System and method for predicting user patterns for adaptive systems and user interfaces based on social synchrony and homophily

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9646317-B2
Application number	US-97894810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2010
Priority date	Aug 6, 2010
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing user interfaces. A system for managing user interfaces is configured for categorizing users according to at least one of common user characteristics and common user behaviors with respect to at least a first domain to yield a group of users. The system is also configured for identifying at least one user behavior with respect to a second domain during a first time interval for at least one user in the group of users. The system is further configured for providing a customized interface for at least other users in the group of users with respect to the second domain during a second time interval after the first time interval. In the system, the content in the customized interface is based on the at least one user behavior.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method comprising:
categorizing, by a processor, users according to one of a common user characteristic or a common user behavior with respect to a first website, to yield a group of users;
identifying, by the processor, a first user behavior with respect to a second website different than the first website during a first time interval, the first user behavior associated with a first user in the group of users;
modifying, by the processor, during a second time interval after the first time interval, a user interface of the second website based on the first user behavior, to yield a customized user interface of the second website, wherein the modifying comprises adding to the user interface of the second website a direct link to an electronic resource of a set of electronic resources associated with the second website; and
providing, by the processor, the customized user interface to a second user in the group of users, wherein the second user can interact with the second website via the customized user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the common user characteristic comprises at least one of age, sex, occupation, hobby, or sport.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the user interface further comprises generating a document associated with the customized user interface.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is a first user interface, and wherein modifying the user interface further comprises causing a second user interface to be generated at a user terminal as the customized user interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is a default interface for the second website.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the user interface further comprises configuring the customized user interface for use by users outside of the group of users interacting in the second website with a third user in the group of users.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a second user behavior during the second time interval for a third user in the group of users with respect to the second website; and
during a third time interval after the second time interval, adjusting the customized user interface based on the second user behavior.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the user behavior further comprises monitoring the first user, wherein the first user is pre-selected.

9. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
categorizing users, according to one of a common user characteristic or a common user behavior with respect to a first website, to yield a group of users;
identifying a first user behavior with respect to a second website different than the first website during a first time interval, the first user behavior associated with a first user in the group of users;
modifying, during a second time interval after the first time interval, a user interface of the second website based on the first user behavior, to yield a customized user interface, wherein the modifying comprises increasing the difficulty of accessing an electronic resource associated with the second website; and
providing the customized user interface to a second user in the group of users, wherein the second user can interact with the second website via the customized user interface.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the common user characteristic comprises at least one of age, sex, occupation, hobby, or sport.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the customized user interface comprises a document.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the user interface is a first user interface, and wherein the customized user interface comprises a second user interface at a user terminal.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein modifying the user interface further comprises modifying a default interface for the second website.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein modifying the user interface comprises configuring the customized user interface for use by users outside of the group of users interacting in the second website with a third user in the group of users.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the computer-readable storage device stores additional instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform further operations comprising:
identifying a second user behavior during the second time interval for a third user in the group of users with respect to the second website; and
adjusting, during a third time interval after the second time interval, the customized user interface based on the second user behavior.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first user is pre-selected.

17. A computing device comprising:
a processor;
a communication interface; and
a computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
categorizing users according to one of a common user characteristic and a common user behavior with respect to a first website, to yield a group of users;
identifying a first user behavior with respect to a second website different from the first website during a first time interval, the first user behavior associated with a first user in the group of users;
modifying, during a second time interval after the first time interval, a user interface of the second website based on the first user behavior, to yield a customized user interface, wherein the modifying comprises improving the accessibility of an electronic resource from among a plurality of electronic resources associated with the second website; and
providing the customized user interface to a second user in the group of users, wherein the second user can interact with the second website via the customized user interface.

18. The computing device of claim 17 , wherein the common user characteristic comprises at least one of age, sex, occupation, hobby, or sport.

19. The computing device of claim 17 , wherein the user interface is a first user interface, and wherein modifying the user interface further comprises causing a second user interface to be generated at a user terminal.

20. The computing device of claim 17 , wherein modifying the user interface further comprises configuring the customized user interface for use by users outside of the group of users interacting in the second website with a third user in the group of users.

Assignees

• John Ajita
• Seligmann Doree Duncan
• Avaya Inc

Inventors

• John Ajita
• Seligmann Doree Duncan

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06F17/30861

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0241

  Advertisements · CPC title

• G06Q50/01

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F11/3447

  Performance evaluation by modeling · CPC title