Quantifying the level of interest of an item of current interest
AssigneeInterval Research Corporation
InventorsMichael Naimark, Aviv Bergman, Emily Weil, Ignazio Moresco, Baldo Faieta
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Abstract
Quantifying the level of interest of an item of current interest is disclosed. An indication that an item is of current interest is received. The indication is processed to determine an intensity value. The intensity value is stored.
Claims18
A method for quantifying the level of interest of an item of current interest, comprising:
- receiving an indication that the item is of current interest;
- processing the indication to determine an intensity value;
- storing the intensity value;
- and
- calculating an intensity rank based at least in part on the intensity value for the indication;
- wherein:
- the intensity rank for the item is updated each time an indication of current interest with respect to the item is received;
- and
- the intensity rank is determined by the formula r′=r+(k−r)*I, in which r′ is the updated intensity rank, r is the intensity rank prior to the receipt of the indication of interest, k is the arbitrarily determined maximum possible intensity, and I is the intensity value of the indication of interest.
A system for quantifying the level of interest of an item of current interest, comprising:
- a computer configured to:
- receive an indication that the item is of current interest;
- process the indication to determine an intensity value;
- store the intensity value;
- and
- calculate an intensity rank based at least in part on the intensity value for the indication wherein the intensity rank for the item is updated each time an indication of current interest with respect to the item is received and the intensity rank is determined by the formula r′=r+(k−r)*I, in which r′ is the updated intensity rank, r is the intensity rank prior to the receipt of the indication of interest, k is the arbitrarily determined maximum possible intensity, and I is the intensity value of the indication of interest;
- and
- a database, associated with the computer, configured to store data associated with the item.
A computer program product for quantifying the level of interest of an item of current interest, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving an indication that the item is of current interest;
- processing the indication to determine an intensity value;
- storing the intensity value;
- and
- calculating an intensity rank based at least in part on the intensity value for the indication wherein the intensity rank for the item is updated each time an indication of current interest with respect to the item is received and the intensity rank is determined by the formula r′=r+(k−r)*I, in which r′ is the updated intensity rank, r is the intensity rank prior to the receipt of the indication of interest, k is the arbitrarily determined maximum possible intensity, and I is the intensity value of the indication of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.