Method and apparatus for evaluating relevancy of messages to users
US6546390B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99937
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for evaluating the relevancy of an incoming message to a plurality of users are disclosed. Similarity scores indicating similarities of the incoming message to features of a plurality of messages are generated. Relevancy scores are generated for the plurality of users indicating relevancies of the incoming message to the plurality of users based on the similarity scores and a plurality of user profiles including information descriptive of the plurality of users' preferences for the features.
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