Categorizing, voting and rating community threads
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1. A method for categorizing discussion threads comprising:
- receiving a request to initiate a discussion thread;
determining a category for the discussion thread;
categorizing the discussion thread based on the determined category; and
creating the discussion thread.
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Abstract
A system and corresponding methods for categorizing a discussion thread is provided. In one embodiment, a method for categorizing a discussion thread includes receiving a request to initiate a discussion thread, determining a category for the discussion thread, categorizing the discussion thread based on the determined category, and creating the discussion thread. The category may be specified by an initiator of the discussion thread, for example, a poster of an initial post in the discussion thread.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for categorizing discussion threads comprising:
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receiving a request to initiate a discussion thread;
determining a category for the discussion thread;
categorizing the discussion thread based on the determined category; and
creating the discussion thread. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for processing a request to post a suggestion in a discussion group, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to make a suggestion from a user;
searching existing posts in discussion threads for posts that are suggestions similar to the user'"'"'s suggestion; and
responsive to finding posts that are suggestions similar to the user'"'"'s suggestion, presenting the found posts for review by the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for processing a request to post a question in a discussion group, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to ask a question from a user;
searching existing posts in discussion threads for posts that are questions similar to the user'"'"'s question; and
responsive to finding posts that are questions similar to the user'"'"'s question, presenting the discussion threads containing the found posts for review by the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for filtering discussion threads comprising:
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receiving a request to view discussion threads that satisfy one or more filtering characteristics;
selecting the discussion threads that satisfy the one or more filtering characteristics; and
displaying an indication of the selected discussion threads. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for rating a discussion thread comprising:
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receiving votes for a discussion thread, the votes being cast by users and indicating preference of the discussion thread as specified by a user casting the vote;
determining a weight to apply to a vote cast by a user, the weight being determined from one or more traits of the user; and
generating a rating for the discussion thread based on a number of received votes and each vote'"'"'s respective weight. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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