Obtaining information to provide to users
US9471606B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9535
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for obtaining information to provide to users. One of the methods includes receiving a plurality of entities for a first user, wherein each of the plurality of entities is associated with a first score, wherein the first score associated with a particular entity represents a level of confidence that the first user is interested in the particular entity; and for one or more first entities of the plurality of entities: determining a second score based on the first score for the entity, wherein the second score indicates a level of confidence that the first user should receive notifications associated with the entity; determining that the second score satisfies a threshold; obtaining information associated with the entity; and providing the information to be presented in the form of a notification to the first user.
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