Collaborator discovery method and system
US6681247B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99936
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A collaborator discovery method and system is presented for tracking and correlating user activities with respect to information resources on an electronic network to assist users in finding others with common interests. The system includes a monitor for tracking user activities, an entry processor for updating and providing monitored activities to a match database, and a matcher to correlate user activities and to diffuse user interests to information resources that have not yet been visited. Long-term and short-term user interests are tracked, and are decayed over time for resources not recently visited. Information sources whose associated interest level has sufficiently decayed are pruned, and their entries in the match database are eliminated. An interactive messaging system is also provided for users to interact, while preserving their anonymity.
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