KEYWORD FILTERED ALERTS FOR GROUP CHATS
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1. A method for processing messages in a chat session, the method comprising the steps of:
- responsive to receiving a message in the chat session, determining, by a processor unit, whether the message contains a predetermined number of keywords or a predetermined number of combinations of keywords associated with a recipient of the message;
responsive to a determination that the predetermined number of keywords or the predetermined number of combinations of keywords associated with the recipient is present in the message, generating, by the processor unit, an alert for the recipient.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing messages. In one illustrative embodiment, a processor unit determines whether a predetermined number of keywords or a predetermined number of combinations of keywords associated with a recipient of a message is present in the message in response to receiving the message. In response to a determination that the number of keywords is present in the message, the processor unit generates an alert for the recipient.
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1. A method for processing messages in a chat session, the method comprising the steps of:
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responsive to receiving a message in the chat session, determining, by a processor unit, whether the message contains a predetermined number of keywords or a predetermined number of combinations of keywords associated with a recipient of the message; responsive to a determination that the predetermined number of keywords or the predetermined number of combinations of keywords associated with the recipient is present in the message, generating, by the processor unit, an alert for the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer comprising:
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a bus; a storage device connected to the bus; a processor unit connected to the bus; and program code stored on the storage device, wherein the processor unit runs the program code to determine whether a predetermined number of keywords or a predetermined number of combinations of keywords associated with a recipient of a message in a chat session is present in the message in response to receiving the message in the chat session and generates an alert for the recipient in response to a determination that the predetermined number of keywords or the predetermined number of combinations of keywords is present in the message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium; first program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, responsive to receiving a message in a chat session, for determining whether a predetermined number of keywords or a predetermined number of combinations of keywords associated with a recipient of the message is present in the message; and second program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, responsive to a determination that the predetermined number of keywords or the predetermined number of combinations of keywords is present in the message, for generating an alert for the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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