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Formation of topic profiles for prediction of topic interest groups

US9430561B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2012
Grant dateAug 30, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/355
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An analysis system analyzes known user affinities to identify particular objects that serve as useful predictors of whether a given user will have an affinity for a given topic, even if the user has not previously expressly specified an affinity for that topic. Specifically, both the topic group of users associated with a given topic and the category group of users associated with the topic's more general category are identified. For each of a set of objects, degrees of divergence between the topic group and the category group are evaluated for a criterion evaluated with respect to the object. A topic profile is created based on objects for which there is a high degree of divergence.

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