System and method for creating topic neighborhood visualizations in a networked system
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining user behavior or interest information based on automatically detected patterns of user behavior, the user behavior including prior user search queries;
correlating, by use of a hardware processor, the user behavior or interest information with a dynamically detected topic;
creating a neighborhood implicitly in association with the dynamically detected topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior;
gathering neighborhood information by using the dynamically detected topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the dynamically detected topic, the neighborhood information including information from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood;
automatically inviting users to join the implicitly created neighborhood; and
providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for creating topic neighborhoods and a visualization for related topic neighborhoods in a networked system are disclosed. The apparatus in an example embodiment includes a neighborhood generator configured to receive an explicit identification of a topic for association with a neighborhood; create a neighborhood in association with the explicitly identified topic; gather neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the topic; and provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining user behavior or interest information based on automatically detected patterns of user behavior, the user behavior including prior user search queries;
correlating, by use of a hardware processor, the user behavior or interest information with a dynamically detected topic;creating a neighborhood implicitly in association with the dynamically detected topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior;
gathering neighborhood information by using the dynamically detected topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the dynamically detected topic, the neighborhood information including information from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood;
automatically inviting users to join the implicitly created neighborhood; and
providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a neighborhood generator, stored in the memory, and that, executed by the processor, is configured to; obtain user behavior or interest information based on automatically detected patterns of user behavior, the user behavior including prior user search queries;
correlate the user behavior or interest information with a dynamically detected topic;
create a neighborhood implicitly in association with the dynamically detected topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior;
gather neighborhood information by using the dynamically detected topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the dynamically detected topic, the neighborhood information including information from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood;
automatically invite users to join the implicitly created neighborhood; and
provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions embedded thereon, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
obtain user behavior or interest information based on automatically detected patterns of user behavior, the user behavior including prior user search queries;
correlate the user behavior or interest information with a dynamically detected topic;
create a neighborhood implicitly in association with the dynamically detected topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior;
gather neighborhood information by using the dynamically detected topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the dynamically detected topic, the neighborhood information including information from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood;
automatically invite users to join the implicitly created neighborhood; and
provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
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Current AssigneeeBay Inc.
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Original AssigneeeBay Inc.
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InventorsSacco, Nathan, Melcher, Ryan
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Primary Examiner(s)THIAW, CATHERINE B
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Application NumberUS11/961,030Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,490 DaysField of Search709/204, 709/205, 709/229, 709/238, 709217-219, 709201-203, 709/224, 707/104.1, 707736-738, 707/776US Class Current709/217CPC Class CodesG06F 16/285 Clustering or classificationG06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling tech...G06F 16/958 Organisation or management ...G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation...H04L 67/10 in which an application is ...
