IP Library Granted Patent US 10,007,706
Granted Patent B2
US 10,007,706 · App. 14/496,989 · Granted Jun 26, 2018

Identifying one or more relevant social networks for one or more collaboration artifacts

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Patent No.
US 10,007,706
App. No.
14/496,989
Granted
Jun 26, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, products, apparatus, and systems may provide for identifying a set of users associated with one or more collaboration artifacts. Additionally, a set of networks including a plurality of candidate social networks may be identified. Moreover, a relationship strength may be determined between the set of users associated with the one or more collaborations artifacts and each of the candidate social networks to identify one or more relevant social networks from the candidate social networks. Determining the relationship strength may include calculating a similarity metric. In addition, at least one member affiliated with the one or more relevant social networks may become aware of the collaboration artifact.

Claims (15)

1. A computer-implemented method, the computer having processor circuitry configured to execute one or more computer programs, which, when executed, cause instructions for implementing the method to be performed, the computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a set of users associated with at least one collaboration artifact;

identifying a set of networks including a plurality of candidate social Internet or intranet networks; and

determining, at the computer having the processor circuitry configured to execute the one or more computer programs, a relationship strength between the set of users associated with the at least one collaboration artifact, the at least one collaboration artifact comprising at least a work product that enables cooperation between two or more users, and each of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks to identify at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network from the candidate social Internet or intranet networks.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one collaboration artifact is selected from a group consisting of a document, an instant message, a chat, an email, a file, and a post.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the users in the set of users is identified by at least one of a name, an address, an author, a recipient, a co-author, an originator, a reviewer, a participant, a tag, metadata, and an access list.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks in the set of networks is identified by at least one of a mailing list, a database access list (ACL), an organization chart, an organization group, a membership, a communication record, metadata, a static group, a dynamic group, a nested group, a hybrid group, a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) group, and an opinion associated with a post.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising calculating a similarity metric between the set of users associated with the at least one collaboration artifact and each of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks to determine the relationship strength.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising sorting each of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks based on the relationship strength to identify the at least one relevant social Internet or intranet networks from the candidate social Internet or intranet networks.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting at least one of the candidate social Internet or intranet networks based on the relationship strength to identify the at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network from the candidate social Internet or intranet networks.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein at least one member affiliated with the at least one relevant social Internet or intranet network is to become aware of the at least one collaboration artifact.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising automatically notifying the at least one member about the at least one collaboration artifact.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising enabling the at least one member to access the at least one collaboration artifact and adding the at least one member to the set of users.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the set of networks includes pre-existing candidate social Internet or intranet networks.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the work product is selected from a group consisting of a document, an instant message, a chat, an e-mail, a file, and a post.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2024
From: BEIJING PIANRUOJINGHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066565/0952 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2023
From: AWEMANE LTD.
To: BEIJING PIANRUOJINGHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064501/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: AWEMANE LTD.
Reel/Frame 057991/0960 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2014
From: RUBINSTEIN, PETER I.; SILVA, ASIMA; WEIR, ROBERT C.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033822/0223 →