METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION, THE RELATED USER TERMINAL AND THE RELATED INFORMATION SOURCE

• US 20070168438A1
• Filed: 01/03/2007
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sound View Innovations, LLC (Sound View Innovation Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Handekyn, Koen, Francois Albert Brackx, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,095,593 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for managing electronic information and related devices where electronic information is forwarded from at least one electronic information source of a plurality of electronic information sources towards at least one terminal of at least one corresponding user of a plurality of terminals of corresponding users through a communications network. The at least one electronic information source of the plurality of electronic information sources sends electronic information towards the at least one terminal of at least one corresponding user. The terminal of a first user and terminals of users related to this first user send their electronic information preferences towards a community interest management module. The community interest management module subsequently determines community information preferences based on the information preferences of the first user and based on the information preferences of the users related to the first user.

Claims

1. Method for managing electronic information, said electronic information being forwarded from at least one electronic information source (IS) of a plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) towards at least one terminal of at least one corresponding user of a plurality of terminals of corresponding users (U1 . . . Ux) through a communications network, (CN) said method comprising the steps of:

a. at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) sending said electronic information towards said at least one terminal of said at least one corresponding user, CHARACTERISED IN THAT said method further comprises the steps of;

b. a terminal of a first user (U1) and terminals of users related to said first user (U2, Ux) sending electronic information preferences towards a community interest management module (CIMM); and

c. said community interest management module (CIMM) determining community information preferences based on said information preferences of said first user and information preferences of said users related to said first user, sent towards said community interest management module (CIMM).

2. Method for managing Electronic information according to claim 1, CHARACTERISED IN THAT said method further comprises the steps of:

d. a community interest management module (CIMM) exchanging said community information preference with at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx); and

e. said at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) sending said electronic information towards said terminal of said first user (Ul), based on said community information preferences of said first user and said users related to said first user.

3. Method for managing Electronic information according to claim 1, CHARACTERISED IN THAT said method further comprises the steps of:

d. said community interest management module (CIMM) exchanging said community information preference with said terminal of said first user (U1); and

e. said terminal of said first user (U1) requesting said at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) to send electronic information towards said terminal of said first user (U1), based on said community information preferences of said first user and said users related to said first user.

4. Method for managing Electronic information according to claim 1, CHARACTERISED IN THAT said step of determining said community information preferences based on said information preferences of said first user and information preferences of said users related to said first user, additionally is based on at least one decision rule determining whether or not to apply said information preferences in said community information preferences.

5. Terminal of a first user (U1) for use in a communications network (CN), said communications network (CN) comprising a plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) and a plurality of terminals of users (U1 . . . Ux), at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) being adapted to send electronic information towards said terminal of said first user (U1), said terminal comprising:

a. an information reception part (IRP), adapted to receive electronic information forwarded by at said least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx), CHARACTERISED IN THAT said communications network (CN) further comprises a community interest management module (CIMM) for determining community information preferences and in that said terminal (U1) further comprises,

b. an electronic information preference processing part (IPP), adapted to determine an information preference and to forward said information preference towards said community interest management module (CIMM).

6. Terminal of a first user (U1) according to claim 5, CHARACTERISED IN THAT said terminal of said first terminal further comprises:

c. a preferences exchanging part (PEP1), adapted to exchange community information preferences for said first user with a Community interest management module (CIMM); and

d. a information requesting part (IREP), adapted to request said at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) to send electronic information based on said community information preferences for said first user.

7. Community interest management module (CIMM), for use in a communications network (CN) said communications network (CN) comprising a plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . Sx) and a plurality ofterminals of users (U1 . . . Ux), at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . Sx) being adapted to forward electronic information towards a terminal of a first user (U1), said Community interest management module (CIMM) comprising:

a. an information preferences reception part (IPRP), adapted to receive information preferences from said terminal of said first user and information preferences of users related to said first user (U2,UX);

b. community information preferences determination part (CIPDP), adapted to determine community information preferences based on information preferences of said first user and information preferences of said users related to said first user (U1).

8. Community interest management module (CIMM) according to claim 7, CHARACTERISED IN THAT Community interest management module (CIMM) further comprises a community information preferences exchanging part (CIPEP) adapted to exchange said community information preferences with said least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . Sx).

9. Community interest management module (CIMM) according to claim 7, CHARACTERISED IN THAT Community interest management module (CIMM) further comprises a community information preferences exchanging part (CIPEP), adapted to exchange said community information preferences with said terminal of said first user (U1).

10. Community interest management module (CIMM), according to claim 7, CHARACTERISED IN THAT said Community interest management module (CIMM), further comprises a rules managing part (RMP), adapted to keep at least one decision rule for each user of said plurality of users;

and in that said community information determination part (CIPDP), is further adapted to determine said community information preferences additionally based on said at least one decision rule for each user of said plurality of users.

11. Electronic information source (IS . . . ISx), for use in a communications network (CN), said communications network comprising a plurality of said electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) and a plurality of terminals of users (U1 . . . Ux), said Electronic information source (IS) comprising:

a. an electronic information sending part (ISP), adapted to send electronic information towards a terminal of a first user (at least one terminal of said plurality of terminals), CHARACTERISED IN THAT said Electronic information source (IS . . . ISx) further comprises;

b. a preferences exchanging part (PEP), adapted to exchange community information preferences for said first user with a Community interest management module (CIMM); and

in that said electronic information sending part (ISP) is further adapted to send said electronic information towards said user based on said community information preferences for said user.