Simulated network system and method for relating users of real-world e-commerce and other user network systems to information
AssigneeIntellidimension, Inc.
InventorGeoff Chappell
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Abstract
Simulated network system and method for comparing one or more real-world computer-based or e-commerce network user to a computerized simulated network for providing information to the one or more real-world users. The information provided is based on information obtained via simulated sharing and/or spreading of simulated items amongst simulated users in the computerized simulated network using a first vocabulary and comparison of a profile for a real-world user with profiles of simulated users using the same first vocabulary.
Claims20
A method of comparing a real-world computer-based social or e-commerce network user to a computerized simulated network, the method comprising:
- defining using a computerized simulated network a comparison profile for each of one or more real-world users of a real-world computer-based e-commerce system or a real-world computer-based user network, the computerized simulated network including a simulated user profile associated with each of a plurality of nodes of the computerized simulated network and a historical record of the interaction of the plurality of simulated user profiles in the computerized simulated network, each of the plurality of simulated user profiles being for a user of a set of simulated users;
- associating each comparison profile to a set of comparison simulated user profiles of the computerized simulated network, the comparison simulated user profiles including one or more of the simulated user profiles selected based on profile similarity;
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- providing to the one or more real-world users a listing of information based on a portion of the historical record corresponding to the set of comparison simulated user profiles.
A machine-readable hardware storage medium including machine-executable instructions for performing a method of comparing a real-world computer-based social or e-commerce network user to a computerized simulated network, the instructions comprising:
- a set of instructions for defining using a computerized simulated network a comparison profile for each of one or more real-world users of a real-world computer-based e-commerce system or a real-world computer-based user network, the computerized simulated network including a simulated user profile associated with each of a plurality of nodes of the computerized simulated network and a historical record of the interaction of the plurality of simulated user profiles in the computerized simulated network, each of the plurality of simulated user profiles being for a user of a set of simulated users;
- a set of instructions for associating each comparison profile to a set of comparison simulated user profiles of the computerized simulated network, the comparison simulated user profiles including one or more of the simulated user profiles selected based on profile similarity;
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- a set of instructions for providing to the one or more real-world users a listing of information based on a portion of the historical record corresponding to the set of comparison simulated user profiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.