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Method and apparatus for distributing information to users

  • US 7,974,975 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2006
  • Issued: 07/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing information to a plurality of users based on the relevancy of the information to the users, the method comprising steps of:

  • (A) receiving an incoming message;

    (B) generating similarity scores indicating similarities of the incoming message to features of a plurality of messages previously received, wherein each similarity score is generated based on a comparison of the incoming message to one of the plurality of messages and indicates a degree of similarity between the incoming message and the one of the plurality of messages;

    (C) generating relevancy scores for the plurality of users, the relevancy scores indicating relevancies of the incoming message to the plurality of users based on the similarity scores and a plurality of user profiles including information descriptive of the plurality of users'"'"' preferences for the features of the plurality of users; and

    (D) delivering, to at least some of the plurality of users, message information derived from the incoming message, the relevancy scores, and the plurality of user profiles.

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