Method for managing electronic information, the related user terminal and the related information source

US 8,095,593 B2
Filed: 01/03/2007
Issued: 01/10/2012
Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2006
Status: Expired due to Fees

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1. A method for managing electronic information, said electronic information being forwarded from at least one electronic information source (IS) of a plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) towards a terminal of a corresponding first user of a plurality of terminals of corresponding users (U1 . . . Ux) through a communications network, (CN) said method comprising the steps of:

a. at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) sending said electronic information towards said terminal of said first user;

b. the terminal of said first user (UI) and terminals of users related to said first user (U2, Ux) sending electronic information preferences towards a community interest management module (CIMM), said users being related to said first user based on pre-defined relationships; and

c. said community interest management module (CIMM) determining community information preferences for said first user based on said information preferences of said first user and information preferences of said users related to said first user, sent towards said community interest management module (CIMM) and based on at least one decision rule determining whether or not to apply said information preferences in said community information preferences of said first user.

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The present invention relates to a method for managing electronic information and related devices where electronic information is forwarded from at least one electronic information source of a plurality of electronic information sources towards at least one terminal of at least one corresponding user of a plurality of terminals of corresponding users through a communications network. The at least one electronic information source of the plurality of electronic information sources sends electronic information towards the at least one terminal of at least one corresponding user. The terminal of a first user and terminals of users related to this first user send their electronic information preferences towards a community interest management module. The community interest management module subsequently determines community information preferences based on the information preferences of the first user and based on the information preferences of the users related to the first user.

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1. A method for managing electronic information, said electronic information being forwarded from at least one electronic information source (IS) of a plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) towards a terminal of a corresponding first user of a plurality of terminals of corresponding users (U1 . . . Ux) through a communications network, (CN) said method comprising the steps of:
- a. at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) sending said electronic information towards said terminal of said first user;
  
  b. the terminal of said first user (UI) and terminals of users related to said first user (U2, Ux) sending electronic information preferences towards a community interest management module (CIMM), said users being related to said first user based on pre-defined relationships; and
  
  c. said community interest management module (CIMM) determining community information preferences for said first user based on said information preferences of said first user and information preferences of said users related to said first user, sent towards said community interest management module (CIMM) and based on at least one decision rule determining whether or not to apply said information preferences in said community information preferences of said first user.
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- - 2. The method for managing Electronic information according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises the steps of:
    - d. a community interest management module (CIMM) exchanging said community information preference of said first user with at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx); and
      
      e. said at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) sending said electronic information towards said terminal of said first user (UI), based on said community information preferences of said first user.
  - 3. The method for managing Electronic information according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises the steps of:
    - d. said community interest management module (CIMM) exchanging said community information preference of said first user with said terminal of said first user (UI); and
      
      e. said terminal of said first user (UI) requesting said at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) to send electronic information towards said terminal of said first user (UI), based on said community information preferences of said first user and said users related to said first user.
  - 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one decision rule determining whether or not to apply said information preferences in said community information preferences of said first user comprises at least one of the following:
    - determining whether a certain percentage of users related to said first user have a common interest; and
      
      automatically incorporating an interest of said first user into said community information preferences.
  - 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-defined relationships are set by said first user.

6. A terminal of a first user (UI) for use in a communications network (CN), said communications network (CN) comprising a plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) and a plurality of terminals of users (UI . . . Ux), at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) being adapted to send electronic information towards said terminal of said first user (UI), and a community interest management module (CIMM) for determining community information preferences, said terminal comprising:
- a. an information reception part (IRP), adapted to receive electronic information forwarded by said at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx); and
  
  b. an electronic information preference processing part (IPP), adapted to determine an information preference and to forward said information preference towards said community interest management module (CIMM);
  
  wherein the CIMM determines community information preferences for said first user based at least in part on information preferences of said users related to said first user; and
  
  wherein users are determined to be related to said first user based on pre-defined relationships.
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- - 7. The terminal of said first user (UI) according to claim 6, wherein said terminal of said first user further comprises:
    - c. a preferences exchanging part (PEP1), adapted to exchange community information preferences for said first user with a Community interest management module (CIMM); and
      
      d. a information requesting part (IREP), adapted to request said at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) to send electronic information based on said community information preferences for said first user.
  - 8. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the pre-defined relationships are set by said first user.

9. A Community interest management module (CIMM), for use in a communications network (CN) said communications network (CN) comprising a plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) and a plurality of terminals of users (UI . . . Ux), at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) being adapted to forward electronic information towards a terminal of a first user (UI), said Community interest management module (CIMM) comprising:
- a. an information preferences reception part (IPRP), adapted to receive information preferences from said terminal of said first user and information preferences of users related to said first user (U2, UX), said users being related to said first user based on pre-defined relationships;
  
  b. community information preferences determination part (CIPDP), adapted to determine community information preferences based on information preferences of said first user and information preferences of said users related to said first user (UI); and
  
  c. a rules managing part (RMP) adapted to keep at least one decision rule for each user of said plurality of users, wherein that said community information determination part (CIPDP) is further adapted to determine said community information preferences additionally based on said at least one decision rule for each user of said plurality of users.
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- - 10. The Community interest management module (CIMM) according to claim 9, wherein said Community interest management module (CIMM) further comprises a community information preferences exchanging part (CIPEP) adapted to exchange said community information preferences with said least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx).
  - 11. The Community interest management module (CIMM) according to claim 9, wherein said Community interest management module (CIMM) further comprises a community information preferences exchanging part (CIPEP), adapted to exchange said community information preferences for said first user with said terminal of said first user (U1).
  - 12. The community interest management module (CIMM) of claim 9, wherein the at least one decision rule determines whether or not to apply said information preferences of said first user based on whether a certain percentage of users related to said first user have a common interest.
  - 13. The community interest management module (CIMM) of claim 9, wherein the pre-defined relationships are set by said first user.

14. An Electronic information source (IS . . . 1Sx), for use in a communications network (CN), said communications network comprising a plurality of said electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) and a plurality of terminals of users (UI . . . Ux), said Electronic information source (IS) comprising:
- a. an electronic information sending part (ISP), adapted to send electronic information towards a terminal of a first user (at least one terminal of said plurality of terminals); and
  
  b. a preferences exchanging part (PEP), adapted to exchange community information preferences for said first user with a Community interest management module (CIMM); and
  
  in that said electronic information sending part (ISP) is further adapted to send said electronic information towards said first user based on said community information preferences for said user;
  
  wherein the CIMM determines community information preferences for said first user based at least in part on information preferences of said users related to said first user; and
  
  wherein users are determined to be related to said first user based on pre-defined relationships.
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- - 15. The electronic information source of claim 14, wherein the pre-defined relationships are set by said first user.

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Current Assignee
Sound View Innovations, LLC (Sound View Innovation Holdings, LLC)
Original Assignee
Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
Inventors
Handekyn, Koen, Brackx, Michael Frederic Francois Albert
Primary Examiner(s)
Coulter, Kenneth R

Application Number

US11/619,247
Publication Number

US 20070168438A1
Time in Patent Office

1,833 Days
Field of Search

972/06, 709204-207, 709/224, 709/223, 715751-759, 434350-352
US Class Current

709/204
CPC Class Codes

H04L 67/306 User profiles

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