IP Library Granted Patent US 8,301,710
Granted Patent B2
US 8,301,710 · App. 12/986,083 · Granted Oct 30, 2012

Processing data obtained from a presence-based system

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Patent No.
US 8,301,710
App. No.
12/986,083
Granted
Oct 30, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Functionality is described for collecting data from a presence-based system, such as an instant messaging system. The functionality can extract information from the collected data based on one or more rules. For instance, the functionality can identify presence data and/or message data that includes predetermined key words. The functionality can formulate result information based on the extracted information for presentation to a recipient.

Claims (19)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory that includes a plurality of computer-executable components, the plurality of computer-executable components comprising:

a presence-based communication module that provides an instant message session for a plurality of users to exchange one or more instant text messages;

a collecting module that collects data from the instant text messages, the collected data at least including textual data of the instant text messages;

a data processing module that extracts information from the collected data by comparing the textual data of the one or more instant text messages with one or more predetermined terms, and extract parts of the textual data that match the one or more predetermined terms for a time interval; and

a data application module that formulates result information based on the extracted information for presentation to a recipient, the data application module further populates an automated query bot agent as a personal contact in a contact list of an instant message session interface used by a user, the automated query bot agent presents the result information to the user upon activation by the user.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the collected data further includes at least one of permission data or subscription data.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the result information is a report that conveys aggregated findings that are based on the extracted information associated with at least one of the plurality of users over an identified span of time.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the report conveys the aggregated findings in the context of at least one demographic category.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the report conveys the aggregated findings for a defined group of individuals.

6. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory that includes a plurality of computer-executable components, the plurality of computer-executable components comprising:

a presence-based communication module that provides an instant message session for a plurality of users to exchange one or more instant text messages;

a collecting module that collects data from the instant text messages and a media item that at least one of the plurality of users is consuming on a corresponding computing device while engaged in the instant message session on the corresponding computing device;

a data processing module that extracts information from the collected data by comparing the textual data of the one or more instant text messages with one or more predetermined terms, and extract parts of the textual data that match the one or more predetermined terms for a time interval; and

a data application module that formulates result information based on the extracted information for presentation to a recipient, the data application module further populates an automated query bot agent as a personal contact in a contact list of an instant message session interface used by a user, the automated query bot agent presents the result information to the user upon activation by the user.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the result information is a report that conveys aggregated findings that are based on the extracted information associated with at least one of the plurality of users over an identified span of time.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2014
From: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 034544/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2012
From: SETIAWAN, HENRY W.; JOY, GEORGE; HERON, ALEXANDRA K.; VYAGHRAPURI, RAMESH K.; REJTMAN, DIEGO E.; MIRZA, MUNEER; LEUNG, KITTY L.; KANAZAWA, KEIJI; LOUIE, DARREN H.; DUCHASTEL DE MONTROUGE, NICOLAS; CRETU, VLAD
To: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028205/0142 →