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Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2009
Applicants:

Martin B. Scholz, San Francisco, CA (US);

Rong Pan, Mountain View, CA (US);

Rajan Lukose, Oakland, CA (US);

Inventors:

Martin B. Scholz, San Francisco, CA (US);

Rong Pan, Mountain View, CA (US);

Rajan Lukose, Oakland, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30867 (2013.01); G06F 17/30861 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is described a system and computer-implemented method for providing a recommendation based on a sparse pattern of data. An exemplary method comprises determining a likelihood that an item for which no user preference data is available will be preferred. The exemplary method also comprises determining a likelihood that an item for which user preference data is available for users other than a particular user will be preferred based on the likelihood that the item for which no user preference data is available will be preferred. The exemplary method additionally comprises predicting that an item for which no user preference data relative to the particular user is available will be preferred if the likelihood that the particular user will prefer the item exceeds a certain level.


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