US 8,818,931 B2 · Comparative expertise level-based discovery system and method

Abstract

A comparative expertise level-based discovery system infers an expertise level associated with a system user from a plurality of usage behaviors and compares this expertise level with expertise levels associated with computer-implemented objects. One or more of the computer-implemented objects are selected for delivery to the user in accordance with a comparison of the inferred expertise level of the user and the expertise levels associated with the computer-implemented objects. The expertise levels associated with the computer-implemented objects may be inferred from information within the objects such as text and/or may be inferred from usage behaviors. Inferences of interests of the user may further inform the selection of one or more of the computer-implemented objects for delivery to the user. Explanations for the delivery of the computer-implemented objects may be provided to the user.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

inferring automatically a first expertise level of a first person who is a first user of a computer-implemented system from a plurality of usage behaviors;
accessing a plurality of expertise levels, wherein each of the plurality of expertise levels are associated with each of a plurality of computer-implemented objects;
selecting a first computer-implemented object of the plurality of computer-implemented objects, wherein the selecting is performed by a computer-implemented function executed on a processor-based device in accordance with a comparison of the first expertise level of the first person with a second expertise level of the plurality of expertise levels that are associated with each of the plurality of computer-implemented objects;
and
delivering the first computer-implemented object to the first person.

2 more elements

A computer-implemented system comprising one or more processor-based devices configured to execute:

an expertise inference function that infers a first expertise level of a first person who is a first user of a computer-implemented system from a plurality of usage behaviors;
an expertise access function that accesses a plurality of expertise levels, wherein each of the plurality of expertise levels are associated with each of a plurality of computer-implemented objects;
a discovery function that selects a first computer-implemented object of the plurality of computer-implemented objects, wherein the selection of the first computer-implemented object is performed in accordance with a comparison of the first expertise level of the first person with a second expertise level of the plurality of expertise levels that are associated with each of the plurality of computer-implemented objects;
and
a delivery function that delivers the first computer-implemented object to the first person.

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A computer-implemented system comprising one or more processor-based devices configured to execute:

an expertise inference function that infers a first expertise level of a first person who is a first user of a computer-implemented system from a plurality of usage behaviors;
an expertise access function that accesses a plurality of expertise levels, wherein each of the plurality of expertise levels are associated with each of a plurality of computer-implemented objects;
a discovery function that selects a first computer-implemented object of the plurality of computer-implemented objects, wherein the selection of the first computer-implemented object is performed in accordance with a comparison of the first expertise level of the first person with a second expertise level of the plurality of expertise levels that are associated with each of the plurality of computer-implemented objects;
a recommendation delivery function that delivers the first computer-implemented object to the first person;
and
an explanatory function that delivers to the first person an explanation for the delivery of the first computer-implemented object.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Comparative expertise level-based discovery system and method

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Abstract

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