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• the field of the invention is recommendation systems and methods.
• Online stores and user-generated media platforms utilize recommendation systems to facilitate browsing of a high number of items.
• Such systems generally rely on centrally-stored data about a user’s preferences and either intrinsic properties of the items (i.e ., content-based recommenders) or other users’ preferences ⁇ i.e., collaborative filtering recommenders).
• Recommender performance can be further increased by the addition of demographic information related to the users and context information related to the usage of the recommender system.
• demographic information about users is sensitive information. This limits the way it can be collected and stored, and users’ willingness to provide such information for storage outside of the users’ control.
• the inventive subject matter provides apparatus, systems and methods for generating user-specific (e.g., individualized) content recommendations for each user.
• user-specific e.g., individualized
• content recommendations for each user.
• such systems and methods are utilized in conjunction with an in-vehicle network.
• Contemplated systems and methods utilize a recommendation server communicatively coupled with a processor, where the server or processor is configured to receive demographic information about a user from the user’s device. Using this information, the processor can generate and present a recommendation based at least in part on the demographic information received. After the recommendation is transmitted to the user’s device, the user’s demographic information is preferably deleted from the server, such that the user’s demographic information is not centrally stored and instead resides on the user’s device.
• the system could create a user profile based at least in part on the received demographic information of the user. This user profile can then be used to generate one or more content recommendations for the user in place of or in conjunction with the user’s demographic information.
• the user profile can be transmitted to the user’s device for storage. After transmitting the user profile to the user’s device, the user profile is preferably deleted from the server.
• the processor could update the user profile based on a user’s interaction with the system, and to cause the updated user profile to be transmitted to and stored on the user device.
• the updated user profile is preferably deleted from the server after the profile is transmitted to the user’s device.
• Such user’s interaction can include, for example, (i) a user selecting content, (ii) the user reviewing content, (iii) the user liking content, (iv) the user adding content to a playlist, and (v) the user skipping content.
• FIG. 1 is a diagram of one embodiment of a recommendation system.
• a server can include one or more computers operating as a web server, database server, or other type of computer server in a manner to fulfill described roles, responsibilities, or functions.
• inventive subject matter provides many example embodiments of the inventive subject matter. Although each embodiment represents a single combination of inventive elements, the inventive subject matter is considered to include all possible combinations of the disclosed elements. Thus if one embodiment comprises elements A, B, and C, and a second embodiment comprises elements B and D, then the inventive subject matter is also considered to include other remaining combinations of A, B, C, or D, even if not explicitly disclosed. [0018] Although the discussion herein focuses on an aircraft, it is contemplated that the systems and methods discussed herein could similarly be used on ships, trains, busses, and other vehicles.
• the inventive subject matter describes systems and methods for providing content recommendations to a plurality of users without requiring centralized storage of each user’s personal information.
• Contemplated systems and methods advantageously combine the following features: (i) elimination of the need for storage of personal data in the vehicular content distribution network; and (ii) initialization of user profiles using only demographic elements contemporaneously received from the user ( e.g ., when the user connects a mobile device to the vehicular content distribution network). In this manner, such systems and methods have the technical effect of not requiring central storage of user information while effectively providing individualized recommendations to users based on their demographics and interaction with the system.
• system 100 is configured to provide user-specific content recommendations to one or more users, preferably all of which are connected to an in- vehicle network.
• System 100 comprises a recommendation server 120 having a processor 122 and memory 124 communicatively coupled with the recommendation server 120.
• the server 120 is preferably configured to receive demographic information from a user’s mobile or other portable computing device 110A, as well as other users’ devices and potentially in-flight entertainment devices disposed within a vehicle. Preferably, such information is transmitted over an in-vehicle wireless network 130, although a wired network could also be used.
• the server 120 invites/requests one or more users to install a software program on the user device 110A. In some embodiments, this can occur outside of the vehicle on a separate network, such as prior to a user boarding the vehicle.
• Contemplated user devices include, for example, smart phones, tablet PCs, smart watches, e-readers, and so forth.
• HOB in-vehicle entertainment device
• the software program can be preinstalled on the device HOB and information / recommendations can be presented on the display screen.
• the user is requested by server 120 to create an account.
• the system 100 can request demographic elements explicitly or obtain them such as by automatic mining of the user’s device 110A.
• the software program automatically transmits relevant information from the user’s account on the user’s device 110A to the recommendation server 120.
• relevant information can include, for example, user demographic information and/or a user profile stored on the user device 110A.
• the processor 122 is preferably configured to generate and present one or more recommendations to the user on the user device 110A based at least in part on the demographic information and/or user profile received. After generating the one or more recommendations, the processor 122 can cause the received demographic information / user profile to be deleted from server 120. In this manner, such systems and methods advantageously ensure that personal data from a user is not stored on the server 120 or within system 100 but instead is stored locally on the user’s device 110A.
• the processor 122 can be configured to create a user profile based at least in part on the demographic information received from user device 110A. The user profile can then be transmitted over the in-vehicle network to the user device 110A, and then deleted from the server 120. [0029] In such embodiments, it is contemplated that the processor 122 can be configured to receive the user profile from the user device 110A, and generate and present the recommendation based at least in part on the user profile received. It is also contemplated that the processor 122 could update the user profile based on a user’s interaction with the system 100, and cause the updated user profile to be transmitted to and stored on the user device 110A.
• Such user’s interactions could include, for example, (i) the user selecting content, (ii) the user reviewing content, (iii) the user liking content, (iv) the user adding content to a playlist, and (v) the user skipping content. It may also include an amount of time a user spends on a piece of content and/or whether the user requests more information about a piece of content.
• Coupled to is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other contact each other) and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the two elements). Therefore, the terms “coupled to” and “coupled with” are used synonymously.

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