System to generate an aggregate interest indication with respect to an information item
US8706567B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q99/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided to publish a list of top ranked listings. The method may include configuring a database to store a plurality of listings published over a network. An interest indication may be received from a user for a listing in the plurality of listings. An interest indication data structure may be created and stored that associates the user with the listing. Also, the top ranked listings may be identified from the plurality of listings based on the number of stored interest indication data structures for each listing. Further, the list of the top ranked listings may be published.
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