Integrated interest and expertise-based discovery system and method
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- accessing a first plurality of values, wherein each of the first plurality of values is based, at least in part, on an inference of a first user'"'"'s interest level with respect to a topic;
accessing a second plurality of values, wherein each of the second plurality of values is based, at least in part, on an inference of the first user'"'"'s expertise level with respect to a topic; and
generating a recommendation for delivery to the first user, wherein the recommendation is generated by a recommendation function executed on a processor-based device in accordance with the first plurality of values and the second plurality of values.
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Abstract
An integrated interest and expertise-based discovery system and method infers interest and expertise levels of users and generates recommendations for delivery to the users in accordance with the inferred interest and expertise levels. The inferences of expertise may be relative to other users and may be combined with expertise calibration information in generating expected expertise levels for users with respect to one or more topics. The generation of recommendations may be informed by the degree of inferred interest in topical areas, by the comparison of expertise levels among users, and by information regarding the user expertise levels that are appropriate with respect to specific items of content. Explanations may be provided to recommendation recipients as to why they received recommendations.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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accessing a first plurality of values, wherein each of the first plurality of values is based, at least in part, on an inference of a first user'"'"'s interest level with respect to a topic; accessing a second plurality of values, wherein each of the second plurality of values is based, at least in part, on an inference of the first user'"'"'s expertise level with respect to a topic; and generating a recommendation for delivery to the first user, wherein the recommendation is generated by a recommendation function executed on a processor-based device in accordance with the first plurality of values and the second plurality of values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented system, comprising:
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a first plurality of values, wherein each of the first plurality of values is based, at least in part, on an inference of a first user'"'"'s interest level with respect to a topic; a second plurality of values, wherein each of the second plurality of values is based, at least in part, on an inference of the first user'"'"'s expertise level with respect to a topic; and a recommendation function executed on a processor-based device that generates a recommendation for delivery to the first user, wherein the recommendation is generated in accordance with the first plurality of values and the second plurality of values. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented system, comprising:
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a first user'"'"'s calibrated expertise level with respect to a topic; an expertise level value associated with a second user, wherein the expertise level value is based, at least in part, on an inference of the second user'"'"'s relative expertise level with respect to the topic and the calibrated expertise level; and a recommendation function executed on a processor-based device that generates a recommendation for delivery to the second user, wherein the recommendation is generated in accordance with the expertise level value associated with the second user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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