Dynamic communication group device pairing based upon discussion contextual analysis
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSarbajit K. Rakshit, John M. Ganci, Jr., James E. Bostick, Martin G. Keen
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Abstract
Pairing user devices includes receiving an indication of a group of co-located users, receiving information indicative of a topic of conversation of a subgroup of the co-located users, and determining a topic of the discussion using contextual analysis. One or more users of the subgroup of co-located users are identified. Each of the one or more users has a user device associated therewith. The one or more users is added to a communication group associated with the topic. A subset of the user devices for a pairing between the user devices are determined. The pairing between the subset of the user devices is initiated.
Claims17
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a group of co-located users each having a respective associated user device;
- receiving information indicative of a topic of discussion of a subgroup of the co-located users;
- inputting an audio stream of the discussion into a natural language processing engine configured to perform a contextual analysis on the discussion, the contextual analysis extracting the topic of discussion,
- wherein the contextual analysis comprises a machine learning process and derives the topic of discussion by determining a context of the discussion;
- determining, by performing voice analysis of the audio stream of the discussion, that a user in the subgroup intends to share a file using the user's associated user device;
- identifying one or more users of the subgroup of co-located users;
- adding the one or more users to a communication group associated with the topic;
- determining a subset of the user devices for a pairing between the user devices;
- and
- initiating the pairing between the subset of the user devices.
A computer program product for dynamic communication group device pairing based upon discussion contextual analysis, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, and one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least the one of the one or more processors via the at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions when executed by the at least one of the one or more processors via the at least one of the one or more memories causing operations comprising:
- receiving an indication of a group of co-located users each having a respective associated user device;
- receiving information indicative of a topic of discussion of a subgroup of the co-located users;
- inputting an audio stream of the discussion into a natural language processing engine configured to perform a contextual analysis on the discussion, the contextual analysis extracting the topic of discussion,
- wherein the contextual analysis comprises a machine learning process and derives the topic of discussion by determining a context of the discussion;
- determining, by performing voice analysis of the audio stream of the discussion, that a user in the subgroup intends to share a file using the user's associated user device;
- identifying one or more users of the subgroup of co-located users;
- adding the one or more users to a communication group associated with the topic;
- determining a subset of the user devices for a pairing between the user devices;
- and
- initiating the pairing between the subset of the user devices.
A computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, and one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least the one of the one or more processors via the at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions when executed by the at least one of the one or more processors via the at least one of the one or more memories causing operations comprising:
- receiving an indication of a group of co-located users each having a respective associated user device;
- receiving information indicative of a topic of discussion of a subgroup of the co-located users;
- inputting an audio stream of the discussion into a natural language processing engine configured to perform a contextual analysis on the discussion, the contextual analysis extracting the topic of discussion,
- wherein the contextual analysis comprises a machine learning process and derives the topic of discussion by determining a context of the discussion;
- determining, by performing voice analysis of the audio stream of the discussion, that a user in the subgroup intends to share a file using the user's associated user device;
- identifying one or more users of the subgroup of co-located users;
- adding the one or more users to a communication group associated with the topic;
- determining a subset of the user devices for a pairing between the user devices;
- and
- initiating the pairing between the subset of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.