System and method for enhancing the relevance of push-based content
First Claim
1. A method for enhancing the relevance of content provided to communication devices, comprising:
- pushing content notifications relating to a plurality of topics to a communication device via a notification service;
receiving content usage information from the communication device;
modifying the topics targeted for the communication device based on the content usage information of the communication device; and
pushing the content notifications related to the modified topics to the communication device via the notification service.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for enhancing the relevance of information that is provided to users of communication devices. Content notifications relating to various categories/subcategories are pushed to a communication device by way of a notification service. Content usage information is received from the communication device. A modification of the set of topics targeted for transmission to the communication device occurs, where the modification is based on the content usage information of the communication device. The content notifications related to the modified topics are then pushed to the communication device via the notification service.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for enhancing the relevance of content provided to communication devices, comprising:
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pushing content notifications relating to a plurality of topics to a communication device via a notification service;
receiving content usage information from the communication device;
modifying the topics targeted for the communication device based on the content usage information of the communication device; and
pushing the content notifications related to the modified topics to the communication device via the notification service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An adaptive topic management server coupled to a network for enhancing the relevance of content provided to communication devices, comprising:
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a categorization module coupled to receive content from one or more content servers and to categorize the content into a plurality of topics;
a user profile comprising data identifying topic selection history of a user of the communication device; and
a personalized notification module coupled to receive the plurality of topics from the categorization module and the topic selection history from the user profile, wherein the personalized notification module is configured to filter the plurality of topics based on the user'"'"'s content selection history, and to push the filtered topics to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An adaptive topic management server coupled to a network for enhancing the relevance of content provided to communication devices, comprising:
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means for pushing content notifications relating to a plurality of topics to at least one communication device;
means for receiving content usage information from the communication device;
means for modifying the topics targeted for the communication device based on the content usage information of the communication device; and
means for pushing the content notifications related to the modified topics to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for increasing the relevance of content distributed via a network, comprising:
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(a) at least one terminal coupled to the network;
(b) one or more content servers for supplying content consumable by the terminal; and
(c) a notification server comprising;
(i) a categorization module coupled to receive the content from the content servers, and to categorize the content into a plurality of topics;
(ii) a user profile comprising data identifying topic selection history of a user of the terminal; and
(iii) a personalized notification module coupled to receive the plurality of topics from the categorization module and the topic selection history from the user profile, wherein the personalized notification module is configured to filter the plurality of topics based on the user'"'"'s content selection history, and to push the filtered topics to the terminal via the network. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a computer system for enhancing the relevance of content provided to communication devices by performing steps comprising:
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pushing content notifications relating to a plurality of topics to a communication device via a notification service;
receiving content usage information from the communication device;
modifying the topics targeted for the communication device based on the content usage information of the communication device; and
pushing the content notifications related to the modified topics to the communication device via the notification service. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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49. A terminal for communicating over a network and adapted to enhance the relevance of content presented via the terminal, comprising:
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a categorization module coupled to receive content from one or more content servers and to categorize the content into a plurality of topics;
a user profile comprising data identifying topic selection history of a user of the terminal;
a personalized notification module coupled to receive the plurality of topics from the categorization module and the topic selection history from the user profile, wherein the personalized notification module is configured to filter the plurality of topics based on the user'"'"'s content selection history, and to present the filtered topics via the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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