Method and system for providing contextual electronic content
AssigneeBigTinCan Holdings Limited
InventorsDavid Malcolm Keane, Anthony Turco
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a method of providing content to a user device based on contextual parameters. The method includes monitoring one or more contextual parameters to detect a change in the values of the one or more contextual parameters and retrieving content from one or more content sources based on the changed contextual parameter. Furthermore, the method includes applying weights associated with the content to the retrieved content, generating results based on the weighted content and providing the generated results to the user device based on one or more device parameters.
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A method to be implemented by a system for providing at least one of a document or file to a user device of the system, via a network, based on at least one contextual parameter, the method comprising:
- retrieving, in response to a change in value of at least one contextual parameter, at least one document or file from at least one source based on the at least one contextual parameter, the changed contextual parameter relating to a scheduled event which will result in the user device being disconnected from the network;
- applying weights to the retrieved document or file and the at least one contextual parameter, based on a history of the document or file;
- recommending the retrieved document or file to the user based on the weighted document or file and the weighted at least one contextual parameter;
- providing the recommended document or file to the user device of the system in a first form, the first form being dependent on at least one device parameter of the user device;
- and providing content related to the recommended document or file to another user device of the system in a second form, the second form being dependent on at least one device parameter of said another user device,
- wherein the user device and the another user device are different types of user devices, and the content related to the recommended document or file is a different type of content that relates to the scheduled event;
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- wherein the at east one contextual parameter s independent of other user devices of the system.
A contextual information system for providing at least one of a document or file to a user device of the system, via a network, based on at least one contextual parameter, the system comprising:
- an input module configured for retrieving, in response to a change in value of at least one contextual parameter, at least one document or file from at least one source based on the at least one contextual parameter, the changed contextual parameter relating to a scheduled event which will result in the user device being disconnected from the network;
- a decision engine configured for:
- applying weights to the retrieved document or file and the at least one contextual parameter, based on a history of the document or file;
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- recommending the retrieved document or file to the user based on the weighted document or file and the weighted at least one contextual parameter;
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- an output module configured for:
- providing the recommended document or file to a user device of the system in a first form, the first form being dependent on at least one device parameter of the user device and
- providing content related to the recommended document or file to another user device of the system in a second form, the second form being dependent on at least one device parameter of said another user device,
- wherein, the user device and the another user device are different types of user devices, and the content related to the recommended document or file is a different type of content that relates to the scheduled event;
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- wherein the at least one contextual parameter is independent of other user devices of the system.
A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor of a system for providing at least one of a document or file to a user device of the system, via a network, based on at least one contextual parameter, the instructions when executed by the processor causes the system to perform a method, the method comprising:
- retrieving, in response to a change in value of at least one contextual parameter, at least one document or file from at least one source based on the at least one contextual parameter, the changed contextual parameter relating to a scheduled event which will result in the user device being disconnected from the network;
- applying weights to the retrieved document or file and the at least one contextual parameter, based on a history of the document or file;
- recommending the retrieved document or file based on the weighted document or file and the weighted at least one contextual parameter;
- providing the recommended document or file to a user device of the system in a first form, the first form being dependent on at least one device parameter of the user device;
- and providing content related to recommended document or file to another user device of the system in a second form, the second form being dependent on at least one device parameter of said another user device,
- wherein the user device and the another user device are different types of user devices and the content related to the recommended document or file is a different type of content that relates to the scheduled event;
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- wherein the at least one contextual parameter is independent of other user devices of the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.