# US 11,122,046 B2 · Technology for generating a multi-user response in a network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,046 B2 - Document ID: US11122046B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/550,256 - Filed: 2019-08-25 - Published: 2019-12-19 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-06 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Paul R. Bastide; Matthew E. Broomhall; Thomas J. Evans; Robert E. Loredo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122046B2 ## CPC - H04L 63/101: {Access control lists [ACL]} - H04L 51/02: using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages - H04L 51/212: using filtering or selective blocking - H04L 63/104: {Grouping of entities} - H04W 4/21: for social networking applications - H04L 51/52: for supporting social networking services - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A system for user-processing of data includes a processor, computer readable storage medium, and a program for generating an authorized response to a message in a network. Messages with content that relates to a group, sent by an originator via a network, are detected. The computer system determines that the message relates to the group by analyzing the message content. Members of the group are selected as designated senders to contribute to an authorized response for the group by analyzing the message. Selected designated senders are notified that they are selected to contribute to the authorized response. Initial responses to the originator from the designated senders are intercepted. The computer system combines the initial responses from the designated senders for generating a combined response as an authorized response for the group and sends the combined response to the originator via the network as the authorized response for the group. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for user-processing of data, the system comprising: a processor; and a computer readable storage medium connected to the processor, where the computer readable storage medium has recorded thereon a program for controlling the processor, and where the processor is operative with the program to execute the program for: detecting, by the computer system, a social network message sent from an originating person via a network, where the message includes message content that relates to a group of persons; determining, by the computer system analyzing the message content, that the message relates to the group of persons; selecting persons who are members of the group of persons as designated senders to contribute to an authorized response to the message for the group of persons, including the computer system selecting the designated senders based on the computer system analyzing the message; notifying each person who is a designated sender selected by the computer system that the respective designated sender is selected by the computer system to send a respective response to the social networking message from the originating person, wherein the respective response will contribute to the authorized response; intercepting, by the computer system, respective responses sent to the originating person from the persons designated as senders in response to the notification; generating a response as an authorized response for the group of persons, by the computer system processing the respective intercepted responses, wherein the processing combines the respective intercepted responses into a single response; and sending, to the originating person, the single response generated by the computer system combining the respective intercepted responses from the persons designated as senders, wherein the sending includes sending the single response via the network by the computer system as the authorized response for the group of persons. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein processing the respective intercepted responses from the designated senders includes generating a thread of the respective responses from the designated senders. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 comprising, wherein the processor is operative with the program to execute the program for: receiving, by the computer system, input data from the designated senders, wherein the input data from each respective one of the designated senders identifies at least one of the respective responses that is favored by the respective one of the designated senders for combining the respective intercepted responses into the single response. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the combining the respective responses includes combining the respective responses into a thread, wherein the thread presents more favored ones of the respective responses before less favored ones of the respective responses based on the input data received from the designated senders. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein generating the authorized response comprises marking, by the computer system, the authorized response sent to the originator via the network by the computer system, wherein the marking of the authorized response indicates that the marked response is an authorized response for the group. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is operative with the program to execute the program for: blocking, by the computer system, a response to the message from a user who is not one of the designated senders. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is operative with the program to execute the program for: sending, as an unauthorized response by the computer system, a response to the message from a user who is not one of the designated senders, wherein the computer system adds a marking to the unauthorized response that indicates the marked response is unauthorized. ### Claim 8 A computer program product for user-processing of data in a computer network, including a computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a computer system, wherein the instructions, when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to implement a method comprising: detecting, by the computer system, a social network message sent from an originating person via a network, where the message includes message content that relates to a group of persons; determining, by the computer system analyzing the message content, that the message relates to the group of persons; selecting persons who are members of the group of persons as designated senders to contribute to an authorized response to the message for the group of persons, including the computer system selecting the designated senders based on the computer system analyzing the message; notifying each person who is a designated sender selected by the computer system that the respective designated sender is selected by the computer system to send a respective response to the social networking message from the originating person, wherein the respective response will contribute to the authorized response; intercepting, by the computer system, respective responses sent to the originating person from the persons designated as senders in response to the notification; generating a response as an authorized response for the group of persons, by the computer system processing the respective intercepted responses, wherein the processing combines the respective intercepted responses into a single response; and sending, to the originating person, the single response generated by the computer system combining the respective intercepted responses from the persons designated as senders, wherein the sending includes sending the single response via the network by the computer system as the authorized response for the group of persons. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein processing the respective intercepted responses from the designated senders includes generating a thread of the respective responses from the designated senders. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to implement a method comprising: receiving, by the computer system, input data from the designated senders, wherein the input data from each respective one of the designated senders identifies at least one of the respective responses that is favored by the respective one of the designated senders for combining the respective intercepted responses into the single response. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the combining the respective responses includes combining the respective responses into a thread, wherein the thread presents more favored ones of the respective responses before less favored ones of the respective responses based on the input data received from the designated senders. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein generating the authorized response comprises marking, by the computer system, the authorized response sent to the originator via the network by the computer system, wherein the marking of the authorized response indicates that the marked response is an authorized response for the group. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to implement a method comprising: blocking, by the computer system, a response to the message from a user who is not one of the designated senders. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to implement a method comprising: sending, as an unauthorized response by the computer system, a response to the message from a user who is not one of the designated senders, wherein the computer system adds a marking to the unauthorized response that indicates the marked response is unauthorized.