Arranging a conversation among a plurality of participants
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJAMES E. CHRISTENSEN, ANDREW L. SCHIRMER, TRACEE L. WOLF
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Abstract
Arrangements disclosed herein relate to arranging a conversation among a plurality of participants. At least one user input related to a conversation intended by at least one user to take place can be identified. The desired conversation can include the plurality of participants. The conversation need not pre-scheduled. Contextual information of the plurality of participants can be monitored in real time to determine whether it is presently appropriate for the conversation to take place. When the contextual information of the plurality of participants indicates that it is presently appropriate for the conversation to take place, initiation of the conversation can be attempted.
Claims20
A method of arranging a conversation among a plurality of participants, the method comprising:
- identifying at least one user input related to a conversation intended by at least one user to take place, the desired conversation including the plurality of participants, wherein the conversation is not pre-scheduled;
- monitoring, in real time using a processor, contextual information of the plurality of participants to determine whether it is presently appropriate for the conversation to take place;
- and
- when the contextual information of the plurality of participants indicates that it is presently appropriate for the conversation to take place, using the processor, attempting to initiate the conversation.
A system comprising:
- a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
- identifying at least one user input related to a conversation intended by at least one user to take place, the desired conversation including the plurality of participants, wherein the conversation is not pre-scheduled;
- monitoring, in real time, contextual information of the plurality of participants to determine whether it is presently appropriate for the conversation to take place;
- and
- when the contextual information of the plurality of participants indicates that it is presently appropriate for the conversation to take place, attempting to initiate the conversation.
A computer program product for arranging a conversation among a plurality of participants, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
- identifying, by the processor, at least one user input related to a conversation intended by at least one user to take place, the desired conversation including the plurality of participants, wherein the conversation is not pre-scheduled;
- monitoring, by the processor in real time, contextual information of the plurality of participants to determine whether it is presently appropriate for the conversation to take place;
- and
- when the contextual information of the plurality of participants indicates that it is presently appropriate for the conversation to take place, by the processor, attempting to initiate the conversation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.