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Content recommendation apparatus and method using tag cloud

US8209337B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 2008
Grant dateJun 26, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/38
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Content recommendation apparatus and methods using a tag cloud provide a content recommendation service via a network. The apparatus includes a content tag cloud generating module configured to generate a content tag cloud by analyzing a tag assigned to each content and accumulating frequencies per tag of each content. The apparatus also includes a user tag cloud generating module configured to generate a user tag cloud by accumulating frequencies per tag of contents used by a user. The apparatus further includes a similarity computing module and a recommending module. The similarity computing module is configured to compute a similarity between users using the user tag cloud, and the recommending module is configured to recommend content by computing a probability that a target user will use a specific content based on the computed similarity between users.

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