User Interface Methods And Systems For Selecting And Presenting Content Based On User Navigation And Selection Actions Associated With The Content

• US 20110145233A1
• Filed: 02/24/2011
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Veveo, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Veveo, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: VENKATARAMAN, Sashikumar, RAMAKRISHNAN, Kajamalai G., RAJASEKHARAN, Ajit, ARAVAMUDAN, Murali, BARVE, Rakesh
• Granted Patent: US 8,086,602 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/728
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99934 Query formulation, input preparation, or translation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

A user-interface method of selecting and presenting a collection of content items based on user navigation and selection actions associated with the content is provided. The method includes associating a relevance weight on a per user basis with content items to indicate a relative measure of likelihood that the user desires the content item. The method includes receiving a user'"'"'s navigation and selections actions for identifying desired content items, and in response, adjusting the associated relevance weight of the selected content item and group of content items containing the selected item. The method includes, in response to subsequent user input, selecting and presenting a subset of content items and content groups to the user ordered by the adjusted associated relevance weights assigned to the content items and content groups.

Claims

1. A user-interface method of selecting and presenting a collection of items in which the presentation is ordered at least in part based on navigation and selection behavior of a user learned over time, the method comprising:

providing a set of items, each item having an associated relevance weight on a per user basis to indicate a relative measure of a likelihood that the item is desired by the user;

providing an initial associated relevance weight to each item;

receiving input entered by the user for identifying desired items;

in response to the input entered by the user, selecting and presenting a subset of items to the user as a navigable topology of items wherein the items are ordered at least in part by the initial associated relevance weights assigned to the items;

receiving input entered by the user for navigating through the topology of the subset of items and for identifying and selecting the desired items;

in response to a selection by the user of an item, presenting said item to the user and adjusting the associated relevance weight of said item;

in response to receiving subsequent input entered by the user, selecting and presenting a subset of items to the user wherein the items are ordered at least in part by the adjusted associated relevance weights assigned to the items such that items with greater associated relevance weights are presented as more relevant items.