Identifying and mapping emojis
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1. A system, comprising:
- one or more hardware processors; and
one or more computer-readable memories storing program instructions, the one or more hardware processors configured to execute the program instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising;
detecting an emoji utilized in a communication by a user;
determining at least one action corresponding to the emoji; and
in response to determining that the at least one action corresponding to the emoji, determining whether an amount that the emoji has been utilized by other users to perform a similar action to the at least one action exceeds a threshold amount.
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Abstract
A computer system associates one or more actions with an emoji. The computer system detects a selection of the emoji within an electronic communication by a user. In response to the detecting the selection of the emoji within the electronic communication, the computer system initiates performance of at least one action of the one or more actions based on determining that one or more contextual factors associated with the electronic communication satisfy a set of conditions associated with the at least one action.
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1. A system, comprising:
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one or more hardware processors; and one or more computer-readable memories storing program instructions, the one or more hardware processors configured to execute the program instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising; detecting an emoji utilized in a communication by a user; determining at least one action corresponding to the emoji; and in response to determining that the at least one action corresponding to the emoji, determining whether an amount that the emoji has been utilized by other users to perform a similar action to the at least one action exceeds a threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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detecting, by one or more hardware processors, an emoji utilized in an electronic communication by a user; determining, by the one or more hardware processors, at least one action corresponding to the emoji; and in response to determining the at least one action corresponding to the emoji, determining, by the one or more hardware processors, whether an amount that the emoji has been utilized by other users to perform actions of a same type as the at least one action exceeds a threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices; and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, the program instructions when executed cause a machine to perform operations comprising; detecting an emoji utilized in a communication by a user; determining at least one action corresponding to the emoji; and in response to determining the at least one action corresponding to the emoji, determining whether an amount that the emoji has been utilized by other users to perform actions of a same type as the at least one action exceeds a threshold amount, wherein the other users are social media contacts of the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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