Method and system for maintaining profiles of information channels
US8176011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9535
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system are provided for maintaining profiles of information channels available on the Web, wherein the information channels are accessed via pull-only protocols. The method includes monitoring one or more channels by a channel pull action at a monitoring rate, wherein the monitoring rate is determined for the one or more channels based on the number of update events in a previous time period. The method may optimally include filtering the update events in the time period by a novelty measure, wherein the filtering disregards events that do not include significant novel information. The monitoring rate is adapted based on reinforcement learning applying iterative learning rules over time.
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