Systems and methods for recommending a service for use by a particular user

A method for recommending a service to a particular user, the method comprising the steps of:

• selecting from a plurality of users similar users that are similar to the particular user,
• collecting services used by similar users,
• determining for collected services the level of satisfaction of similar users using the respective collected service, and
• recommending a service for use by the particular user from the collected services based on the determined levels of satisfaction.

A system for recommending a service to a particular user, the system comprising:

• a selector configured to select from a plurality of users similar users that are similar to the particular user,
• a collector configured to collect services used by similar users,
• a level of satisfaction determination unit configured to determine for collected services the level of satisfaction of similar users using the respective collected service, and
• a recommender configured to recommend a service for use by the particular user from the collected services based on the determined levels of satisfaction.

A system for recommending a service to a particular user, the system comprising a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• selecting from a plurality of users similar users that are similar to the particular user,
• collecting services used by similar users,
• determining the suitability of services describing their intended use with respect to a user's profile, and
• recommending a service for use by the particular user from the collected services based on the suitability of the collected services for the particular user and based on the number of times a service was recommended to similar users and/or the number of similar users to which a service was recommended by a recommendation giver taking into account a reputation level of said recommendation givers.

A method for recommending a service to a particular user, the method comprising the steps of:

• selecting from a plurality of users similar users that are similar to the particular user,
• collecting services used by similar users,
• determining the suitability of services describing their intended use with respect to a user's profile, and
• recommending a service for use by the particular user from the collected services based on the suitability of the collected services for the particular user and based on the number of times a service was recommended to similar users and/or the number of similar users to which a service was recommended by a recommendation giver taking into account a reputation level of said recommendation givers.

A system for recommending a service to a particular user comprising:

• a selector configured to select from a plurality of users similar users that are similar to the particular user,
• a collector configured to collect services used by similar users,
• a suitability determination unit configured to determine the suitability of services describing their intended use with respect to a user's profile, and
• a recommender configured to recommend a service for use by the particular user from the collected services based on the suitability of the collected services for the particular user and based on the number of times a service was recommended to similar users and/or the number of similar users to which a service was recommended by a recommendation giver taking into account a reputation level of said recommendation givers.