Method and apparatus for characterizing and determining relationships between items and moments
AssigneeCoravin, Inc.
InventorFrancois Claude Raoul Silvain
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Abstract
A moment engine is arranged to characterize and/or determine relationships between items, such as a wine, or moments, such as an event, emotional experience and/or an activity. Characteristics for the items or moments may be used to define how the items or moments relate to a two-dimensional grid, e.g., to allow the items or moments to be displayed on an X-Y grid. Relationships between items and/or moments can be determined based on the item/moment characterization on the X-Y grid, e.g., to allow for the recommendation of an item for a particular moment, or the recommendation of a moment for a particular item.
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A system for mapping an item or moment on an X-Y grid, comprising:
- a characteristic module arranged to generate and store X and Y correlation values for each characteristic in a set of characteristics for each of a plurality items and moments, each moment being an event, an emotional experience and/or an activity, wherein the characteristic module is arranged to generate and store X and Y correlation values for each characteristic in a set of characteristics for a plurality of wines and to generate and store X and Y correlation values for each characteristic in a set of characteristics for a plurality of moments;
- a mapping engine arranged to determine composite X and Y values for each of the plurality of items and moments based on the X and Y correlation values for each characteristic in the set of characteristics for the item or moment;
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- a user interface arranged to display information on the X-Y grid indicating the composite X and Y values for at least some of the items or moments, or to provide information regarding a relationship between at least two items or moments based on the composite X and Y values for the at least two items or moments.
A computer-implemented method for mapping an item or moment on an X-Y grid, comprising:
- generating X and Y correlation values for each characteristic in a set of characteristics for each of a plurality items or moments, each moment being an event, an emotional experience and/or an activity, wherein the step of generating X and Y correlation values includes generating a weighting value for each X and Y correlation value for each characteristic;
- determining composite X and Y values for each of the plurality of items or moments based on the X and Y correlation values for each characteristic in the set of characteristics for the item or moment, wherein the step of determining composite X and Y values includes determining the composite X and Y values for each of the plurality of items or moments based on the X and Y correlation values and the weighting value for each X and Y correlation value, and includes, for each item or moment, multiplying each X and Y correlation value by the corresponding weighting value to determine weighted X and Y correlation values, and adding the weighted X and Y correlation values to determine the composite X and Y values;
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- displaying information on the X-Y grid indicating the composite X and Y values for at least some of the items or moments, or providing information regarding a relationship between at least two items or moments based on the composite X and Y values for the at least two items or moments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.