Methods and systems for identifying member profiles similar to a source member profile
US9544392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/535
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for identifying and presenting member profiles similar to a source member profile are described. With some embodiments, a general recommendation engine is used to extract features from member profiles, and then store the extracted features, including any computed, derived or retrieved profile features, in an enhanced member profile. In real-time, the general recommendation engine processes client requests to identify member profiles similar to a source member profile by comparing select profile features stored in the enhanced member profile with corresponding profile features of the source member profile, where the comparison results in several similarity sub-scores that are then combined in accordance with directives set forth in a configuration file. Finally, the member profiles with the highest similarity scores corresponding with the user-selected member profile are selected, and in some instances, presented to a user.
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