IP Library Granted Patent US 11,368,414
Granted Patent B1
US 11,368,414 · App. 16/360,737 · Granted Jun 21, 2022

Automated relevant subject matter detection

Inventor: Santhosh M. Shetty (Omaha, NE)
Assignee: INTRADO CORPORATION
H04L51/02G06F16/24578G06F16/9566G06F40/40H04L51/16H04L51/26
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Patent No.
US 11,368,414
App. No.
16/360,737
Granted
Jun 21, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

One example method of operation may include identifying a content thread in a content sharing forum, ranking topics of the content thread to identify highest weighted topics based on content of messages included in the topics, creating a share link to access the highest weighted topics, and posting the share link in one or more other content threads of one or more other content sharing forums, and the one or more other content threads include topics with similar content to content of the highest weighted topics of the content thread.

Claims (42)

1. A method comprising:

identifying a content thread in a content sharing forum, the content thread comprising a plurality of topics;

assigning a weight to each topic, of the plurality of topics based on criteria identified by natural language processing of the plurality of the topics;

ranking the plurality of weighted topics based on a number of messages associated with each of the weighted topics and on a content of each of the weighted topics;

identifying a topic of interest, of the plurality of weighted topics, based on the weight exceeding a certain value;

identifying another content thread having a topic related to the topic of interest; and

automatically posting a notification to the another content thread, the notification including a share link providing access the topic of interest in the content thread.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the messages from the content thread; and

indexing the messages into topic clusters to identify various different topics included in the content thread.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

automatically creating the share link using an automated communication bot.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the share link comprises a uniform resource locator (URL).

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the automated communication bot performs both the ranking and the automatically creating the share link.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

identify a content thread in a content sharing forum, the content thread comprising a plurality of topics;

assign a weight to each topic, of the plurality of topics based on criteria identified by natural language processing of the plurality of the topics;

rank the plurality of weighted topics based on a number of messages associated with each of the weighted topics and on a content of each of the weighted topics;

identify a topic of interest, of the plurality of weighted topics, based on the weight exceeding a certain value;

identify another content thread having a topic related to the topic of interest; and

automatically post a notification to the another content thread, the notification including a share link providing access the topic of interest in the content thread.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify the messages from the content thread; and

index the messages into topic clusters to identify various different topics included in the content thread.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein processor is further configured to:

automatically create the share link using an automated communication bot.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the share link comprises a uniform resource locator (URL).

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the automated communication bot performs both the ranking and the automatically creating the share link.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store one or more instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform:

identifying a content thread in a content sharing forum, the content thread comprising a plurality of topics;

assigning a weight to each topic, of the plurality of topics based on criteria identified by natural language processing of the plurality of the topics;

ranking the plurality of weighted topics based on a number of messages associated with each of the weighted topics and on a content of each of the weighted topics;

identifying a topic of interest, of the plurality of weighted topics, based on the weight exceeding a certain value;

identifying another content thread having a topic related to the topic of interest; and

automatically posting a notification to the another content thread, the notification including a share link providing access the topic of interest in the content thread.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more instruction further cause the processor to perform:

identifying the messages from the content thread; and

indexing the messages into topic clusters to identify various different topics included in the content thread.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more instruction further cause the processor to perform:

automatically creating the share link using automated communication bot.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the share link comprises a uniform resource locator (URL).

Assignments (6)
OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH (AS SUCCESSOR TO CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH IN ITS CAPACITY AS COLLATERAL AGENT)
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069438/0775 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: INTRADO CORPORATION
To: WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 063239/0876 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: INTRADO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063239/0900 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST (SECOND LIEN) IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: CX360, INC.; WEST TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC (FKA INTRADO CORPORATION, FKA WEST CORPORATION); INTRADO INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION (FKA WEST INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION, FKA COBALT ACQUISITION COMPANY)
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062571/0018 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2020
From: INTRADO CORPORATION (F/K/A WEST CORPORATION)
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053083/0932 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: SHETTY, SANTHOSH M.
To: WEST CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048663/0927 →