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Granted Patent B2
US 12,301,530 · App. 17/933,547 · Granted May 13, 2025

Generating alerts on demand for participants in multiparty discussion channels

Inventors: James William Murdock, IV (Amawalk, NY); Radha Mohan De (Howrah, IN); Jaymin Desai (Jersey City, NJ); Suman Patra (Kolkata, IN); Sujoy Roy (Kolkata, IN); Mary Diane Swift (Rochester, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H04L51/224G06F40/40H04L12/1831H04L51/216
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Patent No.
US 12,301,530
App. No.
17/933,547
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques are described with respect to a system, method, and computer product for generating relevance alerts. An associated method includes analyzing a multi-party discussion based on a generated profile associated with a user and assigning at least one relevance value associated with the user to the multi-party discussion based on the analysis and an amount of multi-party discussion participation associated with the user. The method further includes generating an alert for the user to participate in the multi-party discussion in response to determining the relevance value exceeding a relevance threshold associated with the multi-party discussion.

Claims (59)

1. A computer-implemented method for generating relevance alerts comprising:

analyzing, by a computing device, a multi-party discussion in multi-party discussion channels based on a generated profile associated with a user;

assigning, by the computing device, at least one relevance value associated with the user to the multi-party discussion based on the analysis and an amount of multi-party discussion participation associated with the user;

in response to determining that the relevance value exceeds a relevance threshold associated with the multi-party discussion, generating, by the computing device, an alert for the user to participate in the multi-party discussion;

wherein the alert comprises a lead time associated with a time interval for the user to participate in the multi-party discussion based on a plurality of predictions; and

clustering a plurality of media content associated with the user based on correlating the relevance threshold to the generated profile.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the multi-party discussion comprises:

monitoring, by the computing device, participant dialogue within the multi-party discussion;

identifying, by the computing device, using natural language processing techniques at least one participant dialogue topic based on the participant dialogue; and

comparing, by the computing device, at least one profile topic derived from the generated profile to the at least one participant dialogue topic.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein monitoring participant dialogue of the multi-party discussion comprises:

recording, by the computing device, content of the multi-party discussion in an electronic format; and

converting, by the computing device, the content into a text transcript.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising:

generating, by the computing device, at least one excerpt of relevant content derived from the transcript based upon the generated profile;

wherein the at least one relevance value is assigned at a time interval of the transcript including the at least one excerpt.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the relevance threshold is derived from the computing device analyzing a level of participation of the user in the participant dialogue of the current multi-party discussion.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the level of participation is weighed based upon one or more of the generated profile, an activity pattern of the user, and a previous involvement of the user in the dialogue of the multi-party discussion.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein assigning the at least one relevance value comprises:

utilizing one or more machine learning algorithms to generate the plurality of predictions.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the alert is one or more of an email, text message, push notification, push notification, sound notification, vibrate notification, and smart notification.

9. A computer system for generating relevance alerts, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories for execution by at least one of the one or more processors to cause the computer system to:

program instructions to analyze a multi-party discussion based on a generated profile associated with a user;

program instructions to assign at least one relevance value associated with the user to the multi-party discussion based on the analysis and an amount of multi-party discussion participation associated with the user;

program instructions to generate an alert for the user to participate in the multi-party discussion in response to a determination that the relevance value exceeds a relevance threshold associated with the multi-party discussion;

wherein the alert comprises a lead time associated with a time interval for the user to participate in the multi-party discussion based on a plurality of predictions; and

program instructions to cluster a plurality of media content associated with the user based on correlating the relevance threshold to the generated profile.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions to analyze the multi-party discussion comprise:

program instructions to monitor participant dialogue of the multi-party discussion;

program instructions to identify at least one participant dialogue topic based on the participant dialogue; and

program instructions to compare at least one profile topic derived from the generated profile to the at least one participant dialogue topic.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the program instructions to monitor participant dialogue of the multi-party discussion comprise:

program instructions to record content of the multi-party discussion; and

program instructions to convert the content into a transcript.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the program instructions to monitor participant dialogue of the multi-party discussion further comprise:

program instructions to generate at least one excerpt of relevant content derived from the transcript based upon the generated profile;

wherein the at least one relevance value is assigned at a time interval of the transcript including the at least one excerpt.

13. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the relevance threshold is derived from program instructions to analyze a level of participation of the user in the participant dialogue of the current multi-party discussion.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the level of participation is weighed based upon one or more of the generated profile, an activity pattern of the user, and a previous involvement of the user in the dialogue of the multi-party discussion.

15. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions to assign the at least one relevance value comprises:

program instruction to utilize one or more machine learning algorithms to generate the plurality of predictions.

16. A computer program product for generating relevance alerts, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions being executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

analyzing a multi-party discussion based on a generated profile associated with a user;

assigning at least one relevance value associated with the user to the multi-party discussion based on the analysis and an amount of multi-party discussion participation associated with the user; and

in response to determining that the relevance value exceeds a relevance threshold associated with the multi-party discussion, generating an alert for the user to participate in the multi-party discussion;

wherein the alert comprises a lead time associated with a time interval for the user to participate in the multi-party discussion based on a plurality of predictions; and

clustering a plurality of media content associated with the user based on correlating the relevance threshold to the generated profile.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein analyzing the multi-party discussion comprises:

monitoring participant dialogue of the multi-party discussion;

identifying at least one participant dialogue topic based on the participant dialogue; and

comparing at least one profile topic derived from the generated profile to the at least one participant dialogue topic.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein monitoring participant dialogue of the multi-party discussion comprises:

recording content of the multi-party discussion; and

converting the content into a transcript.

19. The computer program product of claim 18 , further comprising:

generating at least one excerpt of relevant content derived from the transcript based upon the generated profile;

wherein the at least one relevance value is assigned at a time interval of the transcript including the at least one excerpt.

20. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the relevance threshold is derived from analyzing a level of participation of the user in the participant dialogue of the current multi-party discussion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2022
From: MURDOCK, JAMES WILLIAM, IV; DE, RADHA MOHAN; DESAI, JAYMIN; PATRA, SUMAN; ROY, SUJOY; SWIFT, MARY DIANE
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061149/0829 →
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