Patent ID: 8589367
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for a server to provide a content recommendation list to a client device, comprising: receiving a first request for a content recommendation list from a client device via a communications network; generating a first portion of a content recommendation list comprising a list of at least one available content item; transferring the first portion of the content recommendation list to the client device; receiving feedback from the client device regarding at least one content item listed in the first portion of the content recommendation list; generating on the server a second portion of the content recommendation list comprising a list of a plurality of additional available content items based on the received feedback in advance of receiving a second recommendation list request from the client device; expanding the partially transferred content recommendation list at the server by appending the second portion of the content recommendation list to the first portion of the content recommendation list and maintaining the second portion of the content recommendation list on the server, in dependence on received feedback, at least until a second request for a content recommendation list is received; receiving a second request for a content recommendation list from the client device; and transferring the second portion of the content recommendation list to the client device, wherein the second portion of the content recommendation list is transferred separately from the transfer of the first portion of the content recommendation list, wherein the second portion of the content recommendation list is configured to be automatically appended to the end of the first portion of the content recommendation list on the client device, such that the first portion and the appended second portion form part of an overall, selectable content recommendation list on the client device.