Providing a network-based personalized newspaper with personalized content and layout
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1. A method performed by one or more electronic apparatuses for providing a personalized presentation of news and information to a recipient comprising steps that perform the acts of:
- obtaining preferences of the recipient that represent one or more preferred categories in a form that conforms to a base hierarchical structure comprising topics and subtopics, wherein each subtopic is hierarchically subordinate to a respective topic in the base hierarchical structure;
applying a first mapping to obtain a first indication of categories that represents the one or more preferred categories in a form that conforms to a first hierarchical structure comprising topics, wherein the first mapping specifies a transformation between the topics and the subtopics in the base hierarchical structure to the topics in the first hierarchical structure;
generating first search requirements in response to the first indication of categories and using the first search requirements to identify one or more first documents from a first source of documents, each first document having content deemed pertinent to at least some of the one or more preferred categories;
applying a second mapping to obtain a second indication of categories that represents the one or more preferred categories in a form that conforms to a second hierarchical structure comprising topics, wherein the second mapping specifies a transformation between the topics and the subtopics in the base hierarchical structure to the topics in the second hierarchical structure;
generating second search requirements in response to the second indication of categories and using the second search requirements to identify one or more second documents from a second source of documents, each second document having content deemed pertinent to at least some of the one or more preferred categories;
obtaining content information that represent at least part of the content of one or more of the first documents or one or more of the second documents; and
generating a representation of articles including the content information such that a presentation of the representation conforms to a specified presentation layout.
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Abstract
A computer network server provides a customized newspaper to a recipient according to recipient profile preferences. The server searches for and obtains article content that is deemed to be of greatest interest to the recipient according to topical preferences, generates a representation of the selected content according to a layout preference, and delivers the representation to the recipient according to a designated schedule. Recipient preferences are received and stored in a profile database using facilities that assist a recipient to specify preferred topics, newspaper layout, delivery schedule and destination. Topical designations are mapped into hierarchical structures that facilitate searching content databases. Newspaper articles are arranged according to relative priorities of designated topics.
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1. A method performed by one or more electronic apparatuses for providing a personalized presentation of news and information to a recipient comprising steps that perform the acts of:
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obtaining preferences of the recipient that represent one or more preferred categories in a form that conforms to a base hierarchical structure comprising topics and subtopics, wherein each subtopic is hierarchically subordinate to a respective topic in the base hierarchical structure; applying a first mapping to obtain a first indication of categories that represents the one or more preferred categories in a form that conforms to a first hierarchical structure comprising topics, wherein the first mapping specifies a transformation between the topics and the subtopics in the base hierarchical structure to the topics in the first hierarchical structure; generating first search requirements in response to the first indication of categories and using the first search requirements to identify one or more first documents from a first source of documents, each first document having content deemed pertinent to at least some of the one or more preferred categories; applying a second mapping to obtain a second indication of categories that represents the one or more preferred categories in a form that conforms to a second hierarchical structure comprising topics, wherein the second mapping specifies a transformation between the topics and the subtopics in the base hierarchical structure to the topics in the second hierarchical structure; generating second search requirements in response to the second indication of categories and using the second search requirements to identify one or more second documents from a second source of documents, each second document having content deemed pertinent to at least some of the one or more preferred categories; obtaining content information that represent at least part of the content of one or more of the first documents or one or more of the second documents; and generating a representation of articles including the content information such that a presentation of the representation conforms to a specified presentation layout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Current AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
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Original AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
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InventorsTanaka, Toshio, Miyasaka, Hitoshi
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Primary Examiner(s)Hong, Stephen
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Assistant Examiner(s)Campbell, Joshua D.
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Application NumberUS09/705,125Time in Patent Office1,910 DaysField of Search715/500, 715/501.1, 715512-516, 715/517, 715/522, 715/530, 715/531US Class Current715/201CPC Class CodesG06F 16/9535 Search customisation based ...G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualizatio...
