Patent ID: 9361373
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. One or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, configure one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising: comparing metadata of an individual content item with at least one user preference to determine a degree of correlation between the individual content item and the at least one user preference; selecting the individual content item for inclusion in an aggregate content item based at least in part on the degree of correlation, wherein the aggregate content item includes a plurality of individual content items; associating the individual content item with a decay rate indicative of a rate at which a ranking value for the individual content item decreases over a period of time, wherein the decay rate associated with the individual content item is provided by a vendor of the individual content item; determining the ranking value for the individual content item based at least in part on the decay rate and the period of time between a publish time of the individual content item and a current time; determining that the ranking value for the individual content item does not satisfy a threshold ranking value; determining that the individual content item has expired based at least in part on the determining that the ranking value for the individual content item does not satisfy the threshold ranking value; and removing the individual content item determined to have expired from the aggregate content item.