International business machines corporation (20240098055). GENERATING ALERTS ON DEMAND FOR PARTICIPANTS IN MULTIPARTY DISCUSSION CHANNELS simplified abstract

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GENERATING ALERTS ON DEMAND FOR PARTICIPANTS IN MULTIPARTY DISCUSSION CHANNELS

Organization Name

international business machines corporation

Inventor(s)

James William Murdock, Iv of Amawalk NY (US)

Radha Mohan De of Howrah (IN)

Jaymin Desai of Jersey City NJ (US)

Suman Patra of KOLKATA (IN)

Sujoy Roy of KOLKATA (IN)

Mary Diane Swift of Rochester NY (US)

GENERATING ALERTS ON DEMAND FOR PARTICIPANTS IN MULTIPARTY DISCUSSION CHANNELS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240098055 titled 'GENERATING ALERTS ON DEMAND FOR PARTICIPANTS IN MULTIPARTY DISCUSSION CHANNELS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes techniques for generating relevance alerts in a multi-party discussion based on a user's profile and participation level. The system analyzes the discussion, assigns relevance values to the user, and generates alerts for the user to participate if the relevance value exceeds a threshold.

  • Analyzing multi-party discussions based on user profiles
  • Assigning relevance values to users in discussions
  • Generating alerts for users to participate in discussions based on relevance values exceeding a threshold

Potential Applications

The technology could be applied in online forums, social media platforms, and collaborative work environments to improve user engagement and participation in discussions.

Problems Solved

1. Low user engagement in multi-party discussions 2. Difficulty in identifying relevant discussions for users to participate in

Benefits

1. Increased user engagement and participation 2. Improved relevance of discussions for users 3. Enhanced user experience in online platforms

Potential Commercial Applications

Optimizing user engagement in online communities Enhancing collaboration in virtual workspaces Improving user interaction in social media platforms

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the use of recommendation systems in online platforms to suggest relevant content to users based on their preferences and behavior.

Unanswered Questions

1. How does the system determine the relevance threshold for each user in a multi-party discussion? 2. What measures are in place to ensure user privacy and data security in analyzing user profiles for generating relevance alerts?


Original Abstract Submitted

techniques are described with respect to a system, method, and computer product for generating relevance alerts. an associated method includes analyzing a multi-party discussion based on a generated profile associated with a user and assigning at least one relevance value associated with the user to the multi-party discussion based on the analysis and an amount of multi-party discussion participation associated with the user. the method further includes generating an alert for the user to participate in the multi-party discussion in response to determining the relevance value exceeding a relevance threshold associated with the multi-party discussion.