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Reducing multi-source feed reader content redundancy

  • US 9,208,252 B1
  • Filed: 01/31/2011
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method for automatically reducing redundant content items provided to a user by a multi-source feed reader, the method comprising the steps of:

  • maintaining, by at least one computer, a list of a plurality of feeds to which the user subscribes through the multi-source feed reader;

    receiving, by the at least one computer, each content item obtained by the multi-source feed reader from each feed of the plurality, prior to the content items being made available to the user;

    analyzing, by the at least one computer, each received content item, to determine whether the content item being analyzed is based on source content from a different feed, on a per-item basis;

    determining, by the at least one computer, that a specific received content item from a first feed is based on source content from a second feed;

    identifying the second feed from which the source content of the content item originated;

    determining, by the at least one computer, whether the user subscribes to the second feed which the source content is from; and

    responsive to determining that the specific received content item is based on source content from the second feed and responsive to determining that the user subscribes to the second feed, not providing, by the at least one computer, the specific received content item, on a per-item basis, from the first feed to the user, while continuing to provide remaining content from both the first and second feed.

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