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US 12,423,729 · App. 17/334,925 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Computer system that comprises a computer server configured to communicate via a communication network to user computer devices

Inventors: Marcus G. Larner (Seattle, WA); Andrew Michael Moeck (Huntington Beach, CA)
Assignee: Convergent Assets, LLC
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Patent No.
US 12,423,729
App. No.
17/334,925
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer system comprises a computer server configured to communicate via a communication network to user computer devices including a target user computer device of a target user. Coupled to the computer server is a processor having access to social network data, user browser data of the target user, relationship data, and content data. The processor is configured to provide dynamically determined targeted content to be communicated to the target user computer device. The processor implements a recommendation service configured to analyze context of the target user based on browse history of the target user computer device, behavior data of the target user, demographic information of the target user, and social network momentum data. The recommendation service includes a social momentum recommendation engine configured to recommend the targeted content based on an amount of social momentum of content independent of and distinct from the browser data of the target user.

Claims (30)

1. A computer system comprising:

a computer server configured to communicate via a communication network to a plurality of user computer devices including a particular target user computer device of a target user; and

a processor coupled to the computer server and having access to social network data, user browser data of the target user, relationship data, and content data, the processor configured to provide dynamically determined targeted content to be communicated to the particular target user computer device, wherein the processor implements a recommendation service that is configured to analyze context of the target user based on browse history of the particular target user computer device, behavior data of the target user, demographic information of the target user, and social network momentum data, wherein the recommendation service includes a social momentum recommendation engine that is configured to recommend the targeted content based on an amount of social momentum of content that is independent of and distinct from the browser data of the target user.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the social network momentum data is retrieved via a network from a remote computer site.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein:

the social network momentum data is stored in the first database, and the recommended targeted content is selected from content stored in the third database.

4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the processor comprises a recommendation engine that includes a data aggregation module, a relationship mining module, and a recommender module, the data aggregation module configured to store raw word data and user data to one or more of a raw word database, a user data database, or a combined raw word and user data database.

5. The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the recommendation engine is configured to store content targeted to the particular target user computer device.

6. The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the data aggregation module is coupled to the first database.

7. The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the relationship mining module is coupled to the first database and the second database.

8. The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the recommendation engine is coupled to the first database, the second database, and to the third database.

9. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the processor implements a recommendation service that is configured to analyze the context of the target user based on the particular target user computer's browse history, behavior data of the target user, demographic information of the target user, and the social network momentum data, wherein the social network momentum data is retrieved via a network from a remote computer site, and wherein the dynamically determined targeted content is based on the context.

10. A computer system comprising:

a computer server configured to communicate via a communication network to a plurality of user computer devices including a particular target user computer device of a target user; and

a processor coupled to the computer server and having access to social network data, user browser data of the target user, relationship data, and content data, the processor configured to provide dynamically determined targeted content to be communicated to the particular target user computer device, wherein the processor implements a recommendation service that is configured to analyze context of the target user based on browse history of the particular target user computer device, behavior data of the target user, demographic information of the target user, and social network momentum data, wherein the recommendation service includes a social momentum recommendation engine that is configured to recommend the targeted content based on an amount of social momentum of content that is independent of and distinct from the browser data of the target user.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the social network momentum data includes data related to users other than the target user.

12. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the dynamically determined targeted content is based on a result of the recommendation service.

13. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the social network momentum data is retrieved via a remote computer site.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein:

the social network momentum data is stored in a first database, and the recommended targeted content is selected from content stored in a second database.

15. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the processor comprises a recommendation engine that includes a data aggregation module, a relationship mining module, and a recommender module, the data aggregation module configured to raw word data and user data to one or more of a raw word database, a user data database, or a combined raw word and user data database.

16. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the data aggregation module has access to the social network data.

17. At a computer system that includes a computer server and a processor coupled to the computer server, performing a method comprising:

at the computer server, communicating via a communication network to a plurality of user computer devices including a particular target user computer device of a target user; and

at the processor, the processor having access to social network data, user browser data of the target user, relationship data, and content data, the processor configured to provide dynamically determined targeted content to be communicated to the particular target user computer device, wherein the processor implements a recommendation service that is configured to analyze context of the target user based on browse history of the particular target user computer device, behavior data of the target user, demographic information of the target user, and social network momentum data, wherein the recommendation service includes a social momentum recommendation engine that is configured to recommend the targeted content based on an amount of social momentum of content that is independent of and distinct from the browser data of the target user.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the social network momentum data includes data related to users other than the target user.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the dynamically determined targeted content is based on the recommendation results.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the social network momentum data is retrieved via a remote computer site.

21. The method of claim 17 , wherein:

the social network momentum data is stored in a first database, and the recommended targeted content is selected from content stored in a second database.

Assignments (1)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Sep 6, 2022
From: APPBRILLIANCE, INC.
To: CONVERGENT ASSETS, LLC
Reel/Frame 061007/0436 →
Continuity (10)
Continuation 15941778 · Mar 30, 2018
Continuation 14815796 · Jul 31, 2015
Continuation 14257394 · Apr 21, 2014
Continuation 13860461 · Apr 10, 2013
Continuation 13284799 · Oct 28, 2011
Continuation 12098385 · Apr 4, 2008
Provisional Application 60910583 · Apr 6, 2007
Provisional Application 60910581 · Apr 6, 2007
Provisional Application 60910606 · Apr 6, 2007
Related Publication 20220020056A1 · Jan 20, 2022
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