Patent ID: 6438579
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A content item referral system, executable by a computer, providing for the automated presentation of a set of recommended media-based content items in response to a query presented by a user, said content item referral system comprising:a) a weighted relation subsystem operable to provide weighted relationships data representing relative similarities between characteristic attributes of a predetermined set of content items; b) a referral sub-system, coupled to receive user profile data and said weighted relationship data, responsive to a user query, said referral system operative to perform a traversal of said user profile data and said weighted relationship data to provide an ordered list of content items relative to a predetermined content item; and c) an action analysis sub-system coupled to said referral system to receive user action behaviors correlated to content items considered by said user, said action analysis sub-system providing said user profile data to said referral sub-system.