Personalized information subscribing and delivering over instant messaging

摘要

A method for providing information to an instant messaging (IM) user includes sending information to the user via an instant message based on interest information provided by the user. The interest information may not be restricted to a predetermined set of interest information.

主权项

1. A method for providing information to an instant messaging (IM) user, the method comprising:
sending, by an information delivery device, information to the user via an instant message based on interest information provided by the user, the interest information not being restricted to a predetermined set of interest information offered by an information provider; wherein
the information is sent to the user based on the interest information and priority information provided by the user, the interest information being in the form of a text string provided by the user, and the priority information being generated based on the context of the text string, andthe priority information is indicative of a relative importance of the interest information to the user.