Methods and system of filtering irrelevant items from search and match operations using emotional codes
AssigneeImagini Holdings Limited
InventorAlex Willcock
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Abstract
A method and system for filtering irrelevant items using machine-readable emotional codes from a plurality of database entities is disclosed. The entity can be a human user, a product, or a service. The emotional codes are category labels out of a plurality of categories and the plurality of categories are generated by categorizing user responses. After understanding the sending parties' emotional profile, the receiving party can filter irrelevant items to achieve more optimum results.
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A method of filtering irrelevant items from a search operation using machine-readable emotional codes between a search entity and a plurality of database entities, wherein the search entity has an emotional code associated therewith, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) capturing emotional preferences from a plurality of users, said emotional preferences captured when each user selects at least one multimedia object from a plurality of multimedia objects, wherein each multimedia object represents an entity;
- (b) generating emotional codes from said emotional preferences captured from said plurality of users;
- (c) assigning at least one of said emotional codes to each of said database entities;
- (d) obtaining said search entity from an operator who conducts said search operation on a first computer;
- (e) using said emotional code associated with the search entity to define a peripheral region;
- (f) connecting to a database on a second computer that comprises said plurality of database entities;
- (g) retrieving a plurality of matched database entities, each of said matched database entities having an emotional code falling within said peripheral region;
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- (h) presenting said plurality of matched database entities to said operator.
A method of filtering irrelevant items from a match operation using machine-readable emotional codes between a match entity and a plurality of database entities, wherein the match entity has an emotional code associated therewith, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) capturing emotional preferences from a plurality of users, said emotional preferences captured when each user selects at least one multimedia object from a plurality of multimedia objects, wherein each multimedia object represents an entity;
- (b) generating emotional codes from said emotional preferences captured from said plurality of users;
- (c) assigning at least one of said emotional codes to each of said database entities;
- (d) obtaining said match entity from an operator who conducts said match operation on a first computer;
- (e) connecting to a database on a second computer that comprises said plurality of database entities;
- (f) retrieving a plurality of matched database entities, each said matched database entity having an emotional code identical to the emotional code associated with the match entity;
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- (g) presenting said plurality of matched database entities to said operator.
A system for filtering irrelevant items using machine-readable emotional codes from a plurality of database entities, comprising:
- (a) a profiling server configured to capture emotional preferences from a plurality of users, said emotional preferences captured when each user selects at least one multimedia object from a plurality of multimedia objects, wherein each multimedia object represents an entity;
- and generate said emotional codes from said emotional preferences captured from said plurality of users;
- (b) a first computer, said first computer comprising a display;
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- (c) a second computer, said second computer comprising a database, said database comprising a plurality of database entities, each of said database entities being associated with at least one of said emotional codes;
- wherein an operator defines a search entity to be compared against said plurality of database entities in said second computer, said comparison done in a third computer, said comparison compares an emotional code of said search entity and said plurality of database entities and presents the database entities having an emotional code that lies within a peripheral region of the emotional code of said search entity to said operator on said first computer.
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