# US 12,114,030 B1 · Managing feature distribution > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,030 B1 - Document ID: US12114030B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/130,889 - Filed: 2023-04-04 - Published: 2024-10-10 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2023-04-04 - Assignees: ThinkAnalytics Ltd. - Applicants: ThinkAnalytics Ltd. - Inventors: Peter Docherty; Christopher McGuire; Ewen Cattanach; Darren Callaghan; Georgios Mamakis - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114030B1 ## CPC - H04N 21/254: Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server {(arrangements for maintenance or administration in data networks H04L41/00; network services using third party service providers H04L67/53)} - G06F 16/437: {Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution} - G06F 16/9535: Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation - H04N 21/251: {Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies (details of learning user preferences for the retrieval of video data in a video database G06F16/739; computer systems using learning methods G06N3/08)} - H04N 21/25891: {being end-user preferences (retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A method of managing feature distribution in content of a content catalog for a content distribution system having a plurality of users is provided. The method comprises taking corrective action responsive to determining that a number of content items in a content catalog tagged with a feature exceeds a threshold. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of managing feature distribution in content of a content catalog for a content distribution system having a plurality of users, the method comprising taking corrective action responsive to determining that a number of content items in a content catalog tagged with a feature exceeds a threshold; and determining the number of content items tagged with the feature, wherein determining comprises: determining that a first number of tagged content items is greater than a second number of tagged content items, the first number of tagged content items tagged with a first feature and the second number of tagged content items tagged with a second feature, wherein taking corrective action comprises: taking corrective action in in response to determining that the first number of tagged content items is greater than the second number of tagged content items; and de-tagging the first feature from the first number of tagged content items and maintaining the second feature from the second number of tagged content items. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feature is present in a user profile. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the one or more features in the user profile stored in a second storage resource, wherein the user profile is also stored in a first storage resource, the first storage resource is less rapidly readable than the second storage resource. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein taking corrective action comprises modifying a weight of a user feature vector of the user profile stored in the second storage resource, the user feature vector corresponding to the feature. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining comprises: determining a distribution of the feature in the tagged content items and untagged content items; and determining if the number of tagged content items in the distribution exceeds the threshold. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to the determining, tagging one or more content items with the feature. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the number of content items tagged with the feature occurs in response to a trigger event. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein taking corrective action comprises at least one of: de-tagging the feature from the content items, ignoring the feature in a content scoring function, or communicating the feature to a content recommendation engine (CRE), the CRE adapted to generate one or more content recommendations responsive to one or more content requests from a user of a plurality of users. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein taking corrective action comprises notifying a client that the threshold has been exceeded. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein taking corrective action comprises removing the feature from the tagged content items. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein removing the feature comprises de-tagging the feature from the tagged content items. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold is a percentage of a total number of content items. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein taking corrective action comprises modifying a scoring function stored in a second storage resource, the scoring function also stored in a first storage resource. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein modifying the scoring function comprises modifying a weight of a user feature vector. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a processor to perform the method of claim 1. ### Claim 16 A content recommendation system comprising a content recommendation engine (CRE) for generating one or more content recommendations responsive to one or more content requests from a user of a plurality of users and a feature management module, the feature management module adapted to: determine that a number of tagged content items exceeds a threshold; take corrective action in response to determining the number of tagged content items exceeds the threshold; and determine the number of content items tagged with the feature, wherein determining comprises: determining that a first number of tagged content items is greater than a second number of tagged content items, the first number of tagged content items tagged with a first feature and the second number of tagged content items tagged with a second feature, wherein taking corrective action comprises: taking corrective action in in response to determining that the first number of tagged content items is greater than the second number of tagged content items; and de-tagging the first feature from the first number of tagged content items and maintaining the second feature from the second number of tagged content items.