Social Interaction Analysis and Display

• US 20130241937A1
• Filed: 03/13/2012
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Do, Lydia M.
• Application Number:
  US13/418,793
• Publication Number:
  US 20130241937A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/501
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Provided are techniques for storing information for identifying and characterizing a plurality of user characterizations associated with a social networking application; parsing a display associated with the social networking application to identify a first user characterization of the plurality of user characterizations; correlating the first user characterization to a first portion of the stored information; analyzing the first portion with respect to a first user-defined criteria; and in response to a determination that the first portion satisfies the first user-defined criteria, displaying, on the display, first data corresponding to the first portion in conjunction with a first indicia to enable the first data to be associated with the first user characterization.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

storing information for identifying and characterizing a plurality of user characterizations associated with a social networking application;

parsing a display associated with the social networking application to identify a first user characterization of the plurality of user characterizations;

correlating the first user characterization to a first portion of the stored information;

analyzing the first portion with respect to a first user-defined criteria; and

in response to a determination that the first portion satisfies the first user-defined criteria, displaying, on the display, first data corresponding to the first portion in conjunction with a first indicia to enable the first data to be associated with the first user characterization.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the social networking application is a virtual world.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the social network application is a social networking service.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a greeting, based upon the first portion of information, wherein the greeting is included in the first data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

parsing the display associated with the social networking application to identify a second user characterization of the plurality of user characterizations;

correlating the second user characterization to a second portion of the stored information;

analyzing the first portion with respect to the second portion to produce a correlation between the first user characterization and the second user characterization; and

displaying, on the display, second data corresponding to the correlation in conjunction with second indicia to enable the second data to be associated with the second user characterization.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying, in conjunction with each of the first and second data, a respective suggested order, the suggested order corresponding to a suggested order of contact with respect to the first and second user characterizations.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a first instantiation of the first user characterization in the social networking application; and

in response to a prompt, gathering data corresponding to the user characterization and the first instantiation; and

storing the gathered data in conjunction with the stored information for identifying and characterizing the plurality of user characterizations associated with the social networking application.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the gathered data is one or more of:

date of the first instantiation;

time of the first instantiation;

name of a user associated with the first user characterization;

an email address of the user; and

a graphic representation of the first user characterization.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion is analyzed based upon one or more of:

a history corresponding to a previous interaction between the first user characterization and a second user characterization;

a rating based upon the previous interaction;

a status corresponding to a user associated with the first user characterization;

a relationship between the user and a second user corresponding to a second user characterization; and

a proximity between the first user characterization and the second user characterization.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising toggling the displaying on and off in response to a user-defined parameter.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying is in response to a cursor on the display positioned in proximity to the first user characterization.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable storage medium (CRSM) coupled to the monitor; and

logic, stored on the CRSM and executed on the processor, for;

storing, on the CRSM, information for identifying and characterizing a plurality of user characterizations associated with a social networking application;

parsing a display associated with the social networking application to identify a first user characterization of the plurality of user characterizations;

correlating the first user characterization to a first portion of the stored information;

analyzing the first portion with respect to a first user-defined criteria; and

in response to a determination that the first portion satisfies the first user-defined criteria, displaying, on the display, first data corresponding to the first portion in conjunction with a first indicia to enable the first data to be associated with the first user characterization.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, the logic further comprising logic for:

parsing the display associated with the social networking application to identify a second user characterization of the plurality of user characterizations;

correlating the second user characterization to a second portion of the stored information;

analyzing the first portion with respect to the second portion to produce a correlation between the first user characterization and the second user characterization; and

displaying, on the display, second data corresponding to the correlation in conjunction with second indicia to enable the second data to be associated with the second user characterization.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, the logic further comprising logic for:

identifying a first instantiation of the first user characterization in the social networking application; and

in response to a prompt, gathering data corresponding to the user characterization and the first instantiation; and

storing the gathered data in conjunction with the stored information for identifying and characterizing the plurality of user characterizations associated with the social networking application.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the gathered data is one or more of date of the first instantiation;

time of the first instantiation;

name of a user associated with the first user characterization;

an email address of the user; and

a graphic representation of the first user characterization.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first portion is analyzed based upon one or more of:

a history corresponding to a previous interaction between the first user characterization and a second user characterization;

a rating based upon the previous interaction;

a status corresponding to a user associated with the first user characterization;

a relationship between the user and a second user corresponding to a second user characterization; and

a proximity between the first user characterization and the second user characterization.

17. A computer programming product, comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium (CRSM); and

logic, stored on the CRSM for execution on a processor, for;

storing, on the CRSM, information for identifying and characterizing a plurality of user characterizations associated with a social networking application;

parsing a display associated with the social networking application to identify a first user characterization of the plurality of user characterizations;

correlating the first user characterization to a first portion of the stored information;

analyzing the first portion with respect to a first user-defined criteria; and

in response to a determination that the first portion satisfies the first user-defined criteria, displaying, on the display, first data corresponding to the first portion in conjunction with a first indicia to enable the first data to be associated with the first user characterization.

18. The computer programming product of claim 17, the logic further comprising logic for:

parsing the display associated with the social networking application to identify a second user characterization of the plurality of user characterizations;

correlating the second user characterization to a second portion of the stored information;

analyzing the first portion with respect to the second portion to produce a correlation between the first user characterization and the second user characterization; and

displaying, on the display, second data corresponding to the correlation in conjunction with second indicia to enable the second data to be associated with the second user characterization.

19. The computer programming product of claim 18, the logic further comprising logic for:

identifying a first instantiation of the first user characterization in the social networking application; and

in response to a prompt, gathering data corresponding to the user characterization and the first instantiation; and

storing the gathered data in conjunction with the stored information for identifying and characterizing the plurality of user characterizations associated with the social networking application.

20. The computer programming product of claim 19, wherein the gathered data is one or more of:

date of the first instantiation;

time of the first instantiation;

name of a user associated with the first user characterization;

an email address of the user; and

a graphic representation of the first user characterization.

21. The computer programming product of claim 18, wherein the first portion is analyzed based upon one or more of:

a history corresponding to a previous interaction between the first user characterization and a second user characterization;

a rating based upon the previous interaction;

a status corresponding to a user associated with the first user characterization;

a relationship between the user and a second user corresponding to a second user characterization; and

a proximity between the first user characterization and the second user characterization.

22. A device, comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable storage medium (CRSM) coupled to the processor;

a monitor coupled to the processor; and

logic, stored on the CRSM and executed on the processor, for;

storing, on the CRSM, information for identifying and characterizing a plurality of user characterizations associated with a social networking application;

parsing a display rendered on the monitor associated with the social networking application to identify a first user characterization of the plurality of user characterizations;

correlating the first user characterization to a first portion of the stored information;

analyzing the first portion with respect to a first user-defined criteria; and

in response to a determination that the first portion satisfies the first user-defined criteria, displaying, on the display, first data corresponding to the first portion in conjunction with a first indicia to enable the first data to be associated with the first user characterization.

23. The device of claim 22, the logic further comprising logic for:

parsing the display associated with the social networking application to identify a second user characterization of the plurality of user characterizations;

correlating the second user characterization to a second portion of the stored information;

analyzing the first portion with respect to the second portion to produce a correlation between the first user characterization and the second user characterization; and

displaying, on the display, second data corresponding to the correlation in conjunction with second indicia to enable the second data to be associated with the second user characterization.

24. The device of claim 22, the logic further comprising logic for:

identifying a first instantiation of the first user characterization in the social networking application; and

in response to a prompt, gathering data corresponding to the user characterization and the first instantiation; and

storing the gathered data in conjunction with the stored information for identifying and characterizing the plurality of user characterizations associated with the social networking application.

25. The device of claim 24, wherein the gathered data is one or more of:

date of the first instantiation;

time of the first instantiation;

name of a user associated with the first user characterization;

an email address of the user; and

a graphic representation of the first user characterization; and

wherein the first portion is analyzed based upon one or more of;

a history corresponding to a previous interaction between the first user characterization and a second user characterization;

a rating based upon the previous interaction;

a status corresponding to a user associated with the first user characterization;

a relationship between the user and a second user corresponding to a second user characterization; and

a proximity between the first user characterization and the second user characterization.