IP Library Granted Patent US 9,887,952
Granted Patent B2
US 9,887,952 · App. 14/333,706 · Granted Feb 6, 2018

Intelligently splitting text in messages posted on social media website to be more readable and understandable for user

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Patent No.
US 9,887,952
App. No.
14/333,706
Granted
Feb 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for improving readability and understandability in messages posted on a social media website. The messages posted on a social media website, such as the user's social networking feed, are scanned. The scanned messages are analyzed for topics, meaning and/or tenses using natural language processing. The text in the scanned messages are split into message segments based on topic, meaning, tenses, punctuation, custom identifiers, hashtags and/or @ symbols. These message segments are then grouped based on relatedness of the topics, meaning and/or tenses. The message segments are ordered in each group of message segments, such as based on timestamps. The ordered message segments are then displayed to the user. By displaying these message segments in separate groupings in a logical order, the user will be able to view the messages posted on the user's social media website in a more readable and understandable manner.

Claims (34)

1. A computer program product for improving readability and understandability in messages posted on a social media website, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising the programming instructions for:

scanning messages posted on said social media website;

analyzing said scanned messages for topics, meaning and tenses using natural language processing;

splitting text in said scanned messages into message segments based on said topics, said meaning and said tenses;

grouping said message segments into one or more groups based on relatedness of said topics, said meaning and said tenses;

ordering said messages segments in each of said one or more groups of message segments based on timestamps and/or character symbols;

displaying said ordered message segments in each of said one or more groups of message segments; and

posting said ordered message segments in a group of message segments into another user's social media website at a user-specified time.

2. The computer program product as recited in claim 1 , wherein the program code further comprises the programming instructions for:

receiving feedback regarding approval or disapproval of order of said message segments in a group of message segments.

3. The computer program product as recited in claim 2 , wherein the program code further comprises the programming instructions for:

storing said feedback to be used in analysis as to whether to reorder said message segments in said group of message segments.

4. The computer program product as recited in claim 1 , wherein the program code further comprises the programming instructions for:

splitting text in said scanned messages into said message segments based on said topics, said meaning, and said tenses as well as punctuation, predefined custom identifiers, hashtags and/or character symbols.

5. The computer program product as recited in claim 4 , wherein said punctuation comprises a period, wherein said predefined custom identifiers comprise a semicolon.

6. The computer program product as recited in claim 1 , wherein said character symbols comprise @ symbols.

7. A hardware system, comprising:

a memory unit for storing a computer program for improving readability and understandability in messages posted on a social media website; and

a processor coupled to the memory unit, wherein the processor is configured to execute the program instructions of the computer program comprising:

scanning messages posted on said social media website;

analyzing said scanned messages for topics, meaning and tenses using natural language processing;

splitting text in said scanned messages into message segments based on said topics, said meaning and said tenses;

grouping said message segments into one or more groups based on relatedness of said topics, said meaning and said tenses;

ordering said messages segments in each of said one or more groups of message segments based on timestamps and/or character symbols;

displaying said ordered message segments in each of said one or more groups of message segments; and

posting said ordered message segments in a group of message segments into another user's social media website at a user-specified time.

8. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the program instructions of the computer program further comprises:

receiving feedback regarding approval or disapproval of order of said message segments in a group of message segments.

9. The system as recited in claim 8 , wherein the program instructions of the computer program further comprises:

storing said feedback to be used in analysis as to whether to reorder said message segments in said group of message segments.

10. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the program instructions of the computer program further comprises:

splitting text in said scanned messages into said message segments based on said topics, said meaning, and said tenses as well as punctuation, predefined custom identifiers, hashtags and/or character symbols.

11. The system as recited in claim 10 , wherein said punctuation comprises a period, wherein said predefined custom identifiers comprise a semicolon.

12. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein said character symbols comprise @ symbols.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: AIRBNB, INC.
Reel/Frame 056427/0193 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2014
From: BASTIDE, PAUL R.; LU, FANG; ABOU MAHMOUD, ALAA
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033332/0312 →