Patent ID: 9177048
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: generating an initial overall probability distribution p(s|u) as a combination of an initial first probability distribution p(z|u) and an initial second probability distribution p(s|z), wherein the initial first probability distribution p(z|u) is a probability of a particular category of a plurality of categories given a user of a set of users, wherein the categories are represented by one or more latent variables, and wherein the initial second probability distribution p(s|z) is a probability distribution of a set of items with respect to the one or more latent variables; calculating an updated second probability distribution p(s|z) generating a relationship score for each of one or more items in the current set of items, wherein each relationship score generated for a particular item relates the particular item to relating to a particular user in the set of users based on the particular user's category memberships and the updated second probability distribution.