Organizing social network messages based on temporal characteristics
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPaul Roger Bastide, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Lydia M. Do
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Abstract
A method for organizing messages may include detecting, by a processor, receipt of each new message of an activity stream comprising a group of messages and determining, by the processor, a tense associated with each new message. The method may also include associating, by the processor, the tense with each new message. At least the tense may be used for organizing the group of messages of the activity stream. The method may additionally include adding, by the processor, each new message and the associated tense of the message to the activity stream.
Claims15
1-12. (canceled)
A system for organizing messages, comprising:
- a processor;
- a social networking module operating on the processor, the social networking module comprising a message organizing module, the message organizing module being configured to perform a set of functions comprising:
- detecting receipt of each new message of an activity stream comprising a group of messages;
- determining a tense associated with each new message;
- associating the tense with each new message, at least the tense being used for organizing the group of messages of the activity stream;
- and
- adding each new message and the associated tense of the message to the activity stream.
A computer program product for organizing messages, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by a device to cause the device to perform a method comprising:
- detecting receipt of each new message of an activity stream comprising a group of messages;
- determining a tense associated with each new message;
- associating the tense with each new message, at least the tense being used for organizing the group of messages of the activity stream;
- and
- adding each new message and the associated tense of the message to the activity stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.