Method and apparatus for a recommendation system based on token exchange

An electronic terminal device, comprising:

• a processor configured to process data;
• a memory configured to store data;
• and
• a data interface configured to transfer data,
• wherein the electronic terminal uses one or more of the processor, the memory, and the data interface to:
• obtain a first token set associated with a first entity, the first token set comprising a plurality of identifiable tokens,
• adapt the first token set based on an interaction between the first entity and a second entity, based on a second token set associated with the second entity, the first token set being altered to increasingly resemble the second set, and based on the first token set, the second token set being altered to increasingly resemble the first token set,
• obtain information regarding a plurality of token sets associated with a corresponding plurality of entities,
• determine an indication of similarity between the first token set and each set in said plurality of token sets, and
• based on the determined indications of similarity, establish a recommendation regarding a sub-set of one or more entities from said plurality of entities,
• wherein the first entity obtains at least part of the second token set and alters the first token set to increasingly resemble the second token set using the obtained part of the second token set, and the second entity obtains at least part of the first token set and alters the second token set to increasingly resemble the first token set using the obtained part of the first token set.

A system comprising:

• at least one network server;
• and
• an electronic terminal device, comprising a processor configured to process data, a memory configured to store data, and a data interface configured to transfer data, the electronic terminal device using one or more of the processor, the memory, and the data interface to:
• obtain a first token set associated with a first entity, the first token set comprising a plurality of identifiable tokens,
• adapt the first token set based on an interaction between the first entity and a second entity, based on a second token set associated with the second entity, the first token set being altered to increasingly resemble the second set, and based on the first token set, the second token set being altered to increasingly resemble the first token set,
• obtain information regarding a plurality of token sets associated with a corresponding plurality of entities,
• determine an indication of similarity between the first token set and each set in said plurality of token sets, and
• based on the determined indications of similarity, establish a recommendation regarding a sub-set of one or more entities from said plurality of entities,
• wherein the first entity obtains at least part of the second token set and alters the first token set to increasingly resemble the second token set using the obtained part of the second token set, and the second entity obtains at least part of the first token set and alters the second token set to increasingly resemble the first token set using the obtained part of the first token set.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for providing recommendations of entities, said computer program code comprising a method comprising:

• obtaining a first token set associated with a first entity, the first token set comprising a plurality of identifiable tokens;
• adapting the first token set on the basis of interaction between the first entity and a second entity, based on a second token set associated with the second entity, the first token set being altered to increasingly resemble the second set, and based on the first token set, the second token set being altered to increasingly resemble the first token set;
• obtaining information regarding a plurality of token sets associated with a corresponding plurality of entities;
• determining an indication of similarity between the first token set and each set in said plurality of token sets;
• and
• based on the determined indications of similarity, establishing a recommendation regarding a sub-set of one or more entities from said plurality of entities,
• wherein the first entity obtains at least part of the second token set and alters the first token set to increasingly resemble the second token set using the obtained part of the second token set, and the second entity obtains at least part of the first token set and alters the second token set to increasingly resemble the first token set using the obtained part of the first token set.