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Multi-format content recommendations to improve format fluency

  • US 9,830,636 B1
  • Filed: 09/16/2014
  • Issued: 11/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system to generate recommendations of content items available in multiple formats, the system comprising:

  • a non-volatile data store including information regarding a set of content items, wherein each content item of the set of content items is available in a plurality of formats, and wherein the plurality of formats include at least a text format and an audio format; and

    a processor in communication with the non-volatile data store and configured with computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to at least;

    receive a request from a user to increase fluency in a first format of the plurality of formats;

    for individual content items of the set of content items, determine an expected difficulty of the user in comprehending the individual content item in the first format and an expected difficulty of the user in comprehending the individual content item in a second format of the plurality of formats;

    select a content item from the set of content items based at least in part on the expected difficulty of the user in comprehending the selected content item in the first format and the expected difficulty of the user in comprehending the selected content item in the second format, wherein the expected difficulty of the user in comprehending the selected content item in the first format exceeds the expected difficulty of the user in comprehending the selected content item in the second format; and

    transmit a recommendation for the selected content item to the user.

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