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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1998
Paul Bieganski, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Joseph Konstan, St. Paul, MN (US);
John Rauser, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dan Frankowski, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Net Perceptions, Inc., Edina, MN (US);
Abstract
A recommendation process includes the consideration of the compatibility of the items being recommended. An electronic processing system for generating a compatibility-aware recommendation output set to a is user based, at least in part, on a set of item compatibility rules. The system includes a processing system of one or more processors configured to receive applicable data, including i) user preference data, and ii) item compatibility rules, and to produce a compatibility-aware recommendation output set using the user preference data and the item compatibility rules. A method and computer-readable storage device containing the method are also presented.