Recommending mobile content by matching similar users

US9112926B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9112926-B2
Application numberUS-201113079529-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 4, 2011
Priority dateApr 4, 2011
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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A content recommendation apparatus and method gives users a peer-to-peer, highly personal way to discover new content by being introduced to one or more similar users. A similar user is a user that has a correlation to another user based on their preferences and behaviors (e.g., downloaded content, frequency of use, content currently have on device, browsing behaviors, content organizational habits, etc.). A catalog of content, or a designated portion thereof, can be used at least in part for finding matches and for identifying content to suggest to another. Data about user behavior can serve to connect the user to similar individuals for the purpose of discovering new content.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: identifying as similar a second user of a second user device to a first user of a first user device, wherein the identified similarity between the first and second user is based upon a likeness between which previously acquired content items are permitted to be maintained in local memory on the first and second user devices by the first and second users, how the first and second users locally access the previously acquired content items…

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What does patent US9112926B2 cover?
A content recommendation apparatus and method gives users a peer-to-peer, highly personal way to discover new content by being introduced to one or more similar users. A similar user is a user that has a correlation to another user based on their preferences and behaviors (e.g., downloaded content, frequency of use, content currently have on device, browsing behaviors, content organizational ha…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kerger Kameron N, Guest Daniel J, Beith Scott D, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L67/306. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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