Alerting users to items of current interest
AssigneeInterval Licensing LLC
InventorsMichael Naimark, Aviv Bergman, Emily Weil, Ignazio Moresco, Baldo Faieta
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Abstract
Disseminating to a participant an indication that an item accessible by the participant via a network is of current interest is disclosed. An indication that the item is of current interest is received in real time. The indication is processed. The participant is informed that the item is of current interest.
Claims79
A computer-implemented method of informing a participant user that an item accessible by the participant user via a network is of current interest, comprising:
- receiving via the network an indication from a source user other than the participant user that the item is of current interest;
- processing the indication using one or more computer processors including:
- determining an intensity value for the indication including adjusting the intensity value based on data regarding trustworthiness, reliability, credibility, reputation, or expertise of the source user;
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- calculating a rank for the item based on the adjusted intensity value for the indication, the rank indicating a level of current interest of the item relative to other items accessible by the participant user via the network;
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- informing the participant via the network that the item is of current interest based on the rank for the item.
A computer-implemented method of informing a participant user that an item accessible by the participant user via a network is of current interest, comprising:
- receiving via the network an indication from a source user other than the participant user that the item is of current interest;
- processing the indication using one or more computer processors including:
- determining an intensity value for the indication including adjusting the intensity value based on the source user providing optional data with the indication;
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- calculating a rank for the item based on the adjusted intensity value for the indication, the rank indicating a level of current interest of the item relative to other items accessible by the participant user via the network;
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- informing the participant user via the network that the item is of current interest based on the rank for the item.
A computer-implemented method of informing a participant user that an item accessible by the participant user via a network is of current interest, comprising:
- receiving via the network an indication from a source user other than the participant user that the item is of current interest;
- processing the indication using a computer processor including:
- determining an intensity value for the indication including adjusting the intensity value based on data regarding quality of indications previously received from the source user for other items accessible by the source user via the network;
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- calculating a rank for the item based on the adjusted intensity value and the time decay for the indication, the rank indicating a level of current interest of the item relative to other items accessible by the participant user via the network;
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- informing the participant via the network that the item is of current interest based on the rank for the item.
A computer-implemented method of informing a participant user that an item accessible by the participant user via a network is of current interest, comprising:
- receiving via the network an indication from a source user other than the participant user that the item is of current interest;
- processing the indication using a computer processor including:
- determining an intensity value for the indication including adjusting the intensity value based on data provided with the indication identifying an optional activity the source user has taken in relation to the item;
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- calculating a rank for the item based on the adjusted intensity value and the time decay for the indication, the rank indicating a level of current interest of the item relative to other items accessible by the participant user via the network;
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- informing the participant via the network that the item is of current interest based on the rank for the item.
A computer-implemented method of informing a participant user that an item accessible by the participant user via a network is of current interest, comprising:
- receiving via the network an indication from a source user other than the participant user that the item is of current interest;
- processing the indication using one or more computer processors including:
- determining an intensity value for the indication including adjusting the intensity value based on data regarding at least one of (a) identity of the source user, (b) the source user providing data with the indication, (c) indications previously received from the source user for other items accessible by the source user via the network, or (d) an activity taken by the source user in relation to the item;
- determining a time decay for the indication;
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- calculating a rank for the item based on the intensity value and the time decay for the indication, the rank indicating a level of current interest of the item relative to other items accessible by the participant user via the network;
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- informing the participant via the network that the item is of current interest based on the rank for the item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.