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Method and apparatus for providing a user interface in association with a recommender service

US8549433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 2011
Grant dateOct 1, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0261
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for providing a user interface in connection with a recommendation service may include causing communication of a request for content where the request includes context information and preference information associated with a user of a device causing communication of the request, receiving a response to the request in response to the request being serviceable where the response includes a series of recommendations serialized in protocol-specific data structure, and causing rendering of content associated with the recommendations as graphical tiles according to the protocol-specific data structure such that a plurality of recommendations associated with a same primary context are associated with each other in a common channel. An apparatus and computer program product corresponding to the method are also provided.

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