Patent Document ID: 9514236
Application ID: 13373501

Base Claim:
1. A system comprising: one or more processors; and one or more modules configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations to: detect a recommendation, by a recommendation source to a receiver of the recommendation, of digital content hosted by a digital content host, wherein the digital content host is distinct from the recommendation source and the recommendation of the digital content is associated with a topic, detect a first value that relates the recommendation source to the receiver of the recommendation specifically for prior recommendations of digital content, from a plurality of digital content hosts, that is associated with the topic, and calculate a second value associated with the digital content based on the first value.

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Claim 8:
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more modules are configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the system to further perform operations to: detect possession by the source of a token that originated from the receiver of the recommendation, wherein the token indicates a third value that specifies a preference by the receiver for one or more of the source and the topic, and one or more of calculate the second value based on the first value and the third value and modify the first value according to the third value.