and an information characteristic of the specific information, selecting a first set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated user attributed value with the information attribute value of each information, and selecting a second set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated information attribute value of the specific information with the information attribute value of each other information; and an information providing unit for transmitting the specific information and the information list containing at least one of the first set of information and the second set of information to the information user device through the network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing a computer to function as a system for providing information on-line between an information user device located at a user side and an information provider device located at an information provider side which is connected with the information user device through a network, the computer readable program code means includes; first computer readable program code means for causing said computer to control the information user device such that the information user device sends to the information provider device through the network an information ID of a specific information selected out of a list of information presented by the information provider, receives the specific information and an information list selected according to a user'"'"'s interest by the information provider device which are transmitted from the information provider device in response, and displays the specific information and the information list to a user; and second computer readable program code means for causing said computer to control the information provider device such that the information provider device stores an information attribute value that indicates an information characteristic of each information numerically in correspondence to an information ID of each information, reads an information attribute value of the specific information corresponding to the information ID of the specific information sent from the information user device, updates the information attribute value of the specific information and a user attribute value of the user that indicates a user'"'"'s interest with respect to information numerically by reflecting the information attribute value and the user attribute value with each other so as to dynamically update the user'"'"'s interest and an information characteristic of the specific information, selects a first set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated user attributed value with the information attribute value of each information, selects a second set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated information attribute value of the specific information with the information attribute value of each other information, and transmits the specific information and the information list containing at least one of the first set of information and the second set of information to the information user device through the network. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for providing information at an information providing device at a time of providing information on-line between an information user device located at a user side and the information provider device located at an information provider side which is connected with the information user device through a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing an information attribute value that indicates an information characteristic of each information numerically in correspondence to an information ID of each information; receiving an information ID of a specific information sent from the information user device to the information provider device in a case where a user makes an access through the information user device to the specific information selected out of a list of information presented by the information provider; updating the information attribute value of the specific information corresponding to the information ID of the specific information and a user attribute value of the user that indicates a user'"'"'s interest with respect to information numerically by reflecting the information attribute value and the user attribute value with each other so as to dynamically update the user'"'"'s interest and an information characteristic of the specific information; selecting a first set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated user attributed value with the information attribute value of each information, and a second set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated information attribute value of the specific information with the information attribute value of each other information; and transmitting the specific information and an information list containing at least one of the first set of information and the second set of information from the information provider device to the information user device. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An information provider device in a system for providing information on-line between an information user device located at a user side and the information provider device located at an information provider side which is connected with the information user device through a network, the information provider device comprising:
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an information attribute storage unit for storing an information attribute value that indicates an information characteristic of each information numerically in correspondence to an information ID of each information; an information selection unit for reading from the information attribute storage unit an information attribute value of the specific information corresponding to an information ID of the specific information sent from the information user device to the information provider device in a case where a user makes an access through the information user device to the specific information selected out of a list of information presented by the information provider, updating the information attribute value of the specific information and a user attribute value of the user that indicates a user'"'"'s interest with respect to information numerically by reflecting the information attribute value and the user attribute value with each other so as to dynamically update the user'"'"'s interest and an information characteristic of the specific information, selecting a first set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated user attributed value with the information attribute value of each information, and selecting a second set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated information attribute value of the specific information with the information attribute value of each other information; and an information providing unit for transmitting the specific information and the information list containing at least one of the first set of information and the second set of information selected by the information selection unit to the information user device through the network. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing a computer to function as an information provider device in a system for providing information on-line between an information user device located at a user side and the information provider device located at an information provider side which is connected with the information user device through a network, the computer readable program code means includes; first computer readable program code means for causing said computer to store an information attribute value that indicates an information characteristic of each information numerically in correspondence to an information ID of each information; second computer readable program code means for causing said computer to read an information attribute value of the specific information as stored by the first computer readable program code means which is corresponding to an information ID of the specific information sent from the information user device to the information provider device in a case where a user makes an access through the information user device to the specific information selected out of a list of information presented by the information provider, update the information attribute value of the specific information and a user attribute value of the user that indicates a user'"'"'s interest with respect to information numerically by reflecting the information attribute value and the user attribute value with each other so as to dynamically update the user'"'"'s interest and an information characteristic of the specific information, select a first set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated user attributed value with the information attribute value of each information, and select a second set of information according to the user'"'"'s interest by matching an updated information attribute value of the specific information with the information attribute value of each other information; and third computer readable program code means for causing said computer to transmit the specific information and the information list containing at least one of the first set of information and the second set of information selected by the second computer readable program code means to the information user device through the network. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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