Patent ID: 9015147
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for filtering content, comprising: generating, by a server, first content results based on first filter settings applied to a source of content; receiving, by the server, a content selection from a user device from among the first content results; in response to receipt of the content selection, generating, on the server, a suggestive characteristic associated with the content selection and unaccounted for in the first filter settings applied to the source of content; providing, by the server, the suggestive characteristic to the user device; receiving, by the server, a selection of the suggestive characteristic from the user device; in response to receipt of the selection, adding, by the server, the suggestive characteristic received from the user device to the first filter settings to provide second filter settings, wherein at least one of the first filter settings or the second filter settings comprise a tag grouping including a tag defining a characteristic of content; assigning a level of importance to the tag grouping in at least one of the first filter settings or the second filter settings to control the level of importance of the tag grouping in the at least one of the first filter settings or second filter settings, respectively; and generating second content results based on the second filter settings applied to the source of content.