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20120176245 | COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND MONITORED MEDICAL STORAGE SYSTEM - A system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling a refrigerated medical storage unit. The system may include a control station. The control station may receive temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit and may cause at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored. The control station may determine whether the temperature is outside a predefined range and may causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range. The control station may receive user authentication information from a user, and upon verification of the user authentication information, send unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit. | 07-12-2012 |
20130006415 | MEDICATION DISPENSING CABINET SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A medication dispensing cabinet provides controlled access to medications and supplies stored in it. The cabinet may include at least one lockable storage compartment, and a controller that controls access to the at least one lockable storage compartment. The cabinet may include multiple printers integrated into the cabinet. The cabinet may include a camera operably coupled to the controller. The cabinet may include a set of cabinet electronics, and a power distribution and communications circuit board. The cabinet may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, wherein the controller conditions access to the at least one lockable storage compartment on receipt of information from the RFID reader. Data may be stored in the controller according to an implementation of RAID technology. The controller may include multiple electronic communications network interfaces, and may include an out of band network communication channel. A dispensing cabinet may facilitate printing of labels for medications. | 01-03-2013 |
20140222194 | MEDICATION DISPENSING CABINET SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A medication dispensing cabinet provides controlled access to medications and supplies stored in it. The cabinet may include at least one lockable storage compartment, and a controller that controls access to the at least one lockable storage compartment. The cabinet may include multiple printers integrated into the cabinet. The cabinet may include a camera operably coupled to the controller. The cabinet may include a set of cabinet electronics, and a power distribution and communications circuit board. The cabinet may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, wherein the controller conditions access to the at least one lockable storage compartment on receipt of information from the RFID reader. Data may be stored in the controller according to an implementation of RAID technology. The controller may include multiple electronic communications network interfaces, and may include an out of band network communication channel. A dispensing cabinet may facilitate printing of labels for medications. | 08-07-2014 |
20140338378 | COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND MONITORED MEDICAL STORAGE SYSTEM - A system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling a refrigerated medical storage unit. The system may include a control station. The control station may receive temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit and may cause at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored. The control station may determine whether the temperature is outside a predefined range and may causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range. The control station may receive user authentication information from a user, and upon verification of the user authentication information, send unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit. | 11-20-2014 |
20140368346 | Computer Controlled And Monitored Medical Storage System - A system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling a refrigerated medical storage unit. The system may include a control station. The control station may receive temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit and may cause at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored. The control station may determine whether the temperature is outside a predefined range and may causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range. The control station may receive user authentication information from a user, and upon verification of the user authentication information, send unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit. | 12-18-2014 |
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20140074621 | PUSHING CONTENT TO SECONDARY CONNECTED DEVICES - Systems and methods of pushing content to secondary connected devices include pushing targeted content such as interactive advertisements, banners, games or application to secondary connected devices in a household. The targeted content may reflect user preferences associated with the secondary connected devices, including user behaviour and previous interaction with various forms of content viewed on the secondary connected devices. The targeted content may be either locally cached or retrieved from an advertisement server at the time of pushing to the secondary connected devices. | 03-13-2014 |
20150074552 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENT AND RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA DATA - A device for enabling content selection is configured to display one or more item of content with associated popularity indicator. The popularity indicators may be based on usage data from a social media service. The popularity indicators may indicate a rate of change in popularity as well as a relative level popularity. In one example, a device may display comments from a social media service in conjunction with content during the playback of content. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074721 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISPLAYING CONTENT - A device for enabling content selection is configured to display one or more sub-categories of content included within a category of content. The one or more sub-categories of content may be displayed using stack structures. The stack structures may include a plurality of icons representing available content. The stack structures may enable thumbnail browsing of content available from a plurality of diverse sources. The device may enable a user to cycle through sub-category types. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074728 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISPLAYING CONTENT - A device for enabling content selection is configured to display one or more sub-categories of content included within a category of content. The one or more sub-categories of content may be displayed using stack structures. The stack structures may include a plurality of icons representing available content. The stack structures may enable thumbnail browsing of content available from a plurality of diverse sources. | 03-12-2015 |
20150193119 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISPLAYING AND NAVIGATING PROGRAM CONTENT BASED ON A HELICAL ARRANGEMENT OF ICONS - A device for enabling content selection is configured to display icons representing items of content. The icons may be displayed using a helical structure. A device may enable a user to select icons with a helical structure. A device may enable a user to navigate icons presented in the foreground of a helical structure. A user navigating icons in the foreground of a helical structure may cause new icons to be presented in the background of the helical structure. | 07-09-2015 |
20150193127 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISPLAYING INTEGRATED HOME AUTOMATION MODULES - A device for enabling a user to control a home device is described. The device may present graphical user interfaces to a user. The graphical user interfaces may include icons associated with each of a plurality of home devices. The icons may include a status associated with a home device. The icons may be selected by a user and enable a user to control a home device. The graphical user interface may be displayed in conjunction with digital media originating from one or more of a television service or a multimedia service. | 07-09-2015 |
20160054905 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING SELECTION OF AVAILABLE CONTENT INCLUDING MULTIPLE NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES - A device for enabling content selection is configured to display a graphical user interface including a plurality of panes. The plurality of panes may include items of content which are time sensitive and items of content which are not time sensitive. Further, the device may be configured to display other graphical user interfaces include graphical user interfaces that enable menu bar navigation and grid guide navigation. | 02-25-2016 |
20160078465 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING SELECTION OF AVAILABLE CONTENT BASED ON REWARDS - A device for enabling content selection is configured to present a graphical user interface enabling a user to earn reward points. The device is configured to present a graphical user interface enabling a user to redeem reward points. In one example, a graphical user interface enabling a user to earn reward points may include one or more cards associated with an item of content and each card may include a point value and an associated action required to earn the point value. In one example, a graphical user interface including one or more cards associated with a reward may include one or more cards associated with a reward and each card may include a point value required for a reward, a total number of available points, and a number of additional points required to receive the reward. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080817 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENT BASED ON LOCATIONAL ACTIVITY - A device for enabling content selection is configured to display a graphical user interface including a map and information associated with other users. The map may including identifiers of users at respective locations. The device may enable a user to navigate to a particular identifier. The device may be configured to display a window including an item of content associated with a particular identifier. The device may be configured to facilitate a video chat between one or more users. | 03-17-2016 |
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20100058224 | Commitment-based GUI in the context of media and entertainment - A commitment-based GUI is provided. In one example embodiment, a system to provide commitment-based GUI comprises a menu activation module, an actions monitor, a commitment detector, and a presentation control module. The menu activation module may be configured to activate a multi-panel media interface on a display device, the multi-panel media interface presenting one or more menu panels. The actions monitor may be configured to monitor activity of a user with respect to the multi-panel media interface. The commitment detector may be configured to determine a commitment level of the user, the commitment level indicating the user's interest level in navigating a menu structure associated with the multi-panel media interface. The presentation control module may be configured to adjust presentation of the multi-panel media interface based on the determined commitment level. | 03-04-2010 |
20100064325 | Community-based recommendation engine - 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. | 03-11-2010 |
20110060661 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE GIFT MEDIA - In various exemplary embodiments, a system and method to provide gift media is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at an interactive media component, a selection of the media item and a selection of at least one recipient for the media item from a user of a client device. A purchase transaction based on the selection of the media item and the at least one recipient is processed. Delivery of the media item to the at least one recipient is triggered. | 03-10-2011 |
20110072078 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT - Methods and systems for generating and sharing media clips are described. Consistent with some embodiments, while a selection of digital media content (e.g., a movie, television program, audio track, and so on) is being presented at a media player, a user creates one or more sets of waypoints (e.g., time markers) that define the boundaries (e.g., beginning and end) of one or more media clips. These waypoints are communicated from one media player device to another, enabling the receiving media player device to retrieve and play back the media clips from a source other than the media player device where the waypoints were generated. | 03-24-2011 |
20120059825 | COLLECTING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES - A system for collecting data from different sources is described. In one example embodiment, the system obtains content-related data from a plurality of source computer systems, automatically identifies, based on the content-related data, content items having respective popularity values greater than a predetermined threshold value as popular content items, and automatically generates a list of popular content items based on the popular content items. | 03-08-2012 |
20120060094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATED TO VIDEO PROGRAMS IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A system and method for displaying information relating to video programs in a graphical user interface. Real-time data for video programs are received from a plurality of data sources. A real-time popularity metric for each video program is determined based on the real-time data. For at least a subset of the video programs, a respective graphical user interface object that corresponds to at least one respective video program in the subset of the video programs is displayed based on a respective real-time popularity metric for the at least one respective video program, wherein a location at which the respective graphical user interface object is displayed in the graphical user interface relative to other graphical user interface objects and a visual appearance of the respective graphical user interface object relative to other graphical user interface objects indicate the popularity of the at least one respective video program relative to other video programs. | 03-08-2012 |
20120060176 | SMART MEDIA SELECTION BASED ON VIEWER USER PRESENCE - In various exemplary embodiments, a system and method to provide smart media selection to a set of one or more individuals at a location associated with a display device of a receiver system is provided. In example embodiments, an indication of a presence change at the location is received. User specific information associated with the set of the one or more individuals identified as being at the location is accessed. A recommendation playlist based on the user specific information is generated. | 03-08-2012 |
20120060195 | SMART PLAYLIST - A smart playlist system is described. In one example embodiment, a collector module obtains content utilization data from a plurality of client devices associated with respective plurality of viewers. A hot list generator module generates a list of popular content items based on the obtained content utilization data. A customization module generates a customized playlist for a target viewer from the plurality of viewers, based on the list of popular content items and a profile of the target viewer. The communications module communicates the customized playlist to a client device of the target viewer. | 03-08-2012 |
20120066602 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DRAG AND DROP CONTENT SHARING IN A MULTI-DEVICE ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems for interacting with graphical user interface elements to invoke commands and initiate requests in a multi-device environment are described | 03-15-2012 |
20130061266 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EPG SORTING AND AUTOMATIC REALIGNMENT - In various example embodiments, a system and method for electronic program guide (EPG) sorting and automatic realignment is provided. In example embodiments, a graphical user interface having an EPG including a plurality of rows of thumbnails representing programs is presented on a device of a user. Each row of thumbnails may be navigated independent of other rows. A navigational input is received via a touchscreen of the device. The navigational input indicates an action performed on the graphical user interface that triggers a realignment of programming information presented on the EPG. An updated EPG with the realignment of the programming information indicated by the navigational input is then provided. | 03-07-2013 |
20140075040 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT - Methods and systems for generating and sharing media clips are described. Consistent with some embodiments, while a selection of digital media content (e.g., a movie, television program, audio track, and so on) is being presented at a media player, a user creates one or more sets of waypoints (e.g., time markers) that define the boundaries (e.g., beginning and end) of one or more media clips. These waypoints are communicated from one media player device to another, enabling the receiving media player device to retrieve and play back the media clips from a source other than the media player device where the waypoints were generated. | 03-13-2014 |
20140133839 | COMMUNITY-BASED RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - 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. | 05-15-2014 |
20150121406 | SMART MEDIA SELECTION BASED ON VIEWER USER PRESENCE - In various exemplary embodiments, a system and method to provide smart media selection to a set of one or more individuals at a location associated with a display device of a receiver system is provided. In example embodiments, an indication of a presence change at the location is received. User specific information associated with the set of the one or more individuals identified as being at the location is accessed. A recommendation playlist based on the user specific information is generated. | 04-30-2015 |
20150195623 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EPG SORTING AND AUTOMATIC REALIGNMENT - In various example embodiments, a system and method for electronic program guide (EPG) sorting and automatic realignment is provided. In example embodiments, a graphical user interface having an EPG including a plurality of rows of thumbnails representing programs is presented on a device of a user. Each row of thumbnails may be navigated independent of other rows. A navigational input is received via a touchscreen of the device. The navigational input indicates an action performed on the graphical user interface that triggers a realignment of programming information presented on the EPG. An updated EPG with the realignment of the programming information indicated by the navigational input is then provided. | 07-09-2015 |
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20110218883 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING USING RETRIEVAL PATH DATA - The browsing activity of a first user is motivated by some intent. The first user requests retrieval of a particular document while browsing. A document processing and presentation machine associates the document with a retrieval path taken by the first user. By using the retrieval path data of the document, the document processing and presentation machine infers an intent that likely motivated the first user. When a second user makes a request similar to a request within the retrieval path, the machine presents the second user with the document and some of the retrieval path data, thus providing the second user with a shortcut that leads the second user directly to the document. Thus, the second user may be able to satisfy his intent with significantly less browsing activity compared to the first user. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219029 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING USING RETRIEVAL PATH DATA - The browsing activity of a first user is motivated by some intent. The first user requests retrieval of a particular document while browsing. A document processing and presentation machine associates the document with a retrieval path taken by the first user. By using the retrieval path data of the document, the document processing and presentation machine infers an intent that likely motivated the first user. When a second user makes a request similar to a request within the retrieval path, the machine presents the second user with the document and some of the retrieval path data, thus providing the second user with a shortcut that leads the second user directly to the document. Thus, the second user may be able to satisfy his intent with significantly less browsing activity compared to the first user. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219030 | DOCUMENT PRESENTATION USING RETRIEVAL PATH DATA - The browsing activity of a first user is motivated by some intent. The first user requests retrieval of a particular document while browsing. A document processing and presentation machine associates the document with a retrieval path taken by the first user. By using the retrieval path data of the document, the document processing and presentation machine infers an intent that likely motivated the first user. When a second user makes a request similar to a request within the retrieval path, the machine presents the second user with the document and some of the retrieval path data, thus providing the second user with a shortcut that leads the second user directly to the document. Thus, the second user may be able to satisfy his intent with significantly less browsing activity compared to the first user. | 09-08-2011 |
20140317098 | DETERMINING MEDIA CONSUMPTION PREFERENCES - Systems and methods are disclosed for determining media consumption preferences. A method may include accessing media consumption history associated with a user. The media consumption history may include at least one of media purchase history of the user, media viewing history of the user, and media listening history of the user. A media category preference of the user may be determined, based on the media consumption history. The media category preference may include a popularity indication for each of a plurality of media categories of media items in the media consumption history. Search results provided in response to a search query by the user and/or media recommendations prepared for the user may be scored based on the media category preference. The media may include a video, a movie, a TV show, a book, an audio recording, a music album and/or another type of digital media. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317099 | PERSONALIZED DIGITAL CONTENT SEARCH - Systems and method are disclosed personalizing search results. An example method for personalizing search results may include receiving from a user, a search query for a media item, identifying search results for the search query, and generating a score for each of a plurality of media items identified in the search results. The score for a corresponding one of the plurality of media items may be based on the search query and one or both of a personalized query independent score and/or a personalized query dependent score. The at least one personalized query independent and query dependent scores may be based on at least one media preference signal associated with the user. The search results may be ranked based on the generated score for each of the plurality of media items. | 10-23-2014 |
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20090270370 | FUSED HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - Certain fused pyrrole- and pyrazole-containing heterocyclic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases. | 10-29-2009 |
20110040088 | FUSED HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS - Certain fused pyrrole- and pyrazole-containing heterocyclic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases. | 02-17-2011 |
20110207714 | SEROTONIN RECEPTOR MODULATORS - The biphenyic compounds of formula (I) are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases. | 08-25-2011 |
20120015957 | PIPERAZINYL DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS MODULATORS OF THE NEUROPEPTIDE Y2 RECEPTOR - The present invention is directed to piperidinyl and piperazinyl derivatives of formula (I) useful as inhibitors of the NPY Y2 receptor, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, processes for the preparation of said compounds and the use of said compounds for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders, diseases and conditions mediated by the NPY Y2 receptor. | 01-19-2012 |
20120129870 | PIPERAZINYL DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS MODULATORS OF THE NEUROPEPTIDE Y2 RECEPTOR - The present invention is directed to piperidinyl and piperazinyl derivatives of formula (II) useful as inhibitors of the NPY Y2 receptor, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, processes for the preparation of said compounds and the use of said compounds for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders, diseases and conditions mediated by the NPY Y2 receptor. | 05-24-2012 |
20120208812 | DISUBSTITUTED OCTAHYDROPYRROLO[3,4-c]PYRROLES AS OREXIN RECEPTOR MODULATORS - Disubstituted octahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole compounds are described, which are useful as orexin receptor modulators. Such compounds may be useful in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of diseased states, disorders, and conditions mediated by orexin activity, such as insomnia. | 08-16-2012 |
20140038943 | SEROTONIN RECEPTOR MODULATOR - Certain biphenyic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases. | 02-06-2014 |
20140179697 | DISUBSTITUTED OCTAHYDROPYRROLO[3,4-c]PYRROLES AS OREXIN RECEPTOR MODULATORS - Disubstituted octahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole compounds are described, which are useful as orexin receptor modulators. Such compounds may be useful in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of diseased states, disorders, and conditions mediated by orexin activity, such as insomnia. | 06-26-2014 |
20140275028 | 1,2,5-SUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLES AS FLAP MODULATORS - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), | 09-18-2014 |
20140275029 | 1,2,6-SUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLES AS FLAP MODULATORS - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), | 09-18-2014 |
20150119382 | 1,2,6-SUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLES AS FLAP MODULATORS - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), | 04-30-2015 |
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20150291593 | NOVEL HETEROARYL AND HETEROCYCLE COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Provided are novel heteroaryl and heterocycle compounds of formula (I-1), (I-2) or (I-3) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, uses and methods thereof for inhibiting the activity of PI | 10-15-2015 |
20150307520 | NOVEL HETEROARYL AND HETEROCYCLE COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF - Disclosed are novel heteroaryl and heterocycle compounds of formula I-1, I-2 or I-3 and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, uses and methods thereof for inhibiting the activity of PI | 10-29-2015 |
20150335651 | DISUBSTITUTED OCTAHYDROPYRROLO[3,4-c]PYRROLES AS OREXIN RECEPTOR MODULATORS - Disubstituted octahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole compounds are described, which are useful as orexin receptor modulators. Such compounds may be useful in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of diseased states, disorders, and conditions mediated by orexin activity, such as insomnia. | 11-26-2015 |
20160039790 | 1,2,6-SUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLES AS FLAP MODULATORS - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), | 02-11-2016 |
20160046574 | SEROTONIN RECEPTOR MODULATORS - Certain biphenyic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases. | 02-18-2016 |
20160046600 | 1,2,5-SUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLES AS FLAP MODULATORS - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), | 02-18-2016 |
20160108028 | 1,2,5-SUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLES AS FLAP MODULATORS - The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), | 04-21-2016 |
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20140067832 | ESTABLISHING "IS A" RELATIONSHIPS FOR A TAXONOMY - Disclosed are methods for returning to a user an answer to the question “what is .” Concepts and classes to which the concepts belong are determined from a corpus, such as taxonomy. The concepts are mapped to categories according to the structure of the taxonomy. Homonyms for words are collected and scored according to likeliness of use. Concept vectors are assembled for the identified concepts based on articles in the corpus and social media usage. Words are evaluated for generic-ness and a generic score is associated therewith. In responding to a query, the generic-ness of the terms of the query is evaluated and additional context solicited if the terms are generic. Candidate homonym concepts for a string in the query are selected according to context vectors for the homonym concepts. One or more homonym concepts are selected and the one or more categories corresponding to these concepts are returned. | 03-06-2014 |
20140095478 | ESTABLISHING "IS A" RELATIONSHIPS FOR A TAXONOMY - Disclosed are methods for returning to a user an answer to the question “what is .” Concepts and classes to which the concepts belong are determined from a corpus, such as taxonomy. The concepts are mapped to categories according to the structure of the taxonomy. Homonyms for words are collected and scored according to likeliness of use. Concept vectors are assembled for the identified concepts based on articles in the corpus and social media usage. Words are evaluated for generic-ness and a generic score is associated therewith. In responding to a query, the generic-ness of the terms of the query is evaluated and additional context solicited if the terms are generic. Candidate homonym concepts for a string in the query are selected according to context vectors for the homonym concepts. One or more homonym concepts are selected and the one or more categories corresponding to these concepts are returned. | 04-03-2014 |
20140108439 | Interest Expansion Using A Taxonomy - Disclosed are methods for inferring interests of a user based on declared interests of the user. Text for which a user has expressed interest, e.g. “liked” is evaluated to identify at least one principal concept. A principal article for the principal concept is located in a taxonomy and the link structure of the taxonomy analyzed to identify candidate articles related to the principal article. The candidate articles are scored according to a plurality of metrics and these scored are weighted and combined for a final score. Candidate articles are selected for the score and recommendations are generated and recommendations generated based on the concepts of the selected candidate articles. | 04-17-2014 |
20140149105 | IDENTIFYING PRODUCT REFERENCES IN USER-GENERATED CONTENT - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for extracting products referenced in a document. A document is analyzed to identify a product type that is referenced in the document. Attributes are extracted from the document. A set of candidate products are identified corresponding to the extracted attributes. A score is calculated for the candidate products and the products are further selected or filtered based on the score, whitelist rules, and blacklist rules in order to identify one or more inferred products referenced by the document. The whitelist and blacklist rules may take as inputs a domain, a user identifier, and keywords included in the document. A set of sufficient attributes may be identified for each product type. Selection of a candidate product may be based at least in part on the document including all of the attributes in the set of sufficient attributes. | 05-29-2014 |