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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 18, 2009
Applicants:

Peter Dolan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jiahui Liu, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Peter Dolan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jiahui Liu, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

According to some embodiments, a plurality of media items having associated classes are collected and stored in a media item repository. Generic selection data for a plurality of users of the media repository is collected and stored. The plurality of users includes a particular user of the media item repository. A likelihood of a generic user selecting media items associated with particular classes is determined. A likelihood of a particular user selecting media items associated with particular classes is determined. A relative likelihood of the particular user selecting media items associated with the particular classes compared to the generic user is determined. A first collection of media items reflecting the relative likelihood is sent to the particular user. Each of the media items is selectable by the particular user.


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