Emoji understanding in online experiences
Understanding emojis in the context of online experiences is described. In at least some embodiments, text input is received and a vector representation of the text input is computed. Based on the vector representation, one or more emojis that correspond to the vector representation of the text input are ascertained and a response is formulated that includes at least one of the one or more emojis. In other embodiments, input from a client machine is received. The input includes at least one emoji. A computed vector representation of the emoji is used to look for vector representations of words or phrases that are close to the computed vector representation of the emoji. At least one of the words or phrases is selected and at least one task is performed using the selected word(s) or phrase(s).
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a network-based provider and over a network, a message including at least one emoji, the message provided by a user using a network application on a client machine;
using, by the network-based provider, a computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message to determine vector representations of words or phrases that are close to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message;
selecting, by the network-based provider, at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases that are close to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message; and
based on the at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases that are similar to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message, performing, by the network-based provider, a task associated with the at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases that are similar to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message for display by the network application.
2. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein the message including the at least one emoji is associated with an interactive shopping experience.
3. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein the message including the at least one emoji is associated with an experience other than an interactive shopping experience.
4. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein the network-based provider provides online shopping experiences.
5. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein a closeness of the at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message represents a semantic similarity of the at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases to the at least one emoji of the message.
6. The computer-implemented method as described in claim 1 , wherein the task is a formulated response message.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the network application is a listing application.
8. A computing device comprising:
a processing system; and
a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored that, responsive to execution by the processing system, causes the processing system to perform operations comprising:
receiving, over a network, a message including at least one emoji, the message provided by input by a user using a network application on a client machine;
using a computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message to determine vector representations of words or phrases that are close to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message;
selecting at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases that are close to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message; and
based on the at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases that are similar to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message, performing a task associated with the at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases that are similar to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message for display by the network application.
9. The computing device as described in claim 8 , wherein the task is a formulated response message.
10. The computing device as described in claim 8 , wherein the message including the at least one emoji is associated with an interactive shopping experience.
11. The computing device as described in claim 8 , wherein the message including the at least one emoji is associated with an experience other than an interactive shopping experience.
12. The computing device as described in claim 8 , wherein the message includes text along with the at least one emoji.
13. The computing device as described in claim 8 , wherein the message corresponds to a search.
14. The computing device as described in claim 9 , wherein the formulated response message includes at least one additional emoji.
15. The computing device as described in claim 9 , wherein the formulated response message is communicated via a bot.
16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, perform operations comprising:
receiving a message including at least one emoji, the message provided by a user using an application on a client machine;
using a computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message to determine vector representations of words or phrases that are close to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message;
selecting at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases that are close to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message; and
based on the at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases that are similar to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message, performing a task associated with the at least one of the words or phrases of the vector representations of the words or phrases that are similar to the computed vector representation of the at least one emoji of the message for display via the client machine.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 16 , wherein the message includes text along with the at least one emoji.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 17 , wherein the message including the text along with the at least one emoji corresponds to a search.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 18 , wherein the task is a formulated response message.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 16 , wherein the task is a search.