Methods and systems for selecting and presenting content based on learned periodicity of user content selection
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented user-interface method of selecting and presenting a collection of content items in which the presentation is ordered at least in part based on learning periodicities of user selections of content items, the method comprising:
- providing access to a set of content items, each content item having at least one associated descriptive term to describe the content item;
receiving incremental input entered by the user for incrementally identifying desired content items;
in response to the incremental input entered by the user, presenting a subset of content items to the user;
receiving actions from the user resulting in the selection of content items from the subset;
analyzing the descriptive terms associated with the selected content items to identify sets of actions resulting in the selection of similar content items, wherein similarity is determined by comparing the descriptive terms associated with any one of the selected content items with any of the previously selected content items;
analyzing the date, day, and time of at least two of the individual selection actions of the sets of actions to learn periodicities of user actions resulting in the selections of similar content items, wherein the periodicity corresponding to a particular set of actions for selecting similar content items indicates the amount of time between the user actions of the set;
associating the learned periodicities of the sets of actions resulting in the selection of similar content items with the corresponding descriptive terms associated with the similar content items that were selected; and
in response to receiving subsequent incremental input entered by the user, selecting and ordering a collection of content items wherein content items associated with descriptive terms similar to the subsequent incremental input and associated with descriptive terms further associated with periodicities similar to the date, day, and time of the subsequent incremental input are presented on a display device as more relevant content.
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Abstract
A method of selecting and presenting content based on learned user preferences is provided. The method includes receiving search input from the user for identifying desired content items and receiving content selection actions from the user. The method further includes analyzing the date, day, and time of content selection actions by the user and analyzing descriptive terms associated with the selected content items to learn a periodicity of user selections of similar content items. In response to subsequent searches by the user, the method calls for selecting and ordering a collection of content items for presentation to the user based on comparing the user'"'"'s search input to descriptive terms associated with content items and based on the learned periodicities of the user.
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1. A computer-implemented user-interface method of selecting and presenting a collection of content items in which the presentation is ordered at least in part based on learning periodicities of user selections of content items, the method comprising:
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providing access to a set of content items, each content item having at least one associated descriptive term to describe the content item; receiving incremental input entered by the user for incrementally identifying desired content items; in response to the incremental input entered by the user, presenting a subset of content items to the user; receiving actions from the user resulting in the selection of content items from the subset; analyzing the descriptive terms associated with the selected content items to identify sets of actions resulting in the selection of similar content items, wherein similarity is determined by comparing the descriptive terms associated with any one of the selected content items with any of the previously selected content items; analyzing the date, day, and time of at least two of the individual selection actions of the sets of actions to learn periodicities of user actions resulting in the selections of similar content items, wherein the periodicity corresponding to a particular set of actions for selecting similar content items indicates the amount of time between the user actions of the set; associating the learned periodicities of the sets of actions resulting in the selection of similar content items with the corresponding descriptive terms associated with the similar content items that were selected; and in response to receiving subsequent incremental input entered by the user, selecting and ordering a collection of content items wherein content items associated with descriptive terms similar to the subsequent incremental input and associated with descriptive terms further associated with periodicities similar to the date, day, and time of the subsequent incremental input are presented on a display device as more relevant content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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