Patent №
US 9,716,677
Granted
2017-07-25
Filed 2015
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
2
nlp · planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
14872120
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to discussion forum management and provide a method, system and computer program product for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum can be provided. The method can include providing a discussion forum and initiating a thread in the discussion forum and measuring a temporal proximity of postings between two or more users in the thread. In response to determining a close temporal proximity, an instant messaging session can be launched between the two or more users and entries in the instant messaging session can be inserted as responses to the thread in the discussion form.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 367780263
Assignors
GANDHI, SHRUTI, JONES, ANGELA RICHARDS, NESBITT, PAMELA ANN, DELUCA, LISA SEACAT
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.