# US 2018/0324136 A1 · Obtainability management in a social networking environment

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- Number: US 2018/0324136 A1
- Document ID: US20180324136A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/790,338
- Filed: 2017-10-23
- Published: 2018-11-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-05-02
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Paul R. Bastide; Chun Li Jia; Shu Qiang Li; Na Pei; Pei Sun; Chen XR Tian
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324136A1

## CPC

- H04L 51/52: for supporting social networking services
- H04L 51/063: Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
- H04L 51/212: using filtering or selective blocking
- H04L 51/214: using selective forwarding
- H04L 51/224: providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
- H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46)
- H04L 67/306: User profiles
- H04L 67/535: {Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34)}
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

Disclosed aspects relate to obtainability management in a social networking environment. A set of target recipients of a message may be detected in the social networking environment. A set of obtainability data may be ascertained with respect to the set of target recipients using the social networking environment. A message modification action may be determined using the set of obtainability data with respect to the set of target recipients. The message modification action may be performed in the social networking environment.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method for obtainability management in a social networking environment, the method comprising:
detecting, in the social networking environment, a set of target recipients of a message;
ascertaining, using the social networking environment, a set of obtainability data with respect to the set of target recipients, the set of obtainability data comprising data relating to an availability of a recipient of the set of target recipients;
determining, based on the set of obtainability data with respect to the set of target recipients, a set of circumstance indicators related to one or more message recipient response activities;
providing, in the social networking environment, the set of circumstance indicators;
determining, using the set of obtainability data with respect to the set of target recipients, a message modification action, the message modification action comprising a modification to the set of target recipients, a modification as to a temporal element of the message with respect to when to send the message to the set of target recipients, and a modification to add more descriptive details to the message;
performing, in the social networking environment, the message modification action; and
providing, based on and in response to determining the message modification action and to perform the message modification action, a candidate change of the set of target recipients of the message, the candidate change comprising a modification to the set of target recipients, wherein the candidate change is provided in the form of a message and an audio notification.