Providing context in activity streams
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAl Chakra, Liam Harpur, John Rice
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for providing contextual information associated with a post in an activity stream. In an implementation, a method may include determining a need for contextual information relative to a post within an activity stream. The method may also include searching one or more contextual information sources relative to at least a portion of the post within the activity stream. The method may further include associating contextual information with the post within the activity stream.
Claims8
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- monitoring one or more of a background application and a foreground application associated with a user consuming an activity stream;
- determining whether a need for contextual information exists relative to a post within the activity stream based upon, at least in part the one or more of a background application and a foreground application, wherein the determining whether the need for contextual information exists is based upon, at least in part, the user's knowledge of a topic of the post inferred from at least one user activity;
- searching one or more contextual information sources relative to at least a portion of the post within the activity stream in response to determining that the need for contextual information exists relative to the post;
- and
- associating contextual information with the post within the activity stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.