Method for identification, categorization and search of graphical, auditory and computational pattern ensembles

Abstract

This disclosure provides a system and method to use context graphs for targeting communications to a user of an image rendering device. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method provides targeted communications generated as a function of one or more attributes associated with a user requested printed document. The attributes are provided by accessing a context graph including a plurality of links between a plurality of entities.

1 . A method of providing user requested printed material and one or more targeted communications to a user of a printing system, the method comprising:
 a) the printing system acquiring material to be printed on a printing device to produce the user requested printed material, the printing device associated with the printing system;   b) the printing system acquiring the one or more targeted communications associated with the user requested printed material; and,   c) the printing system printing the user requested printed material utilizing the printing device and providing the acquired one or more targeted communications to the user,   wherein the one or more targeted communications are generated as a function of one or more attributes associated with one or more of the user requested printed material the printing device and the user, the one or more attributes associated with pattern ensembles included within a context graph, the context graph including a plurality of links between a plurality of entities related to one or more of the user requested printed material, the printing device and the user.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the context graph is an n-partite scale-free graph. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the context graph includes a historical representation of the plurality of links between the plurality of entities. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , the plurality of entities associated with one or more of events, people, devices, locations, date, time, keywords, categories, preferences. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the context graph includes weights associated with the plurality of links, the weights related to a frequency of links between a pair of entities. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the context graph is dynamically updated. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the one or more attributes are provided by one or more sub-graphs extracted from the context graph. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the one or more sub-graphs extracted from the context graph are associated with a predefined structure. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the one or more attributes are provided by a dominant sub-graph associated with the one or more sub-graphs extracted from the context graph. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the one or more attributes are provided by two or more sub-graphs connected by one or more hubs associated with the context graph. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein a verification action is performed by the user, the verification action indicating the user has read at least one target communication. 
     
     
         12 . A printing system for providing user requested printed material and one or more targeted communications to a user of the printing system comprising:
 a printing device; and,   one or more servers operating connected to the printing device,   wherein one or more of the printing device and the one or more servers are configured to execute a method comprising:   the printing system acquiring material to be printed on the printing device to produce the user requested printed material;
 a) the printing system acquiring the one or more targeted communications associated with the user requested printed material; and, 
 b) the printing device printing the user requested printed material and the printing device providing the acquired one or more targeted communications to the user, 
   wherein of one or more attributes associated with one or more of the user requested printed material, the printing device and the user, the attributes associated with pattern ensembles included within the context graph, the context graph including a plurality of links between a plurality of entities related to one or more of the user requested printed material, the printing device and the user.   
     
     
         13 . The printing system according to  claim 12 , wherein the context graph is an n-Partite scale-free graph. 
     
     
         14 . The printing system according to  claim 13 , wherein the context graph includes a historical representation of the plurality of link between the plurality of entities. 
     
     
         15 . The printing system according to  claim 14 , the plurality of entities associated with one or more of events, people, devices, locations, date, time, keywords, categories, preferences. 
     
     
         16 . The printing system according to  claim 14 , wherein the context graph includes weights associated with the plurality of links, the weights related to a frequency of links between a pair of entities. 
     
     
         17 . The printing system according to  claim 14 , where the context graph is dynamically updated. 
     
     
         18 . The printing system according to  claim 14 , wherein the one or more attributes are provided by one or more sub-graphs extracted from the context graph. 
     
     
         19 . The printing system according to  claim 18 , wherein the one or more sub-graphs extracted from the context graph are associated with a predefined structure. 
     
     
         20 . The printing system according to  claim 18 , wherein the one or more attributes are provided by a dominant sub-graph associated with the one or more sub-graphs extracted from the context graph. 
     
     
         21 . The printing system according to  claim 14 , wherein the one or more attributes are provided by two or more sub-graphs connected by one or more hubs associated with the context graph. 
     
     
         22 . The printing system according to  claim 12 , wherein a verification action is performed by the user, the verification action indicating the user has read at least one targeted communication. 
     
     
         23 . A method of providing a targeted communication to a first image rendering device operatively connected to one or more of a second image rendering device and comprising:
 a) the image rendering device acquiring the target communication from one of the second image rendering device and the server; and   b) the image rendering device rendering the target communication on the first image rendering device,   wherein the targeted communication is generated as a function of one or more attributes associated with one or more of the first image rendering device, and a user associated with the first image rendering device, the one or more attributes associated with pattern ensembles involved within the context graph, the context graph including a plurality of links between a plurality of entities related to one or more of the first image rendering device, the second image rendering device, and the user associated with the first image rendering device.   
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the context graph is an n-Partite scale-free graph. 
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the context graph includes weights associated with the plurality of links, the weights related to a frequency of links between a pair of entities.