Patent ID: 8489515
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for making content recommendations comprising: receiving, by a network device operating in a content recommendation system, content preference information for a first user; identifying, by the network device, a social network of which the first user is a member, wherein the social network is provided by a social networking system different from the content recommendation system; determining, by the network device, a first content item accessed by a second user, the second user being a member of the social network; determining, by the network device, a social network interest weight and a system recommendation weight for the first content item, wherein the social network interest weight is determined based on one or more content item interactions made by the second user within the social networking system, and wherein the system recommendation weight is determined based on a combination of a first degree of correlation between the first content item and one or more content items liked by the first user within the content recommendation system and a second degree of correlation between the first content item and one or more content items having a threshold recommendation rating within the content recommendation system; and generating, by the network device, a content recommendation list including the determined first content item, wherein the content recommendation list is ordered based on a combination of the social network interest weight and the system recommendation weight of the first content item.