SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER PREFERENCE AUGMENTATION THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORK INNER-CIRCLE KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY

摘要

A system and method are disclosed for user preference augmentation through social network inner-circle knowledge discovery. A user's activity may be captured allow a user preference model to be created. The user preference model is compared to other models in the user's social network. A inner-circle social network is created, and the user preference model is augmented based on other preference models in the inner-circle social network, and the user's own preference for certain categories of information element. Information elements can be provided to the user based on suggestions and the user's preference model. The information elements may be organized such that the more relevant information elements are more easily accessible to the user.

主权项

1. A method for providing a user with organized information elements, the user having a social network comprising a plurality of associates, each associate having an associate preference model comprising a plurality of subject categories, the method comprising the steps of:
capturing user feedback data by monitoring the user's activity; creating a user preference model based on the user's feedback data, the user preference model comprising a plurality of subject categories; comparing the subject categories of at least one associate preference model to the subject categories of the user preference model; creating an inner-circle social network, based on the comparison of subject categories, the inner-circle social network comprising one or more of the associates; augmenting the user preference model based on the associate preference models from the inner-circle social network; providing the user with suggested information elements based on information elements consumed by associates in the inner-circle social network; augmenting the user preference model based on the user's response with respect to each suggested information element; organizing at least some of the information elements based on the user's preference model, wherein the information elements are organized such that information elements relevant to the user are more accessible to the user; and providing the user with the organized information elements.