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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Thinkanalytics Ltd., Glasgow, GB;
Peter Docherty, Glasgow, GB;
Christopher Mcguire, Glasgow, GB;
Richard Dowling, Glasgow, GB;
Bryan Bossard, Canyon Country, CA (US);
ThinkAnalytics Ltd., Glasgow, GB;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for determining desirable content for a content distribution system is disclosed. The method comprises: for each of a plurality of user devices, monitoring user activity including identifying content that the user of the user device has interacted with; obtaining metadata concerning the identified items of content, the metadata representing at least some properties of the identified items of content; aggregating the metadata for a plurality of users; using the aggregated metadata to identify one or more items or combinations of metadata popular with the plurality of users; and using the identified metadata to determine desirable content.