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Community-based recommendation engine

US8644688B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2008
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4826
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A community-based recommendation engine is provided. In one example embodiment, a system to provide community-based recommendation engine comprises a recommendation detector and a decision module. The recommendation detector is configured to receive, at a viewer's system, a recommendation for a content item from a contact of a viewer. The decision module may be configured to determine an action to be performed at the viewer's system, based on the recommendation and on one or more rules, accept the recommendation as an instruction to perform the action, and initiate the action at the viewer's system.

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