IP Library Granted Patent US 10,367,776
Granted Patent B2
US 10,367,776 · App. 15/481,685 · Granted Jul 30, 2019

Response status management in a social networking environment

Inventors: Rajesh Patil (Pune, IN); Prasad P. Purandare (Pune, IN)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H04L51/32G06Q10/063114G06Q10/1093G06Q50/01H04L12/1863H04L51/24H04L51/34H04W4/12
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Patent No.
US 10,367,776
App. No.
15/481,685
Granted
Jul 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed aspects relate to response status management in a social networking environment. A message from a source user to a recipient user may be detected in the social networking environment. A set of message response actions related to the recipient user may be identified. A response status may be determined based on the set of message response actions. An indication of the response status may be provided to the source user.

Claims (52)

1. A computer-implemented method for response status management in a social networking environment, the method comprising:

detecting, in the social networking environment, a message from a source user to a recipient user;

detecting, in the social networking environment, a calendar-oriented request from the source user to the recipient user;

detecting, in the social networking environment, an information-oriented request from the source user to the recipient user;

detecting, in the social networking environment, an approval-oriented request from the source user to the recipient user;

identifying, related to the recipient user, a set of message response actions;

identifying, related to the recipient user, a set of accessed information in response to detecting the message;

identifying, related to the recipient user, a set of recipient user activities in response to detecting the message;

monitoring, related to the recipient user, the set of message response actions using a set of sensor devices;

determining, based on the set of message response actions, a response status;

determining, based on the set of message response actions, a nature of a set of response operations;

determining, based on the set of message response actions, an anticipated response;

determining, based on the set of message response actions, an expected response timeline;

providing, to the source user, an indication of the response status;

providing, to the source user, a still image indicator which indicates the response status;

providing, to the source user, a video indicator which indicates the response status;

providing, to the source user, an audio indicator which indicates the response status; and

providing, to the source user, a tactile indicator which indicates the response status.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, in the social networking environment, a calendar-oriented request from the source user to the recipient user.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, in the social networking environment, an information-oriented request from the source user to the recipient user.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, in the social networking environment, an approval-oriented request from the source user to the recipient user.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, related to the recipient user, a set of accessed information in response to detecting the message.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, related to the recipient user, a set of recipient user activities in response to detecting the message.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, related to the recipient user, inactivity in response to detecting the message.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring, related to the recipient user, the set of message response actions using a set of sensor devices.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the set of message response actions, a nature of a set of response operations.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the set of message response actions, an anticipated response.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the set of message response actions, an expected response timeline.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing, to the source user, a still image indicator which indicates the response status.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing, to the source user, a video indicator which indicates the response status.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing, to the source user, an audio indicator which indicates the response status.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing, to the source user, a tactile indicator which indicates the response status.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

executing, in a dynamic fashion to streamline response status management in the social networking environment, each of:

the detecting, the identifying, the determining, and the providing.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

executing, in an automated fashion without user intervention, each of:

the detecting, the identifying, the determining, and the providing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2017
From: PATIL, RAJESH; PURANDARE, PRASAD P.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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