Deriving Asset Popularity by Number of Launches

• US 20110131204A1
• Filed: 12/02/2009
• Published: 06/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bodin, William K., Thorson, Derral C., Jaramillo, David
• Application Number:
  US12/629,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20110131204A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/727
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3326 using relevance feedback from the user, e.g. relevance feedback on documents, documents sets, document terms or passages
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/337 Profile generation, learning or modification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention includes a method for searching for mobile assets (e.g., mobile telephone applications and/or web applications) based on popularity. The popularities of the mobile assets are determined by monitoring usage of the assets, e.g., downloading of assets and/or launching of assets. Popularities of the mobile assets are also determined by gathering and analyzing user feedback of the assets, e.g., user tags and/or user quality ratings. Search queries for assets are also monitored to determine asset popularity. A search query for a requested asset is received from a requesting mobile device. Results of the search query are weighed with the popularities of the assets; and, the results of the search query are sent to the requesting mobile device. The results of the search query are also sent to an interface. A repository of assets are created based on the popularities of the assets.

Claims

1. A method for searching for assets based on popularity, said method including:

determining popularities of assets in mobile devices with a processor, said determining including;

monitoring usage of the assets, and

gathering user feedback of the assets;

receiving a search query for a requested asset of the assets from a requesting mobile device;

weighing results of the search query with the popularities of the assets; and

sending the results of the search query to the requesting mobile device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the usage of the assets includes at least one of downloading of the assets and launching of the assets.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user feedback includes user tags.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said sending of the results of the search query includes only sending assets that include the user tags.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user feedback includes user quality ratings.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said sending of the results of the search query includes only sending assets that include user quality ratings above a predetermined threshold.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said determining of the popularities of assets includes monitoring search queries for the assets.

8. The method according to claim 1, further including sending the results of the search query to an interface.

9. The method according to claim 1, further including creating a repository of assets based on the popularities of the assets.

10. A method for searching for assets based on popularity, said method including:

determining popularities of assets in mobile devices with a processor, said determining including;

monitoring usage of the assets, and

gathering user feedback of the assets, the user feedback including at least one of user tags and user quality ratings;

receiving a search query for a requested asset of the assets with a communication module, the search query being received from a requesting mobile device;

weighing results of the search query with a ranking module, the results of the search query being weighed with the popularities of the assets; and

sending the results of the search query with the communication module, the results of the search query being sent to the requesting mobile device.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein said sending of the results of the search query includes only sending assets that include at least one user tag.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein said sending of the results of the search query includes only sending assets that include user quality ratings above a predetermined threshold.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein said determining of the popularities of assets includes monitoring search queries for the assets.

14. The method according to claim 10, further including sending the results of the search query to an interface.

15. The method according to claim 10, further including creating a repository of assets based on the popularities of the assets.

16. A system for searching for assets based on popularity, said system including:

a processor for determining popularities of assets in mobile devices by monitoring usage of the assets and gathering user feedback of the assets;

a communication module for receiving a search query for a requested asset of the assets from a requesting mobile device; and

a ranking module for weighing results of the search query with the popularities of the assets,

said communication module sends the results of the search query to the requesting mobile device.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the usage of the assets includes at least one of downloading of the assets and launching of the assets.

18. The system according to claim 16, wherein the user feedback includes user tags.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said communication module only sends assets that include the user tags.

20. The system according to claim 16, wherein the user feedback includes user quality ratings.

21. The system according to claim 20, wherein said communication module only sends assets that include user quality ratings above a predetermined threshold.

22. The system according to claim 16, wherein said processor monitors search queries for the assets to further determine the popularities of assets.

23. The system according to claim 16, wherein said communication module further sends the results of the search query to an interface.

24. The system according to claim 16, further including a repository of assets based on the popularities of the assets.

25. A computer program product for searching for assets based on popularity, said computer program product including:

a computer readable storage medium;

first program instructions to determine popularities of assets in mobile devices with a processor, said determining including;

monitoring usage of the assets, and

gathering user feedback of the assets;

second program instructions to receive a search query for a requested asset of the assets from a requesting mobile device;

third program instructions to weigh results of the search query with the popularities of the assets; and

fourth program instructions to send the results of the search query to the requesting mobile device,

wherein the first program instructions, the second program instructions, the third program instructions, and the fourth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium.