Sorting information by relevance to individuals with passive data collection and real-time injection

Abstract

In one aspect, data, such as information articles, is sorted and prioritized based on a plurality of factors, such as user interest and popularity of data with respect to other users. The data is sorted by initial personal (i.e., user) data, sorted by the most relevant to the user, while passive interaction data is used to continually reorder the articles in real-time, while new stories are being injected into the stream in real time, all while other articles are increasing/decreasing in stature based on popularity with regard to other users and time decay. As such, the system provides that the information is fed to users in an efficient manner, in a manner based on time relevance, assumed interest with regard to that given user based on past actions by that user or information otherwise known about that user, as well as interest in the articles demonstrated by other users.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoded with a computer program including instructions executable by a processor to create an application comprising:
 (a) a software module configured to receive information from an information source on the Internet;   (b) a software module configured to assign one or more attributes to the information;   (c) a software module configured to receive user data from a user;   (d) a software module configured to sort the information and identify preferable information from the information sorting;   (e) a software module configured to present the preferable information to the user; and   (f) a software module configured to receive a passive feedback from the user regarding the preferable information presented to the user.   
     
     
         2 . The media of  claim 1 , provided that the information comprises one or more of the following: an article, a message, a text, a video file, an audio file, a table, a database, and an RSS feed. 
     
     
         3 . The media of  claim 1 , provided that the information source comprises one or more of the following: a website, a publisher, an author, a social medium, a news provider, a freelancer, a writer, an individual, a corporate entity, and a government agency. 
     
     
         4 . The media of  claim 1 , provided that the one or more attributes comprise: a location, popularity, a target audience, an author, a country, and a category of an information content. 
     
     
         5 . The media of  claim 1 , provided that the sorting the information comprises one or more of the following: analyzing demographic information of the user, comparing the data of the user with data of another user, analyzing the passive feedback from the user, analyzing a time when the information is generated at the information source, analyzing the information source, analyzing popularity of the information in the general public, and analyzing popularity of the information among the user's friends. 
     
     
         6 . The media of  claim 1 , provided that the receiving a passive feedback comprises identifying an action from the user after the user accesses the preferable information, wherein the action comprises one or more of the following: clicking a button, wiping the preferable information, flicking the preferable information, sliding the preferable information, swiping the preferable information, a length of time the user accessing the preferable information, a location the user accessing the preferable information, and a device on which the user accessing the preferable information. 
     
     
         7 . A computer-implemented system, the system comprising:
 (a) a digital signal processor;   (b) memory and an operating system configured to execute computer instructions to create an application, the application comprising:
 (1) a software module configured to receive information from an information source on the Internet; 
 (2) a software module configured to assign one or more attributes to the information; 
 (3) a software module configured to receive user data from a user; 
 (4) a software module configured to sort the information and identify preferable information from the information sorting; 
 (5) a software module configured to present the preferable information to the user; and 
 (6) a software module configured to receive a passive feedback from the user regarding the preferable information presented to the user. 
   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , provided that the information comprises one or more of the following: an article, a message, a text, a video file, an audio file, a table, a database, and an RSS feed. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , provided that the information source comprises one or more of the following: a website, a publisher, an author, a social medium, a news provider, a freelancer, a writer, an individual, a corporate entity, and a government agency. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , provided that the one or more attributes comprise one or more of the following: a location, popularity, a target audience, an author, a country, and a category of an information content. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , provided that the sorting the information comprises one or more of the following: analyzing demographic information of the user, comparing the data of the user with data of another user, analyzing the passive feedback from the user, analyzing a time when the information is generated at the information source, analyzing the information source, analyzing popularity of the information in the general public, and analyzing popularity of the information among the user's friends. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 7 , provided that the receiving a passive feedback comprises identifying an action from the user after the user accesses the preferable information, wherein the action comprises one or more of the following: clicking a button, wiping the preferable information, flicking the preferable information, sliding the preferable information, swiping the preferable information, a length of time the user accessing the preferable information, a location where the user accessing the preferable information, and a device on which the user accessing the preferable information. 
     
     
         13 . A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:
 (a) receiving, by the computing device, information from an information source on the Internet;   (b) assigning, by the computing device, one or more attributes to the information;   (c) receiving, by the computing device, user data from a user;   (d) sorting, by the computing device, the information and identify preferable information from the information sorting;   (e) presenting, by the computing device, the preferable information to the user; and   (f) receiving, by the computing device, a passive feedback from the user regarding the preferable information presented to the user.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , provided that the sorting the information takes place based on one or more of the following schedules: periodically on a regular basis, periodically on an irregular basis, and whenever the media receives a passive feedback. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , provided that the information comprises an article, a message, a text, a video file, an audio file, a table, or a database. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , provided that the information source comprises an RSS feed, a website, a publisher, an author, a social medium, a news provider, a freelancer, or a writer. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , provided that the information source comprises an individual, a corporate entity, a government agency, a location, a popularity, a target audience, an author, a country, or a category of an information content. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , provided that the sorting the information comprises analyzing demographic information of the user, comparing the data of the user with data of another user, analyzing the feedback from the user, analyzing a time when the information is generated at the information source, analyzing the information source, analyzing popularity of the information in the general public, analyzing popularity of the information among the user's friends or contacts or provided that the sorting the information takes place periodically on a regular basis. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , provided that the sorting the information takes place on an irregular basis or when the media receives a feedback. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , provided that the feedback comprises a passive feedback.