Method and system for providing an opinion and aggregating opinions with mobile telecommunication device
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1. A mobile device that provides for telecommunication and provision of opinions relating to items, comprising:
- a body of the mobile device to house mobile device components, the body having dimensions designed to allow mobile usage of the mobile device by a user;
a telecommunication module, housed by the body and configured to facilitate telecommunication by the user of the mobile device with another party;
a processor, housed by the body;
a user interface element, housed by the body and operated by the processor to facilitate a user to provide opinion inputs;
a wireless interface, housed by the body and coupled to the telecommunication module and the processor to send telecommunication or opinion data and receive aggregated opinion data; and
an opinion application, housed by the body and operated by the processor tofacilitate a user of the mobile device in selecting an item on which to provide an opinion input,associate a received opinion input with the selected item,send the received opinion, as well as identification information identifying the selected item to which the sent opinion relates, through the wireless interface, to another device for aggregation with other opinion data provided by other users for the selected item,receive aggregated opinion data for at least the selected item, andcustomize one or more user preferences of the mobile device based on the received aggregated opinion data for at least the selected item.
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Abstract
A mobile device (620) provides an opinion system (600) for receiving opinions from a user and displaying results relating to the received opinion. Opinion user interface elements (621-622) receive input relating to the item of the opinion. The opinion is aggregated with other opinions received from other mobile devices and the result is provided to the user. A probability thereon may be applied to the aggregated opinions, and may be used to generate estimates of probability for a users propensity to an item based on the user'"'"'s preferences.
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1. A mobile device that provides for telecommunication and provision of opinions relating to items, comprising:
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a body of the mobile device to house mobile device components, the body having dimensions designed to allow mobile usage of the mobile device by a user; a telecommunication module, housed by the body and configured to facilitate telecommunication by the user of the mobile device with another party; a processor, housed by the body; a user interface element, housed by the body and operated by the processor to facilitate a user to provide opinion inputs; a wireless interface, housed by the body and coupled to the telecommunication module and the processor to send telecommunication or opinion data and receive aggregated opinion data; and an opinion application, housed by the body and operated by the processor to facilitate a user of the mobile device in selecting an item on which to provide an opinion input, associate a received opinion input with the selected item, send the received opinion, as well as identification information identifying the selected item to which the sent opinion relates, through the wireless interface, to another device for aggregation with other opinion data provided by other users for the selected item, receive aggregated opinion data for at least the selected item, and customize one or more user preferences of the mobile device based on the received aggregated opinion data for at least the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device that provides for telecommunication and provision of opinions relating to items, comprising:
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a body of the mobile device to house mobile device components, the body having dimensions designed to allow mobile usage of the mobile device by a user; a telecommunication module, housed by the body and configured to facilitate telecommunication by the user of a mobile device with another party; a processor, housed by the body; a first selected one of a tuner-player combination, housed by the body, to receive and play a broadcast, a location device, housed by the body, to identify a location of the mobile device, a barcode device, housed by the body, to read a barcode of an item, and a keypad, housed by the body, to facilitate the user in entering an item identifier identifying an item; a user interface element, housed by the body and operated by the processor to facilitate the user to provide opinion inputs; a wireless interface, housed by the body and coupled to the telecommunication module and the processor, the wireless interface configured to send telecommunication data or opinion data and to receive aggregated opinion data; and an opinion application, housed by the body and operated by the processor to associate the received opinion input with a first corresponding selected one of a broadcast being played by the tuner-player combination, an item to be inferred based on the location of the mobile device, an item identified by the barcode read, and an item identified by an item identifier entered by the user, send the received opinion, as well as identification information identifying the item to which the sent opinion relates, through the wireless interface, to another device for aggregation with other opinion data provided by other users for the selected item, receive aggregated opinion data for at least the selected item, and customize one or more user preferences of the user of the mobile device based on the received aggregated opinion data for at least the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for aggregating opinions, comprising:
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a memory for storing logical instructions; a network interface unit for sending and receiving data relating to aggregated opinions; and a processor for executing the logical instructions stored in the memory, the execution of the logical instructions causing functions to be performed, including; receiving opinion data from an opinion application on a mobile device; determining an opinion based on the received opinion data; determining an item to which the received opinion relates; aggregating the opinion with other opinions received from other mobile devices for the item; producing aggregated opinion data based on said aggregating of the opinion, including applying a probability calculation to the aggregated opinion, the probability calculation based at least in part on one or more known user preferences; and sending the aggregated opinion data to a set of mobile devices in non-audio form to customize one or more user preferences of a user of at least one of the set of mobile devices based on the aggregated opinion data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. In a computing environment, a method for collecting, aggregating and distribution opinion, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of transmissions of opinion data from an opinion application on one or more mobile devices; determining an opinion based on each received transmission of opinion data; determining an item to which the received opinion relates; aggregating the opinion with other opinions received from opinion applications on other mobile devices for the item; producing aggregated opinion data based on said aggregating of the opinion, including applying a probability calculation to the aggregated opinion, the probability calculation based at least in part on one or more known user preferences; and sending the aggregated opinion data to a set of mobile devices in non-audio form to customize one or more user preferences of a user of at least one of the set of mobile devices based on the aggregated opinion data. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A mobile device that provides for telecommunication and provision of opinions, comprising:
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a body housing means of the mobile device, the body housing means having dimensions designed to allow mobile usage of the mobile device by a user; means, housed by the body housing means, for telecommunication by the user of the mobile device with another party; processing means, housed by the body housing means; means, housed by the body housing means, for receiving an opinion from the user; means, housed by the body housing means, for selecting an item to which the opinion relates and for associating the opinion input with the selected item; means, housed by the body housing means, for sending the opinion, as well as identification information directly/indirectly identifying the selected item to which the opinion relates, to another device for aggregation with other opinion data provided by other users for the selected item; means, housed by the body housing means, for receiving aggregated opinion data for at least the selected item; and means, housed by the body housing means, for customizing one or more user preferences of the user of the mobile device based on the received aggregated opinion data for at least the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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