Data processing
First Claim
1. A method, said method comprising:
- computing, by one or more processors of a computer system, a user interest rating for a downloadable item stored outside a user device of a user, wherein the user device comprises a total amount of currently available unused data storage space, wherein said computing the user interest rating for the downloadable item is based on one or more identified characteristics of the downloadable item and a user profile of the user, and wherein the user profile of the user is indicative of a preference of the user for first types of items that include the downloadable item;
computing, by the one or more processors, a data impact rating for the downloadable item, wherein said computing the data impact rating is based on a proportion of the total amount of currently available unused data storage space that would be consumed in downloading the downloadable item to the user device, and wherein the data impact rating'"'"'s dependence on the proportion is that the data impact rating increases as the proportion decreases and vice versa; and
making, by the one or more processors, a download decision, as to whether to download the downloadable item, in dependence on the computed user interest rating for the downloadable item and the computed data impact rating for the downloadable item.
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Abstract
A method and associated system. A user interest rating for a downloadable item stored outside a user device is computed, which includes: maintaining a user profile of a user'"'"'s preference for types of items that include the downloadable item, identifying one or more characteristics of the downloadable item, and predicting a likely level of user interest for the downloadable item based on the identified characteristics of the downloadable item and the user profile. A data impact rating for the downloadable item is computed, which includes identifying parameters. A download decision, of whether to download the downloadable item, is computed in dependence on the user interest rating for the downloadable item and the data impact rating for the downloadable item.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, said method comprising:
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computing, by one or more processors of a computer system, a user interest rating for a downloadable item stored outside a user device of a user, wherein the user device comprises a total amount of currently available unused data storage space, wherein said computing the user interest rating for the downloadable item is based on one or more identified characteristics of the downloadable item and a user profile of the user, and wherein the user profile of the user is indicative of a preference of the user for first types of items that include the downloadable item; computing, by the one or more processors, a data impact rating for the downloadable item, wherein said computing the data impact rating is based on a proportion of the total amount of currently available unused data storage space that would be consumed in downloading the downloadable item to the user device, and wherein the data impact rating'"'"'s dependence on the proportion is that the data impact rating increases as the proportion decreases and vice versa; and making, by the one or more processors, a download decision, as to whether to download the downloadable item, in dependence on the computed user interest rating for the downloadable item and the computed data impact rating for the downloadable item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product, comprising one or more computer readable hardware storage devices having computer readable program code stored therein, said program code containing instructions executable by one or more processors of a computer system to implement a method, said method comprising:
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computing, by the one or more processors, a user interest rating for a downloadable item stored outside a user device of a user, wherein the user device comprises a total amount of currently available unused data storage space, wherein said computing the user interest rating for the downloadable item is based on one or more identified characteristics of the downloadable item and a user profile of the user, and wherein the user profile of the user is indicative of a preference of the user for first types of items that include the downloadable item; computing, by the one or more processors, a data impact rating for the downloadable item, wherein said computing the data impact rating is based on a proportion of the total amount of currently available unused data storage space that would be consumed in downloading the downloadable item to the user device, and wherein the data impact rating'"'"'s dependence on the proportion is that the data impact rating increases as the proportion decreases and vice versa; and making, by the one or more processors, a download decision, as to whether to download the downloadable item, in dependence on the computed user interest rating for the downloadable item and the computed data impact rating for the downloadable item. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computer system, comprising one or more processors, one or more memories, and one or more computer readable hardware storage devices, said one or more hardware storage device containing program code executable by the one or more processors via the one or more memories to implement a method, said method comprising:
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computing, by the one or more processors, a user interest rating for a downloadable item stored outside a user device of a user, wherein the user device comprises a total amount of currently available unused data storage space, wherein said computing the user interest rating for the downloadable item is based on one or more identified characteristics of the downloadable item and a user profile of the user, and wherein the user profile of the user is indicative of a preference of the user for first types of items that include the downloadable item; computing, by the one or more processors, a data impact rating for the downloadable item, wherein said computing the data impact rating is based on a proportion of the total amount of currently available unused data storage space that would be consumed in downloading the downloadable item to the user device, and wherein the data impact rating'"'"'s dependence on the proportion is that the data impact rating increases as the proportion decreases and vice versa; and making, by the one or more processors, a download decision, as to whether to download the downloadable item, in dependence on the computed user interest rating for the downloadable item and the computed data impact rating for the downloadable item. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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